Course Information and Introductions Intro to Computer Science CS1510 Dr. Sarah Diesburg University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Instructor Sarah Diesburg (diesburg@cs.uni.edu) Office: 311 ITTC Office hours: MWF 9:00-10:50am and by appt. Class website: http://www.cs.uni.edu/~diesburg/courses/cs 1510_sp17/index.htm UNI eLearning University of Northern Iowa

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University of Northern Iowa Class Schedule Lecture in 328 ITTC Mandatory Three lectures/activities per week Lab in WRT 112 Also mandatory Hands-on work on projects for points TA and lab instructor available for help University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Today Passing along attendance sheet Class objectives What is computer science? Logistics University of Northern Iowa

What is computer science?? Computer science is a discipline that involves the understanding and design of computers and computational processes And it’s a REALLY diverse discipline University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Graphics Ubiquitous Computing Wearable Computing Robotics Virtual Environments Bioinformatics University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Digital Special Effects High Performance Simulation Databases Information Security Human Computer Interface Design Game Development University of Northern Iowa

What do these things have in common? They all treat the computer as only part of a bigger picture They all treat the computer as a tool! University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Programming! Programming is the process of writing, testing, and maintaining the source code of computer programs Collection of instructions that describe a task, or set of tasks, to be carried out by a computer While this course is an introduction to computer science, it focuses on how we can program the computer to be the tool we need! University of Northern Iowa

Our Goals This Semester Increase our problem solving skills Design good solutions to problems Test how well they are indeed solutions to the problem Provide the solution as a readable document University of Northern Iowa

A brief look at course logistics Take the time outside of class to thoroughly read the course syllabus. Some highlights… University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Why two websites? eLearning is for interaction Submit assignments and labs, view your grades Traditional website is for notes, labs, and other downloads Demo… University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Prerequisites None Some of you may have programming experience, others may not Either way is fine University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Required Skills Time and patience University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Course Material Lecture notes (posted at the class website) Textbook: The Practice of Computing Using Python (3rd edition), by William Punch and Richard Enbody University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Class Grading Activity Quantity Points Lab Work 13@15 pts each 195 Individual Homework 10@25 pts each 1@30 pts each 280 Concepts Exams 125 and 150 points 275 Programming Exams 2@125 pts each 250 Total 1000 University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Grading Scale 100 – 92 A 91.9 – 90 A- 89.9 – 88 B+ 87.9 – 82 B 81.9 – 80 B- 79.9 – 78 C+ 77.9 – 72 C 71.9 – 70 C- 69.9 – 68 D+ 67.9 – 62 D 61.9 – 60 D- 59.9 – 0 F University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Assignments Generally one a week Typically follow skills demonstrated in the lab Due on the due date! No late work accepted Turn in what you have for partial credit – it’s worth it! 10% bonus score if turned in early One class period (not lab) before due date 10% bonus is on top of what you earn University of Northern Iowa

Your Responsibilities Understand lecture and reading materials Attend office hours for extra help, as needed Uphold academic honesty Turn in your assignments on time Check class web page and your UNI email account and regularly University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Dos and Don’ts Do share debugging experiences Do share knowledge of tools Do acknowledge help from others Do acknowledge sources of information from books and web pages University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Dos and Don’ts Don’t cheat Don’t copy code from other people or websites Don’t paraphrase code from others either E.g., changing variable names & indentations Will be using sophisticated plagiarism checker http://www.uni.edu/policies/301 Don’t post code to the discussion board University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Course Policies Attendance mandatory There are no make-up exams for missed exams… Honor code: read your student handbook Students with disabilities Report to Student Disability Resource Center Bring me a letter within the first week of class University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa When to ask for help We are not psychics Please let us know if… Class is too hard You don’t have the background Class can be improved in certain ways When in doubt, email us… University of Northern Iowa

Programming Environment Python freely available online (www.python.org) But get version 3.x Do NOT get version 2 University of Northern Iowa

Guidelines for Success in this Course Prepare for lecture! Read the text selections before the start of lecture and complete any class prep assignment On previous course evaluations, the NUMBER ONE answer to the question “I could have improved my learning in this course by…” was some variation of “read the textbook” University of Northern Iowa

Guidelines for Success in this Course Start assignments early so you have time to ask questions. Face to face questions are better than email questions. If you email me the night before something is due you shouldn’t get mad if I don’t respond. If you spend more than 15 minutes staring at the computer stuck on something, ask for help!  Make use of the office hours early! Don't wait until late in the term to seek help. University of Northern Iowa

Guidelines for Success in this Course Finally, remember, programming takes practice. You may not get it the first time, but keep trying, asking for help, and caring. Eventually, you might find out that you are pretty good at this whole process! University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Rooms you should know! ITTC 328 – Lectures ITTC 305 – The departmental office ITTC 311 – My office ITTC 335 – Student Lounge Wright 112 – Lab. Can also work in here outside of lab times. Wright 339 – Can also work in here outside of lab times. University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa To Do You will want to save your work somehow before lab on Thursday Buy a class thumb drive Save your work on your UNI Google drive Dropbox Any others? University of Northern Iowa