Class 02 – Friday, August 26

Talking to computers — anatomize

Communication — The essence of love and work — Now the Python way

Do not be afraid — Do not hide what makes you, you — You are welcomed here

Recipes are rituals that promise transformation. — Kate Lebo

Mary Poppins says — Start at the beginning — So that’s what we’ll do so

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Look both ways

• Back or ahead

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Start of class activities

• Read the entire web page (preferably before class)

• Open PyCharm

• Download class examples (do not need to re-download unless asked too)

• Talk to your neighbors

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Course motto

• We persevere — Ann Hoang

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Word of the day

• Lexicon

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Student council announcement

• Resources for those in need

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Examples of the day

• Program love.py

• Program camouflage_not_needed.py

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Typical during class activities

• Learn

• Try

• Ask questions

• Make suggestions

• Provide answers

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Typical post-class activities

• Read

• Examine artifacts

• Learn

• Try

• Write down questions

• Complete the homework

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Agenda

• Debate Are computers smart or stupid?

• Parse "Let’s eat Toto", said Dorothy

• Introduce Python

• Look at haiku submissions

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Vocabulary to which you should become accustomed

• A lexicon when participating in computing-related structured communication

Algorithm Program Statement Code Execute (run) Grammar Syntax Semantics

Style snake_case Comment Header comment Blank space Indentation Translate Compiling

Interpret Scripting Identifier Letter case Expressions Function Built-in function print()

Invoke Argument String Literal Parentheses Single quote Double quote

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To do list

• Review class artifacts

• Homework. It is due Monday.

• Examine an epistle that I wrote for this class.

• Examine one or more of the following

• Chrestomathics: parts 0 - 3.

• Spronk's The Coder's Apprentice sections 2 – 4

• Wentworth, Elkner, Downey, and Meyers' How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python 3: Sections 10.2 – 10.11 on terminology

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Worksheet

• Programming vocabulary / lexicon

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BTW

• When someone says chrestomathics for the stand up and cheer We are UVA

 

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