CPSC 120 Schedule

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		Assignments
Week 1: 9/1-9/5 Topics: course introduction; algorithmic thinking; building blocks: shapes, coordinates, and colors

Mon	Materials from class: slides: course introduction handout: in-class exercises

Wed	Reading: Learning Processing, Introduction (especially the sections "Will this be on the test?" and "Take It One Step at a Time") Learning Processing, sections 1.1-1.5 Materials from class: slides: fundamentals of drawing handout: in-class exercises

Fri		lab 1 Introduction to Linux and Processing due 9/12			introductory and office hours survey (on Canvas) due 9/7
Week 2: 9/8-9/12 Topics: creating scenes; interaction

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, chapter 2 Materials from class: slides: comments on last Wednesday's in-class exercises slides: getting started with Processing example: car from the last page of the slides handout: in-class exercises (solutions: #1, #2)				lab presentation meeting signup (see your email or Canvas for the link)

Wed	Reading: Learning Processing, chapter 3 Materials from class: slides: recap of drawing + interaction handout: in-class exercises (solutions: #1-2, #3-4) three circles (for in-class exercises)

Fri		lab 2 Drawing and Interaction due 9/19
Week 3: 9/15-9/19 Topics: animation, variables, and representation

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 4.1-4.5 Materials from class: slides: animation handout: in-class exercises (solutions: #1-4)

Wed	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 4.6-4.7 Materials from class: slides: comments on Monday's in-class exercises slides: animation handout: in-class exercises (solutions: #1-2, #3, #4)

Fri		lab 3 Animation due 9/26
Week 4: 9/22-9/26 Topics: patterns of change

Mon	Materials from class: slides: patterns of motion (updating position) examples: (updating position) steady motion random walk acceleration handout: in-class exercises (solutions: worksheet, #1)				lab 2 presentation meetings
					lab 2 presentation meetings
Wed	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 13.6-13.10 Materials from class: slides: patterns of motion (directly computing position) examples: (computing position) random position smooth random position (using Perlin noise) ramp (constrained motion) circular motion (constrained motion) handout: in-class exercises (solutions: worksheet #1-2, #1)

Fri		lab 4 Patterns of Change due 10/3
Week 5: 9/29-10/3 Topics: abstraction and modularity — functions

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 7.1-7.6 This reading skips ahead a bit in the book so some of the examples contain things (like `if` statements) that we haven't covered yet — don't worry about understanding those parts. Also, our use of functions will be limited to a very specific purpose — drawing complex shapes. (The book covers functions more generally.) Focus on the examples of functions that contain only drawing-related statements (e.g. `drawBlackCircle()`, `display()`, `drawCar(...)`) rather than those that update variables (e.g. `move()`, `bounce()`). Materials from class: slides: comments on lab 2 (including revise-and-resubmit info) slides: functions (abstraction and modularity, function questions) handout: in-class exercises (solutions: worksheet #1-2)				lab 3 presentation meetings
					lab 3 presentation meetings
Wed	Materials from class: slides: functions (syntax) handout: in-class exercises (solutions: #1, worksheet #2, #3 )

Fri		lab 5 Modularity and Abstraction due 10/10
Week 6: 10/6-10/10 Topics: making choices (conditionals)

Mon	Reading: Learning Processing, sections 5.1-5.7 Materials from class: slides: making choices (conditionals questions and patterns) handout: in-class exercises (solutions: #1-4)				lab 4 presentation meetings
					lab 4 presentation meetings
Wed	Materials from class: slides: making choices (`if` statements, implementing conditionals patterns) examples: on-the-spot decisions red rect ("to do or not to do") red top half / bottom half (two alternatives) red corners (more than two alternatives, "do nothing" not an option) reset at edge (two alternatives) examples: prior happenings white-red-blue rect (more than two alternatives) rect moving right and left (two alternatives) handout: in-class exercises (solutions: #1, #2, #3)

Fri	Materials from class: slides: comments on lab 3 (including revise-and-resubmit info)	lab 6 Making Choices due ~~10/17~~ 10/24
Week 7: 10/13-10/17 Topics: making choices (conditionals); repetition (loops)

Mon	Materials from class: slides: making choices (figuring out boolean expressions for conditions) handout: in-class exercises				lab 5 presentation meetings
					lab 5 presentation meetings
Wed	midterm exam review information

Fri	Reading: Learning Processing, chapter 6
Week 8: 10/20-10/24 Topics:

Mon	fall break

Wed

Fri			lab
Week 9: 10/27-10/31 Topics:

Mon					lab 2 resubmit due 10/27 lab 6 presentation meetings

Wed

Fri		lab		topics
Week 10: 11/3-11/7 Topics:

Mon					lab presentation meetings
					lab presentation meetings
Wed

Fri		lab			lab 3 resubmit due 11/7
Week 11: 11/10-11/14 Topics:

Mon			capstone project		lab presentation meetings
					lab presentation meetings
Wed

Fri
Week 12: 11/17-11/21 Topics:

Mon					lab presentation meetings
					lab presentation meetings
Wed	midterm exam

Fri
Week 13: 11/24-11/28 Topics:

Mon

Wed	Thanksgiving break
Fri	Thanksgiving break
Week 14: 12/1-12/5 Topics:

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Fri
Week 15: 12/8-12/12 Topics:

Mon

Wed				project presentation meetings

Fri
Reading Period: 12/13-12/15

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Sun

Mon
Final Exams: 12/16-12/19

Tue

Wed	final exam 12/17 1:30-4:30pm
Wed	final exam 12/17 1:30-4:30pm	end-of-semester deadline no work accepted after 12/17 4:30pm

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Fri

CPSC 120 Schedule

Week 1: 9/1-9/5

Week 2: 9/8-9/12

Week 3: 9/15-9/19

Week 4: 9/22-9/26

Week 5: 9/29-10/3

Week 6: 10/6-10/10

Week 7: 10/13-10/17

Week 8: 10/20-10/24

Week 9: 10/27-10/31

Week 10: 11/3-11/7

Week 11: 11/10-11/14

Week 12: 11/17-11/21

Week 13: 11/24-11/28

Week 14: 12/1-12/5

Week 15: 12/8-12/12

Reading Period: 12/13-12/15

Final Exams: 12/16-12/19