1. Introduction to Programming Spring 2016
Welcome to CS 115!
Introduction to Programming
Spring 2016

2. Class URL www.cs.uky.edu/~keen/115/115.html Please write this down!

3. Personnel Dr. Debby Keen, Course Coordinator/Lab Instructor
Office hours in Davis Marksbury 215:
posted on class web page soon
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

4. Thank you very much!!

5. 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

6. Textbook and Supplies
Textbook is online book by Zyante “zybook”
Students are responsible for material in chapters that are in schedule and material covered in lectures

7. Software we will use Python
Open source and Free
from Python.org
Get version 3.x – right now is 3.5.1
Easy to install on your machine, already in labs
Includes IDLE Development Environment
WingIDE 101 (optional but better than IDLE)
101 version is free
Less prone to crashes than IDLE
from

8. 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 ...

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

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

11. 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.

12. At end of class
Turn in your card at the end of class by dropping it in one of the boxes, at the front of the room or by the 2 exit doors at the back of the room

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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     %
Four Lab Exams 20%
Final Written Exam (Comprehensive) 20%

17. 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”

18. 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

19. Attendance Required at All Lectures Required at All Lab sessions
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

20. Class Locations
Lecture (TR) Sections 1-4 Whitehall Classroom Building 110
Lecture (TR) Sections 5-10 Whitehall Classroom Building 106
Lab sections – (M) RGAN 103
Office Hours
Dr. Keen – Davis Marksbury 215
TAs - RGAN 102 or Multilab EE203
Written Exams – B&E Building 111
Final Exam – TBA

21. Weekly Schedule (Day Sections 1-4)
Monday
Tuesday
Wed
Thursday
Friday
Lab starts at 9am until 12pm RGAN 103
Lecture
CB 110
9:30 am
Lecture CB 110 9:30 am

22. Weekly Schedule (Day Sections 5-10)
Monday
Tuesday
Wed
Thursday
Friday
Lab starts at 12pm until 5pm RGAN 103
Lecture
CB 106
11:00 am
Lecture CB :00 am

23. Due Dates/Times
Homework – Done individually, 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

24. 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 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.

25. 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.

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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)

29. Population of the class
Computer Science 28%
Computer Engineering 18%
Electrical Engineering 16%
Undecided 13 %
Math 4 %
Education 3%
Other 18%

30. 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

31. 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.

32. Today's Exit Have your NAME, DATE, SECTION, and GOALS on the 3x5 card
Put your card in a box
Help us get to know you!