Introduction to Programming with Python

121 : MWF 11:50 -12:45 in TOH 210
125 : MWF 12:55 - 1:50 in TOH 210

Mission: This is a welcoming, inclusive, encouraging, and failure-tolerant class.

Instructor: Kim Mandery E-mail: mander1@stolaf.edu

Office: RMS 309 Office Hours: W 3-4, Th 12:30-2:30, F 3-4

Teaching Assistants: Drop-in TA help sessions hours and location will be posted on Moodle. The TAs are here to help guide you through the problem solving process, but are not responsible for giving exact answers to homework.

Textbook: The textbook for this course is an online interactive textbook, available for free through Runestone Academy

Course Description: This course introduces the perspectives and methods of computer science. Students learn to develop algorithms, which are step-by-step procedures for accomplishing a task. Students translate these algorithms into a programming language, utilizing common programming structures. The structures covered include variables, functions, loops, control flow, basic data structures, classes, and a brief introduction to object-oriented programming.

Course Objectives: - To understand key concepts and abstractions involved in programming. - To be able to write simple computer programs. - To better understand how computers work. - To develop knowledge and skills that will allow the student to use computers to solve novel problems throughout life.