Week 2 (May 22 – May 28)

Monday, May 22 (3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M., Zoom) Optional Session
Lab Session	On Monday afternoons from 3:00 PM till 4:00 PM, we will be holding an optional Lab Session using Zoom. Please drop by to ask a question, to discuss solutions to previous assignments, to get help with the current assignment, to discuss the final project, or just to say hello. Please use a headset while participating.

Thursday, May 25, @ 6:00 P.M. Weekly Assignments Deadline
Computing Setup	Send a Greetings post to the Service Desk for this course Description: You can earn 10 participation points by sending a Greetings post to the Service Desk for this course within the first 2 weeks of the semester. Regardless of the points earned, getting started using the Service Desk is a best practice. Tutorial Video: How to Use the Service Desk for This Course [Full-Screen No-Ad Version] Slides for How to Use the Service Desk for This Course Choose Your Computer Description: We recommend that you use a computer that runs Windows (either Windows 10 or Windows 11) or a recent release of macOS. While the software that we will be using for this course does run on Linux, there will be substantially less technical support available for Linux. If you are considering using a Linux computer, please consult with us beforehand. Install Anaconda Description: Anaconda is an open data science platform that provides access to a coordinated set of Python tools. We will be using Anaconda to provide our basic Python tools. This will relieve some of the pressure of downloading many Python tools individually. It will also give us some experience in working with Anaconda, which is a valuable skill in its own right. PLEASE NOTE: The tutorial videos below were recorded for a previous semester. The versions of software that you need to install have probably changed since those recordings were made. So, be sure to read the Instructions document below to determine exactly which versions of software you should install for this current semester. Instructions: Which Version Should I Install For This Semester? Anaconda Download Tutorial: Install Anaconda on Windows [Full-Screen No-Ad Version] Tutorial: Install Anaconda on macOS [Full-Screen No-Ad Version] Tutorial: Recovering From Problems With Anaconda Navigator (Windows and macOS) [Full-Screen No-Ad Version] Install PyCharm Professional Description: PyCharm Professional is a leading Python Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Kevin and Jenna will be using PyCharm Profession in their tutorial videos and we will expect you to use PyCharm Professional when completing your assignments. JetBrains, the makers of PyCharm Professional, offer free licenses to this and a number of other products to university students and faculty. You will need to secure one of these free licenses from JetBrains using the link below. Following that, you will need to install PyCharm Professional by following one of the tutorial videos below that will help you through the download and install. PLEASE NOTE: The tutorial videos below were recorded for a previous semester. The versions of software that you need to install have probably changed since those recordings were made. So, be sure to read the Instructions document below to determine exactly which versions of software you should install for this current semester. Instructions: Which Version Should I Install For This Semester? JetBrains free individual licenses for students and faculty members Tutorial: Install PyCharm Professional on Windows [Full-Screen No-Ad Version] Tutorial: Install PyCharm Professional on macOS [Full-Screen No-Ad Version]

Thursday, May 25, @ 6:00 P.M.
Weekly Assignments Deadline

Computing Setup

Send a Greetings post to the Service Desk for this course
Description: You can earn 10 participation points by sending a Greetings post to the Service Desk for this course within the first 2 weeks of the semester. Regardless of the points earned, getting started using the Service Desk is a best practice.
- Tutorial Video: How to Use the Service Desk for This Course
  [Full-Screen No-Ad Version]
- Slides for How to Use the Service Desk for This Course
Choose Your Computer
Description: We recommend that you use a computer that runs Windows (either Windows 10 or Windows 11) or a recent release of macOS. While the software that we will be using for this course does run on Linux, there will be substantially less technical support available for Linux. If you are considering using a Linux computer, please consult with us beforehand.
Install Anaconda
Description: Anaconda is an open data science platform that provides access to a coordinated set of Python tools. We will be using Anaconda to provide our basic Python tools. This will relieve some of the pressure of downloading many Python tools individually. It will also give us some experience in working with Anaconda, which is a valuable skill in its own right. PLEASE NOTE: The tutorial videos below were recorded for a previous semester. The versions of software that you need to install have probably changed since those recordings were made. So, be sure to read the Instructions document below to determine exactly which versions of software you should install for this current semester.
Install PyCharm Professional
Description: PyCharm Professional is a leading Python Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Kevin and Jenna will be using PyCharm Profession in their tutorial videos and we will expect you to use PyCharm Professional when completing your assignments. JetBrains, the makers of PyCharm Professional, offer free licenses to this and a number of other products to university students and faculty. You will need to secure one of these free licenses from JetBrains using the link below. Following that, you will need to install PyCharm Professional by following one of the tutorial videos below that will help you through the download and install. PLEASE NOTE: The tutorial videos below were recorded for a previous semester. The versions of software that you need to install have probably changed since those recordings were made. So, be sure to read the Instructions document below to determine exactly which versions of software you should install for this current semester.

Thursday, May 25 (6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M., Zoom) Class Session 2
Topics	Computers and Programs (Zelle 3e - Chapter 1) Writing Simple Programs (Zelle 3e - Chapter 2) Computing with Numbers (Zelle 3e - Chapter 3)
Required Readings	Zelle 3e - Chapter 1 (Computers and Programs) Zelle 3e - Chapter 2 (Writing Simple Programs) Zelle 3e - Chapter 3 (Computing with Numbers) Severance Chapter 5, Sections 5.6 through 5.7 ("Definite Loops Using for" through "Loop Patterns") Jablonski, J. (n.d.). Python 3's f-Strings: An improved string formatting syntax (guide) in Real Python. Best, P. (2021). Formatting numbers for printing in Python in The Teclado Blog
Optional Readings	Severance Chapter 1 (Why Should You Learn to Write Programs?). Note that I have marked readings in the Severance text as optional. Zelle and Severance provide complementary approaches to learning Python. So, especially for new programmers, I believe that it is worth the extra effort to do these optional readings in the Severance book. Severance Chapter 2, Sections 2.1 through 2.6 ("Values and Types" through "Expressions") Severance Chapter 5, Sections 5.6 through 5.7 ("Definite Loops Using for" through "Loop Patterns")
Required Recordings	Lecture Video: Zelle 3e - Chapter 1 [Full-Screen No-Ad Version] Lecture Video: Zelle 3e - Chapter 2 [Full-Screen No-Ad Version] Lecture Video: Zelle 3e - Chapter 3 [Full-Screen No-Ad Version] Lecture Video: Beyond the Textbook (Zelle 3e - Chapter 3) [Full-Screen No-Ad Version]
Other Resources	Zelle 3e - Chapter 1 Slides Code examples from Zelle 3e Chapters (Includes Kevin's refactored versions.) Slides for Zelle 3e - Chapter 2 Slides for Zelle 3e - Chapter 3 Schoenborn, B. J., & Simkins, B. (2010). Technical math for dummies. Wiley Pub. Particularly useful for review are Chapter 4 (addition and subtraction) and Chapter 5 (multiplication and division). An electronic copy of this book is available free to Illinois students at https://oreilly.com. Demonstration Project to Supplement Zelle 3e - Chapter 3

Sunday, May 28 (9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M., Zoom) Optional Session
Lab Session	This Online Lab has been re-scheduled here to make up for the online lab that will not be occuring on Monday, May 29, due to the Memorial Day holiday. We will be holding an optional Lab Session using Zoom. Please drop by to ask a question, to discuss solutions to previous assignments, to get help with the current assignment, to discuss the final project, or just to say hello. Please use a headset while participating.

Sunday, May 28 (9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M., Zoom)
Optional Session

Lab Session

This Online Lab has been re-scheduled here to make up for the online lab that will not be occuring on Monday, May 29, due to the Memorial Day holiday. We will be holding an optional Lab Session using Zoom. Please drop by to ask a question, to discuss solutions to previous assignments, to get help with the current assignment, to discuss the final project, or just to say hello. Please use a headset while participating.

Weekly Course Schedule – Summer 2023

IS430 - OAG/OAU - Foundations of Information Processing

Meets Thursday Evenings Online

Week 2 (May 22 – May 28)