Fisk University CSCI 110 Fall 2023

Introduction to Computer Science

About the Class

CSCI110 is an introductory class designed for students with no formal exposure to computer science or programming. The goal is to provide a gentle but thorough introduction to computer science that will prepare students to either take further computer science courses, or use computer science in their field of study.

See the Syllabus page for more details on course policies and the Calendar page page for office hours, due dates, and class times. All office hours for instructor and Fisk TA’s are in the library, 3rd floor, and all Google TA office hours are online (use link in calendar to sign up).

Course Materials

Week 1

Aug 14

LectureIntro, Logistics, Computers

[slides]

Aug 15

LabLab 1

Due: Aug 15

Aug 16

VideosData Types

[videos] [slides]

LectureData Types

[slides]

HWData Types

Due: Aug 21

Aug 18

VideosArithmetic Operators

[videos] [slides]

LectureArithmetic Operators

[slides]

HWExpressions and Conversions

Due: Aug 21

Week 2

Aug 21

VideosVariables

[videos] [slides]

LectureVariables

[slides]

HWNaming and Egg Count

Due: Aug 28

Aug 22

LabLab 2

Due: Aug 22

Aug 23

VideosInput / Output

[videos] [slides]

LectureInput / Output

[slides]

QuizData Types, Arithmetic Operators

HWSwitcheroo!

Due: Aug 28

Aug 25

VideosComparison and Logical Operators

[videos] [slides]

LectureComparison and Logical Operators

[slides]

HWExpressions

Due: Aug 28

Week 3

Aug 28

VideosConditionals

[videos] [slides]

LectureConditionals

[slides]

ProjectBlackjack: Part 1

Due: Sept 3

HWConditionals

Due: Sept 5

Aug 29

LabLab 3

Due: Aug 29

Aug 30

VideosDebugging, Styling

[videos] [slides]

LectureDebugging, Styling

[slides]

QuizVariables, I/O, Logical / Comparison Operators

Sept 1

VideosWhile Loops

[videos] [slides]

LectureWhile Loops

[slides]

Week 4

Sept 6

VideosStrings

[videos] [slides]

LectureStrings

[slides]

QuizConditionals, Styling

ProjectBlackjack: Part 2

Due: Sept 10

HWWhile, Strings

Due: Sept 11

Sept 8

VideosMore Strings

[videos] [slides]

LectureMore Strings

[slides]

Week 5

Sept 11

VideosFor Loop - in

[videos] [slides]

LectureFor Loop - in

[slides]

ProjectBlackjack: Part 3

Due: Sept 17

HWFor Loops

Due: Sept 18

Sept 12

LabLab 4

Due: Sept 12

Tech SeriesBuilding Apps from Scratch

[video] [slides]

Sept 13

VideosFor Loop - range

[videos] [slides]

QuizWhile, Strings

LectureFor Loop - range

[slides]

Week 6

Sept 18

LectureExam Review

Sept 19

LectureExam Review

Tech SeriesPanel: Software Engineering

[video]

Sept 20

ExamExam 1

Week 7

Sept 25

LectureRecap: Conditionals, Loops

[slides]

HWPractice

Due: Oct 2

Sept 26

Tech SeriesEthics

[video] [slides]

Sept 27

LectureCareer Questions

Week 8

Oct 2

VideosFunctions - definitions

[videos] [slides]

LectureFunctions - definitions

[slides]

ProjectBlackjack: Part 4

Due: Oct 11

HWFunctions

Due: Oct 16

Oct 3

Tech SeriesPanel: Site Reliability Engineering

[video]

Oct 4

VideosFunctions - return

[videos] [slides]

LectureFunctions - return

[slides]

QuizFunctions - return

Week 9

Oct 9 Fall Break

Oct 10

Fall Break

Tech SeriesBig Data / Scalability

[video]

Oct 11

VideosTesting

[videos] [slides]

LectureTesting

[slides]

Week 10

Oct 16

VideosLists

[videos] [slides]

LectureLists

[slides]

HWLists

Due: Oct 16

Oct 17

LabLab 6

Due: Oct 17

Tech SeriesPanel: Project Manager

[video]

Oct 18

VideosLists - Mutability

[videos] [slides]

LectureLists - Mutability

[slides]

ProjectBlackjack: Part 5

Due: Oct 22

Week 11

Oct 23

Videos2D Lists

[videos] [slides]

Lecture2D Lists

[slides]

HW2D Lists

Due: Oct 30

Oct 24

LabLab 7

Due: Oct 25

Tech SeriesWeb Development / Accessibility

[video] [slides]

Oct 25

VideosFunctions: Modules and Imports

[videos] [slides]

LectureFunctions: Modules and Imports

[slides]

ProjectSearch: Part 1

Due: Nov 3

Week 12

Oct 30

Exam Review

Oct 31

Exam Review

Tech SeriesPanel: Manager

[video]

Nov 1

ExamExam 2

Week 13

Nov 6

VideosDictionaries

[videos] [slides]

LectureDictionaries

[slides]

HWDictionaries

Due: Nov 13

Nov 7

LabLab 8

Due: Nov 7

Tech SeriesSentiment Analysis / Artificial Intelligence

ProjectSearch: Part 2

Due: Nov 16

Nov 8

VideosNested Dictionaries

[videos] [slides]

LectureNested Dictionaries

[slides]

Week 14

Nov 13

VideosSets

[videos] [slides]

LectureSets

[slides]

HWSets

Due: Nov 20

Nov 14

LabLab 9

Due: Nov 14

Tech SeriesPanel: Developer Relations

Nov 15

VideosPass By Reference vs Value

[videos] [slides]

LecturePass By Reference vs Value

[slides]

VideosScope

[videos] [slides]

LectureScope

[slides]

Week 15

Dec 4

LectureVersion Control

[slides]