CPSC 120 Syllabus

Reading is to be done for the class period where it is listed.

Dates for things in light gray are tentative and may shift slightly.

		Assignments
Week 1: 1/20-1/23 Topics: introduction

Wed	Slides: course introduction	lab 0 due Mon 1/26
		lab 0 due Mon 1/26
Fri	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 2.1-2.9 Don't worry about the meaning of the Processing functions mentioned in this chapter; we'll get to those next week. Instead, pay attention to how to use the Processing environment - where to type in your program, how to run it, and what happens when there are errors.	lab 1 due Fri 1/30
Week 2: 1/26-1/30 Topics: creating interactive pictures with Processing

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, chapter 1 How to read this material: Don't worry about memorizing every detail of syntax the first time you read it. Instead, focus on what information is there (e.g. chapter 1 covers coordinates, colors, and drawing simple shapes) so that you can look up the details later. Pay attention to the examples, and make sure you understand why they produce the results they do. Examples: four rectangles + ellipse in-class exercises

Wed	Reading: Learning Processing, chapter 3 Examples: interaction, use of `width` and `height` in-class exercises (solutions for #1-3, #4)

Fri		lab 2 due Fri 2/6
Week 3: 2/2-2/6 Topics: animation and representation

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 4.1-4.5 Slides and Examples: variables animation - moving rectangle in-class exercises (solutions for #1-3)

Wed	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 4.6-4.7 Examples: in-class exercises (solutions for #1-3)

Fri		lab 3 due Fri 2/13
Week 4: 2/9-2/13 Topics: making choices

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 5.1-5.5 Examples: in-class exercises (solutions for #1-3) mouseover ('if' statements, boolean expressions, `&&`) anti-mouseover ('else', `\|\|`, `!`)

Wed	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 5.6-5.8 Examples: in-class exercises (solutions for #2-3, #4) red-on-press ('if' statements, `mousePressed`) red-on-click ('if' statements, variables to track state, `mouseClicked`) toggle-on-click ('if' statements, variables to track state, `mouseClicked`)

Fri		lab 4 due Fri 2/20
Week 5: 2/16-2/20 Topics: more complex animation

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 5.7-5.8 (review from last week) Examples: move and reset move right and left move right and left, another solution move in a square move and vanish move, shrink, vanish

Wed	Slides and Examples: designing conditionals see solutions for last week's in-class exercises (above) move right and left, with pausing and use of `mousePressed`		project 1 due Wed 3/4

Fri	Slides: complex motion paths	lab 5 due Fri 2/27
Week 6: 2/23-2/27 Topics: modularity and reuse, recursion

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 7.1-7.6 Slides and Examples: functions weekly demo (using functions to draw trees, cars) in-class exercises (solutions for #3)

Wed	Reading: Learning Processing, section 13.10 (focus on what it has to say about recursion; try to ignore the mentions of loops and iteration if that doesn't make sense, and the unfamiliar syntax in some of the examples) Slides and Examples: recursion questions nested snowmen (recursion) family of snowmen (recursion) Sierpinski carpet and another version (recursion) in-class exercises (solutions for #1, #2)

Fri		lab 6 due Fri 3/6
Week 7: 3/2-3/6 Topics: modeling the natural world

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 14.1, 14.5, 14.7-14.8 (focus on what it has to say about 2D; also, some of the examples use syntax that we haven't covered yet - just try to concentrate on how `translate()`, `rotate()`, `pushMatrix()`, and `popMatrix()` are used) Examples: Koch snowflake (recursion, L-systems) - click to increase depth plant (recursion, L-systems) - click to increase depth in-class exercises (solution for #1)

Wed	midterm 1 Wed 3/4 in class review information

Fri	Reading: Learning Processing, section 13.6	lab 7 due Fri 3/13
Week 8: 3/9-3/13 Topics: repetition (loops)

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 6.1-6.4 Slides and Examples: patterns summary stack of circles (loop with one loop variable) diagonal stack of circles (loop with two loop variables)

Wed	Examples: stack of 5 circles (counting loop) in-class exercises (solution for #2)

Fri		lab 8 due Fri 3/27
Spring Break: 3/16-3/20
Week 9: 3/23-3/27 Topics: repetition, again

Mon	Slides and Examples: exam redo information and comments on project 1 grid of squares: with nested loops and with functions in-class exercises (solutions for #1 and #2)

Wed	Examples: decomposing a pattern into loops example 1 example 2 example 3 example 4 example 5 example 6 example 7 example 8 example 9 in-class exercises (solutions for #1 and #2)		project 2 due Wed 4/8

Fri		lab 9 due Fri 4/3
Week 10: 3/30-4/3 Topics: more of the same (arrays)

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 9.1-9.5 Examples: repetition and animation single circle row of circles (loops) slanted row of circles (loops) single circle, accelerating downward (animation) row of circles, accelerating downward (loops + animation) slanted row of circles, accelerating downward (loops + animation) single circle, bouncing (animation) row of circles, bouncing (loops + animation) slanted row of circles, bouncing (arrays) cannonballs (arrays)

Wed	exam 1 redo option due Examples: single circle, with a delayed start in-class exercises (solution for #1)

Fri		lab 10 due Fri 4/10
Week 11: 4/6-4/10 Topics: more of the same (arrays)

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, section 9.6 Examples: in-class exercises (solution for #1)

Wed	midterm 2 Wed 4/8 in class review information

Fri		lab 11 due Fri 4/17
Week 12: 4/13-4/17 Topics: behavioral animation

Mon	Slides and Examples: behavioral animation, boids, and individual behaviors seek (red boid seeks the mouse) arrive (red boid seeks the mouse) pursue (red boid seeks the mouse, blue boid pursues red boid) wander (red boid wanders; click to toggle display of the wander circle and steering vector)

Wed	Slides and Examples: combining behaviors, group behaviors (flocking) wander + seek (red boid combines wandering and seeking the mouse at the same time) followtheleader (red boid wanders, blue boid follows red boid) in-class exercises (solution for #1-3)

Fri		lab 12 due Fri 4/24
Week 13: 4/20-4/24 Topics: images

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 15.1, 15.5-15.8 Examples: displaying images image filters (brighten) localized image filters (brighten around the mouse) sea turtle picture

Wed	Reading: Learning Processing, section 15.10 Slides and Examples: exam 2 redo option in-class exercises (solution for #4)

Fri		lab 13 due Fri 5/1	project 3 due Tue 5/12 10pm
Week 14: 4/27-5/1 Topics: principles of computer science; what computing can (and can't) do

Mon	Slides: principles of computer science, interesting problems Examples: try to solve TSP: traveling salesman problem game Avatar performance capture video starlings video article about swarming (and ants) artificial fish: Jack Cousto video, "Artificial Animals for Computer Animation: Biomechanics, Locomotion, Perception, and Behavior" (the thesis) talk to Elbot

Wed	Slides: interesting problems Examples: talk to Eliza eaters (genetic algorithms)

Fri	exam 2 redo option due
Week 15: 5/4-5/5 Topics: ; what computing can (and can't) do

Mon	Slides: interesting problems
Reading Period: 5/6-5/8

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Exams: 5/9-5/12

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Tue	final exam Tue 5/12 7-10pm review information	end-of-semester deadline no work accepted after 5/12 10pm

CPSC 120 Syllabus

Week 1: 1/20-1/23

Week 2: 1/26-1/30

Week 3: 2/2-2/6

Week 4: 2/9-2/13

Week 5: 2/16-2/20

Week 6: 2/23-2/27

Week 7: 3/2-3/6

Week 8: 3/9-3/13

Spring Break: 3/16-3/20

Week 9: 3/23-3/27

Week 10: 3/30-4/3

Week 11: 4/6-4/10

Week 12: 4/13-4/17

Week 13: 4/20-4/24

Week 14: 4/27-5/1

Week 15: 5/4-5/5

Reading Period: 5/6-5/8

Exams: 5/9-5/12