EECS 110: Introduction to Programming for Non-Majors Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Northwestern University http://cs.northwestern.edu/~akuzma/classes/EECS110-s09/

If you take only one thing today http://cs.northwestern.edu/~akuzma/classes/EECS110-s09/

Who am I? Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Office: Tech L457 Email: akuzma@northwestern.edu Research area: computer networking

What Google thinks I look like? One of the images coming under ‘Aleksandar Kuzmanovic’ King Aleksandar I King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888-1934) 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

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

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.

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

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 e-mail to permissions@eecs.northwestern.edu

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

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

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

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

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

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

(2/2) Third Floor Technological Institute

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

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

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!

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.

Communication Professor: akuzma@northwestern.edu TAs: ionut@northwestern.edu (Ionut Trestian) nwu-lmg215@northwestern.edu (Lisa Gandy) Group e-mail: python09@cs.northwestern.edu (all students, TAs, and the professor)

Teaching Assistants Ionut Trestian Lisa Gandy

Homework Assignments Collaboration Honor Code ~ 4-5 problems/week ~ 100 points 20-25% 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

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.

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

Software and Web site Web page: http://cs.northwestern.edu/~akuzma/classes/EECS110-s09/ Programs: Python and Idle open source, free from www.python.org installation instructions on the Web site

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

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: ……………

How to get login/password: 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: …………… How to get login/password: ionut@northwestern.edu