EECS 110 Introduction to Programming for NonMajors Aleksandar

EECS 110: Introduction to Programming for Non-Majors Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Northwestern University http: //cs. northwestern. edu/~akuzma/classes/EECS 110 -s 09/

If you take only one thing today http: //cs. northwestern. edu/~akuzma/classes/EECS 110 -s 09/ 2

Who am I? Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Office: Tech L 457 Email: akuzma@northwestern. edu Research area: computer networking 3

What Google thinks I look like? One of the images coming under ‘Aleksandar Kuzmanovic’ • King Aleksandar I • King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (18881934) 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 4

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 5

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. 6

Application Domains Web and Internet development Database access Desktop GUIs Scientific and numeric applications – Bioinformatics, physics… Education Network programming Software development Games and 3 D graphics 7

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 8

Today How does EECS 110 run? What will the course cover? A little bit about Python 9

Why EECS 110? The key is to teach you to effectively program! …but also provide a broad look across computer science 10

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 EECS 110! Getting Help HW In the slides to come… Sunday nights: due by 11: 59 pm 11

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 EECS 110! Office Hours HW In the slides to come Sunday nights: due 0 by 11: 59 pm HOMEWORK DUE THIS SUNDAY! 12

Where Will the Labs Take Place? 2 options: – Wilkinson Lab (default) – T-Lab (backup) 13

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 F 252

Grading Grades Based on points percentage ~ 75% Assignments ~ 25% Exams Extra ~ 5% Participation Exams Note! Midterm Final if perc >=. 90: grade = 'A' elif perc >=. 80: grade = ‘B' elif perc >=. 70: grade = 'C' April 29 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. 18

Getting help! • Labs • • Recitations • • You should attend the labs because they will have you solve about 50% of your homework There will be a recitation class each Friday (1010: 50 am): help with the rest 50% of the homework Office Hours • TA 1: Friday 2 -5 pm (Wilkinson). • TA 2: Sunday (3 -6 pm ? ) (Wilkinson) • Professor: Friday: 2 -3 pm.

Communication • Professor: • • • akuzma@northwestern. edu TAs: • ionut@northwestern. edu (Ionut Trestian) • nwu-lmg 215@northwestern. edu (Lisa Gandy) Group e-mail: • python 09@cs. northwestern. edu (all students, TAs, and the professor) 20

Teaching Assistants Ionut Trestian Lisa Gandy 21

Homework Assignments ~ 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 22

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. • You may not share written, electronic or verbal solutions with other students (present or past): • 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. 23

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 24

Software and Web site Web page: http: //cs. northwestern. edu/~akuzma/classes/ EECS 110 -s 09/ Programs: Python and Idle open source, free from www. python. org installation instructions on the Web site 25

Submission site http: //bullfrog. cs. northwestern. edu/cs 2/login. htm Username: …………… Password: …………… 26

Submission site http: //bullfrog. cs. northwestern. edu/cs 2/login. htm Username: …………… Password: …………… Welcome aleksandar Upload your assignment Choose a file to upload: …………… Password Change Old Password: …………… New Password: …………… Confirm Password: …………… 27

Submission site http: //bullfrog. cs. northwestern. edu/cs 2/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 28