1. EECS 110: Introduction to Programming for Non-Majors
Aleksandar Kuzmanovic
Northwestern University

2. If you take only one thing today

3. Who am I?
Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Office: Tech L457 Research area: computer networking

4. What Google thinks I look like?
One of the images coming under ‘Aleksandar Kuzmanovic’
King Aleksandar I
King Alexander I of Yugoslavia ( ) lived a turbulent life as Crown Prince, Regent, Commander in Chief and finally King of Serbia and, latterly, Yugoslavia
His son Petar II Karadjordjevic
1923 – 1970
Interred at the St. Sava Monastery in Libertyville, IL (27 miles north from here)
The only European monarch buried on American soil

5. What course is this?
EECS 110: Introduction to Programming for Non-Majors
Based on a Harvey Mudd College’s Introduction to Computer Science course
No book yet…
Handouts:
Syllabus
Homework 0
Maps: how to find labs

6. Why Python? Linux New Media Award
Best Open Source Programming Language
Python is Language of the Year (2008)
For the second year running Python has been selected as the Language of the Year in the 2008
"Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning… We're looking for more people with skills in this language.“
Peter Norvig, Director of Research, Google Inc.

7. Application Domains Web and Internet development Database access
Desktop GUIs
Scientific and numeric applications
Bioinformatics, physics…
Education
Network programming
Software development
Games and 3D graphics

8. Who are you? Who are you (undergrad/grad)?
What is your major / department?
What are you doing here?
What do you expect to learn?
Warnings:
I am bad with names, but I remember faces well…
Please don’t take it personally if I can’t remember your name…
Are you registered for the class?
If not, come talk to me after the class
Send an to

9. Today How does EECS110 run? What will the course cover?
A little bit about Python

10. Why EECS110? The key is to teach you to effectively program!
…but also provide a broad look across computer science

11. Syllabus Lectures Lab Getting Help HW MW: 10:00 – 10:50
Key skills, topics, and their motivation
Insight into the HW problems (what, why, how)
Required! Let me know if you won’t make it
Lab
T: 9:30 am – 11:30 am;
Guided work on the material
Will SAVE you time and effort in EECS110!
Getting Help
In the slides to come… HW
Sunday nights: due by 11:59 pm

12. HOMEWORK 0 DUE THIS SUNDAY!
Syllabus
Lectures
MW: 10:00 – 10:50
Key skills, topics, and their motivation
Insight into the HW problems (what, why, how)
Required! Let me know if you won’t make it
Lab
T: 9:30 am – 11:30 am;
Guided work on the material
Will SAVE you time and effort in EECS110!
Office Hours
In the slides to come HW
HOMEWORK 0 DUE THIS SUNDAY!
Sunday nights: due by 11:59 pm

13. Where Will the Labs Take Place?
2 options:
Wilkinson Lab (default)
T-Lab (backup)

14. Directions to Wilkinson Lab (1/2) Ground Floor Technological Institute

15. (2/2) Third Floor Technological Institute

16. Directions to T-lab (1/2) Ground Floor Technological Institute

17. (2/2) Second Floor Technological Institute
T-lab
Room F252

18. elif perc >= .80: grade = ‘B'
Grading
Grades
if perc >= .90: grade = 'A'
elif perc >= .80: grade = ‘B'
elif perc >= .70: grade = 'C'
Based on points percentage
~ 75% Assignments
~ 25% Exams
Extra ~ 5% Participation
Midterm April 29
Exams
Final Finals week (June 8+)
To pass EECS 110, you must have a passing grade on both the exams and HW. I will also give quizzes in the class, but they will not be graded.
Note!

19. Getting help!
Labs
You should attend the labs because they will have you solve about 50% of your homework
Recitations
There will be a recitation class each Friday (10-10:50 am): help with the rest 50% of the homework
Office Hours
TA1: Friday 2-5 pm (Wilkinson).
TA2: Sunday (3-6 pm ?) (Wilkinson)
Professor: Friday: 2-3 pm.

20. Communication Professor: akuzma@northwestern.edu TAs:
(Ionut Trestian)
(Lisa Gandy)
Group
(all students, TAs, and the professor)

21. Teaching Assistants
Ionut Trestian
Lisa Gandy

22. Homework Assignments Collaboration Honor Code
~ 4-5 problems/week ~ 100 points % extra credit available
Due Sunday evening - by 11:59 pm. You can submit 3 homeworks 1 later
"Late Days"
Some problems are specified “individual-only.”
Others offer the option of working in a pair.
Collaboration
You must share the work equally - typing and coaching
Each of you should make ONE submission (2 per team)
Be sure to indicate who your partner was at the submission site!
Honor Code

23. Honor Code
You may not share written, electronic or verbal solutions with other students (present or past):
You are encouraged to discuss problems with other students, TAs, or instructors.
Copying of files except those provided by the course material.
You will have the option of working in pairs for MANY of each week’s problems: the same guidelines apply for each pair.

24. Book
Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science, by John Zelle, Franklin, Beedle & Associates.
The book is recommended, but NOT required
No correlation between
(i) lectures, homeworks, labs,
(ii) the book

25. Software and Web site Web page:
Programs: Python and Idle
open source, free from
installation instructions on the Web site

26. Submission site http://bullfrog.cs.northwestern.edu/cs2/login.htm
Username: …………… Password: ……………

27. Submission site http://bullfrog.cs.northwestern.edu/cs2/login.htm
Username: …………… Password: ……………
Welcome aleksandar
Upload your assignment
Choose a file to upload: ……………
Password Change
Old Password: ……………
New Password: ……………
Confirm Password: ……………

28. How to get login/password:
Submission site
Username: …………… Password: ……………
Welcome aleksandar
Upload your assignment
Choose a file to upload: ……………
Password Change
Old Password: ……………
New Password: ……………
Confirm Password: ……………
How to get login/password: