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CS 0007 Introduction to Computer Programming

CS 0007 Introduction to Computer Programming. Jan Wiebe: wiebe@cs.pitt.edu Office Hours: T: 3-4pm; Th 2-3pm; and by appt. Today. Learn what the course is about Go over the basics of the syllabus Get our feet wet with a first program Admin details: on Wednesday. This Course.

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CS 0007 Introduction to Computer Programming

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  1. CS 0007Introduction to Computer Programming Jan Wiebe: wiebe@cs.pitt.edu Office Hours: T: 3-4pm; Th 2-3pm; and by appt

  2. Today • Learn what the course is about • Go over the basics of the syllabus • Get our feet wet with a first program • Admin details: on Wednesday

  3. This Course • Teaches the basics of programming • Uses Python • Industrial strength programming language used at 1000s of companies. One of three official Google languages • Clean syntax • Free, well documented, well supported

  4. This Course • Is intended for students with no programming experience • You will learn how to make computers do what you want them to do. You may not be planning to be a computer scientist, but whatever you do, being able to program is as important as being able to write a letter or do arithmetic. • Goal: getting you to apply your new programming skills in your own projects. • And, maybe some of you will decide you want to be a computer scientist. You’ll be ready for CS401

  5. The Course • Busy throughout the term. Like learning to play an instrument – you need to practice to play well • Weekly labs (in recitation) • Weekly CodeLabs (online exercises) • 3 assignments • 1 project • 3 tests + final

  6. The Course • Busy throughout the term. Like learning to play an instrument – you need to practice to play well • Weekly labs (in recitation) • Weekly CodeLabs (online exercises) • 3 assignments • 1 project • 3 tests + final With Partner With Partner With Partner

  7. The Course • Busy throughout the term. Like learning to play an instrument – you need to practice to play well • Weekly labs (in recitation) • Weekly CodeLabs (online exercises) • 3 assignments • 1 project • 3 tests + final With Partner With Partner With Partner Don’t panic – I know you don’t know how to program!

  8. What’s CS0007 About? • At the end of the course, you will • Know most instruc I instructions • Be able to take human problems and write Python programs to solve them • Understand what computer scientists do • Have an appreciation for how computer science research applies to science, text processing, multi-media, etc

  9. What sorts of problems? • Remove red-eye from a picture • Find the complement of a DNA strand • Display maps with airplane flight paths • Multiply matrices • Assess the reading level of a text book

  10. Quick look at the course website • Details on Wednesday • http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~wiebe

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