Information Infrastructure I (Intro to programming with python) (4 CR)

Instructors: Yuzhen Ye and J. Duncan, School of Informatics, Indiana University, Bloomington
Contact: yye@indiana.edu, Lindley 301G (Ye); johfdunc@indiana.edu (Duncan)
Association instructors: Bhagwate, Aditya Vijay (adibhagw); Jackson, Craig Eric (crajacks); JafariAsbagh, Mohsen (jafariam); Jin, Rong (rongjin); LeClere, Kristen Elizabeth (kleclere); Mathur, Abhinav (abhimath); Rajwade, Rohan Vijay (rrajwade); Vasisth, Anup Surendra (avasisth); Zhou, Yang (yz43)
Class meets (Mon & Wed section; instructor: Ye): 2:30 - 3:45 Mon, Wed, CH (Chemistry Building) 001
Class meets (Tues & Thurs section; instructor: Duncan): 4:00 - 5:15 Tue, Thu, Optometry, Room 111
Lab meets: 10:10 - 12:05 F MN (McNutt Central Quad) 001B; 10:10 - 12:05 F GR (Gresham Hall) 102A; 12:20 - 2:15 F GR 102A; 2:30 - 4:25 F I (Info West) 109
Important links: Lab info & Office hour | Assignments (grading rubric) | Online Quiz
Course webpage (http://mendel.informatics.indiana.edu/~yye/lab/teaching/fall2011-I210.php)

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• Is this course for me?
  1. What can I learn from this course?
     • Fundamental computer programming concepts and skills (regardless the computer language that is chosen).
     • Coding in Python with or without graphical user interface (GUI).
• Recommended prerequisites: INFO I101 Introduction to Informatics, INFO I201 Mathematical Foundations of Informatics
• Required textbook: Guide to programming with python, by Michael Dawson. (You may get the book from IU bookstore, or online)
  Please do NOT use the CD from the book; get this package instead
  
• Course structure: The course will be taught in three classes each week: two lectures and one lab.
• Course evaluation
  • Mid-term exam: 30%; Final exam: 15%; Final project (15%); Lab assignments: 25% (see details); Weekly quizzes: 15% (10% in-lab, 5% in-class) (Note: the lowest quiz grade & lab assignment grade will be dropped.)
  • Final Game Project
• New: Working with Pygame & LiveWires
• Tentative topics & schedule
  

   

  Week	Dates	Topics	Readings	Slides¬es	Assignments
  1	Aug 29 & 31	Getting started; Basic variable types, variables, simple I/O; Useless Trivia game	Ch 1 & Ch 2	Slides1 & Slides2 Extra notes	Ch 2 Projects, and more
  2	Sep 7 (Classes do not meet on Labor Day, Sep 5)	Branching structures; Conditions	Ch 3	Slides	Ch 3 Proj 1, and more
  3	Sep 12&14	Looping structures; Guess My Number game; Word Jumble game	Ch 4	Slides Extra notes	Ch 3 & Ch4 Projects
  4	Sep 19&21	More on data types, and data structures (lists, dictionaries); Sorting; Hangman game	Ch 5	Slides Extra notes	Ch5 Proj. 1 & 5, and more
  5	Sep 26&28	Functions; Tic-Tac-Toe game	Ch 6	Slides Extra notes	Ch6 Projects, and more
  6	Oct 3&5	File handling (read&write), exceptions; sys & os modules; Trivia Challenge game	Ch 7	Slides Extra notes	Ch7 Proj 3, and more
  7	Oct 10&12	Review (Monday); MIDTERM EXAM (Wed); NO lab	Review material
  8	Oct 17&19	OOP: Classes, constructors, attributes, class attributes, static methods	Ch 8	Slides Extra notes	Ch8 Proj 2 & 3.
  9	Oct 24&26	OOP: Object encapsulation, privacy, properties; Critter Caretaker game	Ch 8	Slides	Ch8 Proj 5 & more.
  10	Oct 31&Nov 2	Messages, combining objects, inheritance; creating modules; Blackjack game	Ch 9	Slides1 Slides2	Ch9 Proj 2 & 3.
  11	Nov 7&9	GUI development; Mad Lib game	Ch 10	Slides; more on Tkinter; Extra notes	Ch10 Proj 1 & 3.
  12	Nov 14&16	Graphics; Pizza Panic game	Ch 11	Slides	Ch11 Proj 4 & 5
  13	Nov 21 (and Thanksgiving)	Review		Notes
  14	Nov 28&30	Sound, animation, program development; The Astrocrash game	Ch12	Slides	Ch12 Proj 3 & 4.
  15	Dec 5&7	Review on Mon (or Tues); no class on Wed (Thur)	Review material
  16	Final week	FINAL EXAM: 5:00-6:00 PM, Fri., December 16 (for the class that meets on M, W and F) (according to the IUB final examination schedule)

• Course policies
  • You are responsible for conducting yourself according to the Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct (link)
  • You turn in only YOUR OWN CODES
• Exam schedule
  • It is the student's responsibility to notify the Dean of your school of any final exam conflicts, and to alert all affected instructors before the halfway point in the semester if you are scheduled for more than three final exams on the same day.