IBCS1 - 1516 - September

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Back to School Night

Tuesday (9/29/15)

Warmup:

  • Go to Google Classroom and check if you have turned in every lab assignment

Agenda:

Friday (9/25/15)

Warmup:

  1. Open a file named warmup_9_25_15.py
  2. Define a function named inch2cm(inches)
  3. It should print the number of cm by using the given parameter/argument inches
  4. Make several function calls to test the function:
    1. inch2cm(1) should print 2.54
    2. inch2cm(5) should print 12.7
    3. inch2cm(12) should print 30.48

Agenda:

Wednesday (9/23/15)

Agenda:

  • Java Pre-assessment
    • Does *not* count for a grade
    • Skip questions that you do not understand
  • Student accounts
    • Username: first initial + last name
    • Password: student ID #
  • Introduction to Functions
    • Math examples
  • Lab 3: Functions
  • Lab 4: More Function Fun

Monday (9/21/15)

Warmup:

  1. Go to Google Classroom
  2. Make sure that you have turned in every assignment (including pyKarel Lab 1)

Agenda:

Thursday (9/17/15)

Agenda:

  • Period 1 - Chair switch
  • WingIDE101 or Wing101
  • Quadratic Formula Assignment
    • Demo to Mr. Bui when completed
    • Be sure to save your quad.py file in your Google Drive
  • Introduction to pyKarel

Tuesday (9/15/15)

Agenda:

  • Experienced Programming Challenges
  • Input and Output Review
  • Math Operations
    • Addition +
    • Subtraction -
    • Multiplication *
    • Division /
    • Exponential **
    • Order of operations!
  • Mad Libs exercise
    1. Prompt the user to enter a noun and store it in a variable named noun
    2. Prompt the user to enter a verb and store it in a variable named verb
    3. Prompt the user to enter another noun and store it in a variable named noun2
    4. Print out a message that contains noun, verb, and noun2
  • Circle calculations exercise
    1. Prompt the user to enter the radius of a circle (this should be a float)
    2. Calculate and print out the circumference of the circle. Make sure your output looks like: "Circumference: ###"
    3. Calculate and print out the area of the circle. Make sure your output looks like: "Area: ###"
  • Slope calculation exercise
    1. Prompt the user to enter x1 (this should be a float)
    2. Prompt the user to enter y1 (this should be a float)
    3. Prompt the user to enter x2 (this should be a float)
    4. Prompt the user to enter y2 (this should be a float)
    5. Calculate and print out the slope. Make sure your output looks like: "Slope: ###"
  • Quadratic Formula Assignment
    • Demo to Mr. Bui when completed

Friday (9/11/15)

Warmup:

  • Re-enroll into Google Classroom
    • Class code:
      • Period 1: aexivy
      • Period 5: p9ix40t
      • Period 7: 7hgrpaf

Agenda:

  • Web Browser and Desktop tricks
    • Tabbed Browsing
    • Tiling windows
    • Keyboard shortcuts
      • Ctrl-T = New Tab
      • Ctrl-Tab = Switch Tabs
      • Ctrl-N = New Window
      • Alt-Tab = Switch Windows
      • Windows-Left/Right = Tile Window to Left/Right
      • Windows-Up = Maximize
  • Introduction to Python
  • Experienced Students Option
    • Go to Links->Programming Practice
    • Or work ahead as fast as you can by accessing Links->Archived Websites
  • Media:BasicProgrammingTerms.ppt
  • Introduction to Values, Types, and Variables
  • Input and Output
  • Mad Libs exercise
    1. Prompt the user to enter a noun and store it in a variable named noun
    2. Prompt the user to enter a verb and store it in a variable named verb
    3. Prompt the user to enter another noun and store it in a variable named noun2
    4. Print out a message that contains noun, verb, and noun2
  • Circle calculations exercise
    1. Prompt the user to enter the radius of a circle (this should be a float)
    2. Calculate and print out the circumference of the circle. Make sure your output looks like: "Circumference: ###"
    3. Calculate and print out the area of the circle. Make sure your output looks like: "Area: ###"
  • Slope calculation exercise
    1. Prompt the user to enter x1 (this should be a float)
    2. Prompt the user to enter y1 (this should be a float)
    3. Prompt the user to enter x2 (this should be a float)
    4. Prompt the user to enter y2 (this should be a float)
    5. Calculate and print out the slope. Make sure your output looks like: "Slope: ###"

Homework:

  1. Go to Syllabus (on the left)
  2. Read it
  3. Complete the agreement form with your parent (you will need your APS Google login)

Wednesday (9/9/15)

Homework:

  1. Go to Syllabus (on the left)
  2. Read it
  3. Complete the agreement form with your parent (you will need your APS Google login)

Tuesday (9/8/15)

  • Introductions