Lecture 1 – Introduction

2024-01-08

Welcome to the page for the first lecture! Each lecture will come with a page like this that summarizes the readings you should complete beforehand, along with any handouts for the day and code examples and notes from the lecture.

Session plan:

• 2-3 min: Introduce instructors/staff
• 25 min: syllabus
  • Lectures
  • Discussions
  • Stepik
  • Programming Assignments
  • Exams
  • Lecture/Discussion Participation
  • Getting Help
  • Schedule
  • Lecture 1 and 2 pages
  • #FinAid Survey in Canvas (due ASAP)
  • Asking questions
    • Piazza - preferred
    • Email - personal issues
    • Canvas messages - never
• 5 min: q/a
• 15 min: Handout

Before the first lecture, there are no videos to watch. You should familiarize yourself with the syllabus.

Handout

The handout for the first day has a few questions for us to use as icebreakers and to start talking about programming. You can access the PDF directly on Google Drive to download it.

Notes & Files from Lecture

Lecture Notes