Lectures: 102 09:00-11:00, Monday-Thursday - 2nd Sem.

1. Course Description. Introduction to Programming deals with the basics of programming such as data types, control structures, algorithm development, and program design to solve problems with computers.

• Coursework. Coursework will consist of weekly homework, quizzes , midterm, and a final exam. The overall grade will be determined %10 from class activity, 10% for course work, 10% from midterm, and 60% from the final exam.
• Exam policy. No collaboration is permitted during the exam . If any collaboration with the intention of copying is caught, the student will get a failing grade.
• Smartphone policy. Smartphones are not allowed during lectures.
• Text. The course textbook is "Fundamentals of Python First Programs", by Kenneth A. Lambert .

1. Week 1
   • Introduction
2. Week 2
   • Software development, data types, expressions
3. Week 3
   • Loops and Selection Statements
4. Week 4
   • Strings and Text Files
5. Week 5
   • List and Dictionaries
6. Week 6
   • Design with functions
7. Week 7
   • Simple Graphics and Image Processing
8. Week 8
   • Graphical user interfaces
9. Week 9
   • Design with classes
10. Week 10
    • Multi-threading, Networks, and Client/Server Programming
11. Week 11
    • Searching, Sorting, and Complexity Analysis
12. Week 12
    • Design Patterns I
13. Week 13
    • Design Patterns II
14. Week 14
    • Concurrency