Friday, December 6, 2019

Week of December 9th - 13th, 2019

Monday:
"Getting Started with AI Paper" homework is due at the beginning of class today.
Read 'Cartoon Guide to the Computer' handout through page 64.


Review basic Python test in randomly generated groups


Introduce computer hardware basics - input, output, storage, processing worksheet in class
Begin discussing history of computers - Jacquard, Babbage, Lovelace, Hollerith, WW II computers, computers in the 50s
Videos:

Tuesday:
For the beginning of class today, have finished all the codingbat problems in Warmup-1, and 5 problems from each of Logic-1, List-1, and String-1. Make sure you are logged in to your account when you're working on them, or I won't see your work.

Review subroutine worksheet in randomly generated groups
Continue with computer history discussion

Wednesday:
Subroutine parameter and return value quiz (50 min)
Continue with computer hardware discussion

Thursday 
(flip day, 2-1-4-3):
Hardware vocabulary due
Finish reading "Cartoon Guide to the Computer" handout

Computer dissection

Introduce Soldering: 
How To Solder video, in-class worksheet
Discuss basic electronics - circuits, resistors, capacitors, LEDs, transistors

Friday:
Homework for today: Read "Soldering is Easy" twice
Soldering lab

Give out "How Operating Systems Work" reading, Operating Systems vocabulary for Tuesday