Topics
| Topics | textbook |
Web links | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug | M/1 | Introductions, The idea of an algorithm | ||
| 26 Aug | W/1 | How to read a textbook, Hello world | ||
| 28 Aug | F/1 | Input/output, Comments | Ch. 1 | Ch 1 |
| 31 Aug | M/2 | for loops, range | Ch. 2 | Ch 2 |
| 02 Sep | W/2 | |||
| 04 Sep | F/2 | Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| 07 Sep | M/3 | Workable quantitative questions | Reading in Canvas | |
| 09 Sep | W/3 | Arithmetic and operations | Ch 3 (through 3.3) | |
| 11 Sep | F/3 | Math, Random numbers | Ch. 3 | Ch 3 (3.4 to end) |
| 14 Sep | M/4 | Limitations of a QR process | Reading in canvas | |
| 16 Sep | W/4 | if and blocks, Comparisons and booleans, and or not | Ch. 4 | Ch 4 |
| 18 Sep | F/4 | else, elif, Flowcharts | ||
| 21 Sep | M/5 | |||
| 23 Sep | W/5 | Interpreting results of a quant question, Strings | Ch. 6 | Ch 6 |
| 25 Sep | F/5 | |||
| 28 Sep | M/6 | Checking results for reasonability, Resolving limitations | ||
| 30 Sep | W/6 | |||
| 02 Oct | F/6 | |||
| 05 Oct | M/7 | |||
| 07 Oct | W/7 | |||
| 09 Oct | F/7 | Test cases, Lists, List operations, Looping over lists | Ch. 7 | Ch 7 |
| 12 Oct | M/8 | Standard list-loop algorithms | Ch. 5 | Ch 5 |
| 14 Oct | W/8 | |||
| 16 Oct | F/8 | Adding and removing items, Multiple assignment, Writing the quant program, Project overview | ||
| 19 Oct | M/9 | |||
| 21 Oct | W/9 | Text files | Ch. 12 | Ch 12 |
| 23 Oct | F/9 | CSV files | ||
| 26 Oct | M/10 | split, join, List comprehensions | Ch 8 (through 8.3); Sec. 8.4 and 8.5 | |
| 28 Oct | W/10 | 2D lists | Ch. 8 | Sec. 8.6 |
| 30 Oct | F/10 | Dictionaries | Ch. 11 | Ch 11 |
| 02 Nov | M/11 | Function basics | Ch. 13 | Ch 13 |
| 04 Nov | W/11 | Scope | ||
| 06 Nov | F/11 | |||
| 09 Nov | M/12 | |||
| 11 Nov | W/12 | while loops, break and continue | Ch. 9 | Ch 9 |
| 13 Nov | F/12 | |||
| 16 Nov | M/13 | |||
| 18 Nov | W/13 | Review | ||
| 20 Nov | F/13 | |||
| 23 Nov | M/14 |