Computer Science

Thursday (2/20/14)

Agenda:

• Introduction to Values, Types, and Variables
  • Media:ValuesTypesVariables.ppt
  • Complete Values, Types, and Variables Identification assignment in your APS Google Drive
• Math operations in Python
  • Media:PythonMathOperations.pptx
• Rectangle area program (rectArea.py)
  1. Create 2 variables named l, w and give them some values
  2. Calculate the area and store it in a variable named area
  3. Print out the area
• Slope calculator program (slope.py)
  1. Create 4 variables named x1, y1, x2, y2 and give them some values
  2. Calculate the slope using those variables and store it in a variable named m
     • HINT: If you can't remember the formula for something, look it up
  3. Print out the slope
• Python Review on Codecademy
  1. Codecademy - Python
  2. Complete Codecademy - Python Syntax
  3. Complete Codecademy - Tip Calculator

Tuesday (2/18/14)

Warmup:

• Make sure that you shared your Computer hardware assignment Google document w/ Mr. Bui
• Create an account on Codecademy

Agenda:

• Media:BasicProgrammingTerms.ppt
  1. Answer the questions at the end of the PowerPoint
• Introduction to Python
  • WingIDE 101
  • Hello world program
• Introduction to Values, Types, and Variables
  • Media:ValuesTypesVariables.ppt
  • Complete Values, Types, and Variables Identification assignment in your APS Google Drive

Tuesday (2/11/14/)

Agenda:

• Complete Computer hardware assignment
  • Be sure to share your Google document w/ Mr. Bui
• Quiz on Media:Hardware.pptx!
  • You should be able to identify the name of the part just by looking at it
  • You should be able to describe what the part does
  • You should be able to use the binary prefixes: bit and byte

Friday (2/7/14)

Warmup:

• Create an account at PCPartPicker

Agenda:

• Computer hardware assignment
• How do you take a screenshot?
  1. Press Command-Shift-4
  2. Select the area on the screen
  3. The image will appear on your desktop
• How do you choose a computer case?
  1. Check the size of your motherboard (e.g. ATX, mini-ATX, micro-ATX, etc.) and match it with the case
  2. Make sure your case looks cool
• Complete the Computer hardware assignment today
  • Make sure you share the document with Mr. Bui
• Quiz on the different computer components on Tuesday (2/11/14)
  • You should be able to identify the name of the part just by looking at it
  • You should be able to explain what that part basically does

Wednesday (2/5/14)

Agenda:

• Introduction to Computer Hardware
  • Media:Hardware.pptx

Monday (2/3/14)

Agenda:

• Demo Asteroids
• If you have completed Asteroids, then try to implement several advanced features

Friday - Thursday (1/24/14 - 1/30/14)

Agenda:

• Complete and demo Asteroids

Thursday (1/16/14)

Agenda:

• Individual-Team Contributions
• Asteroids

Period 1 Games

• The Unfeasible Quiz - FBGM
• Onslaught - Armageddon - Mad Goblin Studio
• Adventures of Link - Refrigerators
• The Hunger Games - Team Kumquats
• Sawagi - ITS US
• GAMA Racer - GAMA
• Mario Speed Run - Can't Think Of A Good Name Productions

Period 5 Games

• The Mighty Dwarf Explorer - The A Team
• Project: Stormy Lime - ICON Gameworks
• Escape - TBD
• Hearts of Wooden Octopus Tree 5 - Penguin Mafia
• Minigame Marathon - J AN J
• Rykor - Team Taem
• Slime Sports - Team What?

Tuesday (1/14/14)

Agenda:

• Make sure that your team has shared its presentation with Mr. Bui
• Presentations & Demos
  • Limited to 10 minutes
  • You must demonstrate your game
  • Everyone in your group should present a little bit

Monday - Friday (1/6/14 - 1/10/14)

Agenda:

• Work on Team Projects
• Integrate and Test (1/6/14 - 1/8/14)
• Create Presentations (1/10/14)
• Presentations & Demos (1/14/14)

Presentation Guidelines:

1. Create a Google Presentation
2. Share with Mr. Bui and each of your group members
3. Title slide should have your game's name and team name
4. Team roles slide(s) should list team members and each of their roles/responsibilities
5. Resources slide(s) should display any other games you used as a resource to make your game
6. Game demonstration
   • Link to your game uploaded to the Scratch website (you should demo the game during your presentation)
7. Obstacles slide(s) should list specific problems or difficulties that your team ran into during development, and how you over came them
   • You should include difficulties in your team's interactions
   • You should include difficulties in your game's programming
   • You should include your obstacles' solutions

• Slideshow Guidelines
  • Use bulleted lists
  • Each bulleted item has a max of around 8 words
  • Do *not* write out sentences or paragraphs
  • Ask yourself: is this clear, concise, and easy to understand?

Thursday (1/2/14)

Agenda:

• Work on Team Projects
• Meet with your team members
• Reminder: Project presentations and demos will be on Tuesday (1/14/14)

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