Welcome to CS 115! Introduction to Programming Spring 2016

Class URL spring2016/cs115/index.html Please write this down!

Personnel Mohammad T. Islam (Tarik), Night Section Instructor  Office hours in RGAN 203, time & date TBA: Posted on the class homepage -> contacts (link on the left)  Teaching Assistants  Office hours will be set up soon  Held in RGAN 102 or Multilab (EE Annex 203)  Can talk to ANY of them about programming problems

Thank you very much!!

Laptop Policies Lecture  Studies show most students with laptops open in front of them are NOT paying attention to the lecture  IF you insist on using a laptop in lecture, you MUST sit in the very BACK row of the classroom, so that you distract only yourself and not other students Lab  There are sufficient computers in each lab for every student but you can use your own laptop if you wish, even for lab tests

Textbook and Supplies Textbook is online book by Zyante “zybook” $48www.zyante.com Students are responsible for material in chapters that are in schedule and material covered in lectures

Software we will use Python  Open source and Free  from Python.org  Get version 3.x – right now is  Easy to install on your machine, already in labs  Includes IDLE Development Environment WingIDE 101 (optional but better than IDLE)  101 version is free (latest version )  Less prone to crashes than IDLE  from

For Attendance – on one 3x5 card On the FRONT of the card  Write your NAME  Write the DATE (January 14, 2016)  Write your SECTION  AND...

GOALS – please write them down 1.What are your goals for this class? That is, what do you want to learn? 2.How much time do you expect to spend on this class OUTSIDE of lecture and lab time?

Goals Activity - continued You can share your answers with a neighbor and add if you like Compare your answers with the syllabus

And on the back of the card, describe What is the most complicated thing you have done with a computer? or What have you done with a computer that you are most proud of? We are trying to tell what level of experience you have with computers.

At end of class Turn in your card at the end of class by putting it in the envelope with the right section number at the front of the room

The goals of the class are To acquire an understanding of computer architecture and data representations (variables, representation of numbers and character strings) To learn basic algorithmic problem-solving techniques (decision structures, loops, functions) To be able to use and understand classes To be able to design, document, implement and test solutions to programming problems

Experience in Programming This class assumes NO experience in programming It does assume some experience with computers and Windows  copying files, printing  navigating paths Plan on 10 hours a week outside of class If you HAVE a lot of programming experience, consider the BYPASS exam

Why learn to program? It’s required in my major I learn things that apply beyond pgming I use programs to analyze the data I run in my lab experiments in my major I automate tedious things I have to do I found out I like to do it! I need to communicate with other people about programming It is a good career

Your Grade is Based on: Lecture Attendance 5% Lab Attendance and Assignments 6% Zybook Assignments 5% Programming Assignments 24% Two Written Exams during the semester 20% Four Lab Exams 20% Final Written Exam (Comprehensive) 20%

If you Must have a certain grade Tell Dr. Keen about it NOW! We are willing to work with you all semester long to achieve your goal We will set up a regular appointment time DO NOT wait until the end of the semester and say “But I have to have a … whatever”

Tests during the Semester Lecture Tests are common hour exams  in B & E Building 111  Wednesdays, Feb. 24, Mar. 30, 7:30-9:30 pm  closed note, closed book Lab Tests happen in lab sections at usual time on Mondays  See posted schedule for dates  in usual lab RGAN 103  open note, open book

Attendance Required at All Lectures  taken regularly by cooperative activities Required at All Lab sessions  don’t get credit for team submission if not there only "UK excuses" accepted  death in family, illness, school trips, religious holidays  Give Dr. Keen your excuse documentation on paper

Class Locations Lecture (TR) RGAN 203 Lab (M) RGAN 103 Office Hours  Dr. Keen – Davis Marksbury 215  Tarik – in RGAN 203, time & date TBA  TAs - RGAN 102 or Multilab EE203 Written Exams – B&E Building 111 Final Exam – TBA

Weekly Schedule (Day Sections 5-10) MondayTuesdayWedThursdayFriday Lab 6pm to 6:50pm RGAN 103 Lecture RGAN :00 pm Lecture RGAN :00 pm

Due Dates/Times Homework – Submitted by midnight of due date Labs – team work submitted by end of lab session Labs are NOT accepted after that! Programs have a late penalty of 10% of grade for every day late, up to 5 calendar days

Plagiarism / Cheating Plagiarism  Using other people's work as your own without citation and permission of the author NO assistance from anyone else on Lab or Lecture tests or quizzes Any assistance given by a person or found on the Net for an assignment must be cited in the assignment, by person’s name or URL. There will be a series of Lab Tests during the semester to determine if you learned what you should have from the assignments given.

Cheating, continued The way to learn programming is to DO programming. Make sure you understand the assistance you are getting, from ANY source. Penalties for plagiarism start with a ZERO on the assignment and a LETTER in your permanent file. UK Policy is followed.

Your “Magic Excuse” Everybody has one and only one Only works on programs, not labs! Gives you 24-hour extension of deadline with no documented excuse If you don’t use it during the semester, good for 10 bonus points on final exam To use it, see the syllabus – must let your TA or Dr. Keen know before last day to turn program in

Accommodation Please tell Dr. Keen about it if you have a letter - as soon as possible! Letters are not retroactive! We can arrange both lecture and lab tests to be accommodated

Mythbusting about CS 115 It's a 100-level course, it's EASY! or not much work! or trivial! (It’s not) You can cram the night before the tests and get through the course ok (you can’t) You can wait until the day the programs are due to start work on them (you can’t) You can just memorize code (you can’t) It’s mostly CS majors! (it isn’t)

Population of the class Undecided 19 % Computer Science 11% Electrical Engineering 11% Math 7 % Computer Engineering 6% Physics 6% Education 5% Other 35%

Make Yourself a Study Plan for CS 115 When and where you will study What materials you will need to study What rewards you will give yourself if you follow your study plan How you plan to prepare for tests What you will do about test anxiety What you will do when you miss a class

What to do next Make your study plan Read Chapter 1 and 2 of textbook Work on Homework 1 Make sure your University account is activated Labs start Monday, January 25. You will be asked to interpret and run a program. Practice the tutorial online.

Today's Exit Have your NAME, DATE, SECTION, and GOALS on the 3x5 card Put your card in an envelope down front Help us get to know you!