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

2. Class URL https://cs.uky.edu/~salem/cs115 Please write this down!

3. Personnel Instructor:Tawfiq Salem Supervisor: Dr. Debby Keen
Office hours – Wednesday in 103RGAN
We should agree on another time !
Office: Davis Marksbury Building,Lab 304
Course website: –
Supervisor: Dr. Debby Keen
Office: Davis Marksbury Building, 215

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

6. Textbook and Supplies
Textbook is online book by Zyante “zybook” $48
Students are responsible for material in chapters that are in schedule and material covered in lectures
Another online book:
Textbook is a Free interactive web site You do not have to have an account nor a login. Here is the direct link to the book.

7. Software we will use Python
Open source and Free
from Python.org
Get version 3.x – right now is 3.3
Easy to install on your machine, already in labs
Includes IDLE Development Environment
WingIDE 101 (optional but better than IDLE)
free
Less prone to crashes than IDLE
from

8. For Attendance – on one 3x5 card
Write your NAME
Write the DATE
Write your SECTION
AND on the front of the card ...

9. GOALS - 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. 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

11. 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 around 10 hours a week outside of class

12. Why learn to program? it’s required in my major
I use programs to analyze the data I run in my lab experiments in my major
I found out I like to do it!
I need to communicate with other people about programming
it is a good career

13. Your Grade is Based on: Attendance and Class Participation 5 %
Lab Assignments
20%
Homework assignments (from zyBook, etc.)
Programming Assignments
20 %
Midterm lab exam
10 %
Final lab exam
Lecture Midterm Exam      
 15 %    
Lecture Final Exam (Comprehensive)
15 %

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

15. Tests during the Semester
Lecture Tests are:
Midterm Friday, July 7
Final Exam Wednesday, August 2
closed note, closed book
Lab Tests are:
Lab Test 1 Thursday, July 6
Lab Test 2 Thursday, August 3
open note, open book

16. Class Locations
Lecture - (MWF) MMRB 243
Lab (TR) RGAN 103

17. Due Dates/Times
Labs:
A demonstration of the lab tasks must be completed IN THE LAB on or before the due date in order to get credit.
After your demonstration in the lab, you must upload the assignment via CSPORTAL before you leave the lab this is your proof that you completed the lab successfully. 
Labs are for learning. DO NOT COPY ANOTHER STUDENT'S SOLUTION AND TURN IT IN AS YOURS.

18. Plagiarism / Cheating “Getting an unfair academic advantage"
using other people's code as your own
attempt to make code appear to work when it does not
NO assistance from someone else on Lab or Lecture tests
The work you turn in MUST be your OWN.

19. Cheating, cont'd
Do NOT show your source code to any other student - Protect your source code!
Do not post your code on the Internet!
If you talk to anyone outside the class, do not let anyone give you code or dictate code to you! YOU are the one writing it!

20. Cooperative Work On the other hand!
“Talk to your neighbor” or cooperative activities in lectures
Lab assignments –

21. Accommodation
Please tell me 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

22. 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)

23. 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

24. What to do next Make your study plan Read Chapter 1 and 2 of textbook
Work on Lab 1
Make sure your University account is activated
Labs DO start next Tuesday! You will be asked to interpret and run a program! practice the tutorial