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
Look both ways
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
Course motto
- We persevere — Ann Hoang
Word of the day
Student council announcement
Examples of the day
- Program love.py
- Program camouflage_not_needed.py
Typical during class activities
- Learn
- Try
- Ask questions
- Make suggestions
- Provide answers
Typical post-class activities
- Read
- Examine artifacts
- Learn
- Try
- Write down questions
- Complete the homework
Agenda
- Debate Are computers smart or stupid?
- Parse "Let’s eat Toto", said Dorothy
- Introduce Python
- Look at haiku submissions
Vocabulary to which you should become accustomed
- A lexicon when participating in computing-related structured communication
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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
Worksheet
BTW
- When someone says chrestomathics for the stand up and cheer We are UVA