1. Introduction to Programming

2. What is a Program  Set of Instructions that tells the computer what to Do.  Driving force behind the computer  Without a program – What is a computer?  Collection of Useless Hardware  Instructions are Actions to be performed  Tell other people what we want the computer to do.

3. Problem Solving  Finding an Answer to a Question  Figuring out how to Perform a Task  Figure out how to Make Things Work

4. What Do You Think About Programming? Common Misconceptions:  Only Math Experts can be programmers  Computer Programs Make Mistakes  Programming is HARD  Problem Solving

5. Fundamental Ideas of Computer Programming  A List of Instructions  Sequential Processing  Ifs  Conditional Execution  Repeating Behavior  Looping / Iteration  Breaking Things into Smaller Pieces  Stepwise Refinement / Top-Down Design  Compute the Result  Calling a Function

6. Peanut Butter Sandwich  Better Solutions to Peanut Butter Sandwich Problem

7. Algorithms  Logical Design Used to Solve the Problem  A FINITE set of clear, executable steps that terminates to produce the desired effect

8. Homework  Chapter 1  Exercises 1 – 4  Use your imagination and creativity  “Take a Picture” of each Scene  Insert that Picture into a Word Document to Print and Turn in.