Classes

Lecture slides will be available in PDF form for printing (6 slides per page).

Wed Aug 25	Class 1. Introduction & Formal Systems
Thu Aug 26	Due at Noon: Complete the course registration survey.
Mon Aug 30	Due Before Class: Read Course Book Chapters 1, 2 and 3 (Computing, Languages, and Programming) Class 2. Formal Languages, Scheme, Rules of Evaluation Due: Read the Lab Guide and the text of Problem Set 1.
Wed Sep 01	Signed Honor Pledge due at beginning of class. Class 3. The Value of Everything & Procedure Practice
Mon Sep 06	Due Before Class: Read Course Book Chapters 4 & 5 (Procedures and Data) Problem Set 1 (Photomosaics) due. Class 4. Procedure Practice & Programming with Data
Wed Sep 08	Class 5. List Recursion Practice & Examples Last semester many students were late with PS2. If you did not start it yesterday, start it today.
Mon Sep 13	Problem Set 2 (Poker) due. Start Problem Set 3 (Fractals) now — it's long. Class 6. List Recursion Examples & Recursive Procedures
Wed Sep 15	Class 7. L-System Fractals & Procedure Practice
Mon Sep 20	Due Before Class: Read Course Book Chapter 6 (Machines) Class 8. Costs & Sneezewort & Growth
Wed Sep 22	Due Before Class: Read Course Book Chapter 7 (Cost) Problem Set 3 (Fractals) due. Class 9. The Cost of Sorts & Asymptotic Growth
Mon Sep 27	Class 10. Sort Procedures & Quicker Sorting
Wed Sep 29	Problem Set 4 (Cryptography) due. Due Before Class: Read Course Book Chapter 8 (Sorting) Exam 1 out. Class 11. Quickest Sorting & Double Deltas
Mon Oct 04	Due Before Class: Read A special report on the human genome: Biology 2.0 Class 12. Banburismus, Tree Sorting & Story So Far
Wed Oct 06	Due Before Class: Read Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Science's Endless Golden Age Optional: Watch Neil DeGrasse Tyson explain the history of the universe on The Daily Show Due Before Class: Read Course Book Chapter 9 (Mutation) Exam 1 due (at start of class). (Don't forget PS5!) Class 13. Programming With State & Golden Ages
Sat Oct 09	Fall Reading Days begin: no office hours.
Mon Oct 11	No class: Reading Day.
Tue Oct 12	Fall Reading Days end: no office hours until tomorrow.
Wed Oct 13	Class 14. Sex, Religion & Politics
Mon Oct 18	Problem Set 5 (Economics) due. Due Before Class: Read Course Book Chapter 10 (Objects) Class 15. Python and Object-Oriented Programming
Wed Oct 20	Class 16. Inheritance & Godel
Mon Oct 25	Due Before Class: Read Course Book Chapter 11 (Interpreters) Class 17. Godel's Proof
Wed Oct 27	Due Before Class: Read Course Book Chapter 12 (Computability) Due Before Class: Read Steve Lohr's New York Times obituary of John W. Backus Problem Set 6 (Narrative) due. Class 18. Uncomputability, Viruses, OOP
Mon Nov 01	Due Before Class: Re-Read Course Book Chapter 11 (Interpreters) Class 19. Viruses & OOP & Python
Wed Nov 03	Guest lecture by Claire Le Goues. Class 20. Implementing Interpreters & Charme
Mon Nov 08	Due Before Class: Re-Read Course Book Chapter 11.4 (Laziness) Class 21. Lazy Evaluation & Types
Wed Nov 10	Problem Set 7 (Interpreter) due. Class 22. Static Type Checking & StaticCharme & The Internet
Mon Nov 15	Class 23. Networking & Security Problem Set 9 (Final Project) Team Requests due.
Wed Nov 17	Problem Set 9 (Final Project) Description due (Midnight). Problem Set 8 (Communities) due. Class 24. Semi-Secure Websites & Modeling Computation Problem Set 9 (Final Project) Design Review signup (hang around after class).
Mon Nov 22	Exam 2 out. Class 25. Universal Machines & Lambda Calculus
Wed Nov 24	No class: Thanksgiving Recess.
Mon Nov 29	Exam 2 due. Class 26. Lambda Calculus
Wed Dec 01	Guests: Krasimira, Ethan, Briana, Michelle, Michael, and/or Claire.
Mon Dec 06	Java Extra Credit due. Class 27. Glue & Photons & P = NP? Problem Set 9 (Final Project) Presentation requests due.
Tue Dec 07	Classes end.
Wed Dec 08	Problem Set 9 (Final Project) Presentation Materials due (Noon). Problem Set 9 (Final Project) Presentations due. (PS9 peer evaluations are due at the same time if you're doing a presentation) Presentations Start at 5pm in CHEM 005 (normal room; extra credit for attending) Reading day.
Thu Dec 09
Tue Dec 14	Problem Set 9 (Final Project) Reports due (Noon: Email PDF). (PS9 peer evaluations are due at the same time if you're doing a report) To avoid confusion, I'll make this even more explicit: All course materials for CS 1120 (including any oral exams) are due by noon!