CS 368-4 (2011 Fall) — Introduction to Scripting for CHTC

Offered by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Computer Sciences.

Basics

Office Hours

Mondays, 3–4 p.m. and Thursdays, 3–4 p.m. in CS 4265 (my office).

You can also make an appointment (by email is probably best) to talk to me. I work full time here in the CS building, so will often be available. However, dropping by my office without an appointment is not guaranteed to work.

Course Books & Other Resources

There are no books to buy for this course. There is a Python book that I suggest using, and it is available for free online through the UW library system. Also, there are plenty of good resources available online. Here are a few (including the book) to get started:

• Learning Python, 3rd Ed., by Mark Lutz
• Official Python website, including documentation (versions: 2.4.3, 2.6.6, 2.7.1)
• Python Quick Reference (versions: 2.4, 2.6)

Also, I wrote a few pointers for students who are new to programming.

Also, check out the other CS 368 sections for the 2011 Fall semester:

• CS 368-1 — C++ for Java programmers
• CS 368-2 — Introduction to Python
• CS 368-3 — MATLAB

Syllabus

Slides, code samples, and homework assignments are posted on the day of the corresponding class. All reading assignments are from Learning Python (3rd Ed.), unless otherwise as indicated by a hyperlink.

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