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The document outlines the course details for 'Introduction to Programming' taught by Briti Deb, including class timings, grading policies, and assignment submission guidelines. The course primarily uses Python and emphasizes independent coding while allowing discussions among students. In-class activities focus on algorithmic thinking and provide practical exercises to understand programming concepts.

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Week 1 - Presentation

The document outlines the course details for 'Introduction to Programming' taught by Briti Deb, including class timings, grading policies, and assignment submission guidelines. The course primarily uses Python and emphasizes independent coding while allowing discussions among students. In-class activities focus on algorithmic thinking and provide practical exercises to understand programming concepts.

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Introduction to Programming

General Information (1)


• Course Title: Introduction to Programming

• Instructor: Briti Deb (email: briti.deb AT apu.edu.in)


• Office hours: Mon, 12:00 – 01:00 pm (if ok)

• Class Timings (Section 2):


• Mon, 08:30 am - 09:30 am (optional tutorial)
• Mon, 09:40 am - 10:40 am
• Mon, 10:50 am - 11:50 am
• Wed, 09:40 am - 10:40 am
• Wed, 10:50 am - 11:50 am

• Time and venue:


• Class timetable: https://sites.google.com/apu.edu.in/sas/august-2021-semester
• Online webinar (suboptimal experience): https://onlinecourses.apu.edu.in/home
• (login with APU email id)
General Information (2)
Announcements: Check APU email

Leave and other policy guidelines: https://sites.google.com/apu.edu.in/sas/august-2021-semester

Assignment/Exam Instructions:
• The default programming language for the course is Python unless otherwise explicitly allowed
• Code should be submitted using Moodle Page https://learn.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/login/index.php
• Make sure to include comments in code for readability
• If submitting only one ipynb file name it "yourregisternumber_firstname_lastname.ipynb” nd if it is necessary to
submit multiple files, then keep all those files in a directory and ZIP the directory with name
"yourregisternumber_firstname_lastname.zip"

Honor Code:
• You are free to discuss the assignment problems with other students in the class.
• But all your code should be produced independently without looking at/referring to anyone else's code.
• Any cases of copying will be dealt with as per the APU policy guidelines along with the possibility of awarding U
(unsuccessful) grade.
General Information (3)
Grading:
• Algorithmic thinking/Scratch (21%): In-class group work (12%), 1 coding test (9%)
• Python (70%): 2 coding tests (18%), 4 take home assignments best 3 to be taken (27%), final
project (25%)
• Hardware (9%): 1 written test (9%)

Grading for in-class group work: Total tasks 10, will be graded out of total score 15
• 0 - for not completing any of the tasks
• 1 - for completing some of the tasks
• 2 - for completing all the tasks

Grading for coding tests, written tests, assignments, projects: TBA


Late policy: TBA
Algorithmic thinking
Week 1 - 3
What is programming?
• Give precise instructions to a computer
• Giving precise instructions is not easy
• Completing a task by following instructions is not easy
• Often experience/knowledge is required to follow/give instructions
Novice
Kids
Computers
• Computers are very obedient
• But Stupid
• They will literally jump into the well if you ask to
A demo
In-class Activities
In-class Activity 1

• Form ten groups


• Discuss with your group and write
instructions to make a paper plane
• Exchange your instructions with
another group and blindly follow the
instructions given to you

From https://classic.csunplugged.org/programming-
languages/#Marching_Orders
In-class Activity 2
• Form groups. Each group will be given a collection of playing cards
• Write a set of instructions to find the minimum card from the stack
of cards
• Pair up with another group and evaluate each other

From https://curriculum.code.org/csp-19/unit3/2/
In-class Activity 3

The human machine language


(counting with playing cards activity)

From https://curriculum.code.org/csp-19/unit3/2/
In-class Activity 4
• Write instructions to add two numbers. Write the instructions as if
you are giving them to a six-year-old. More precisely, you may
assume they know how to count, but nothing more. For simplicity,
assume that both numbers are less than 5
• Can you now give a set of instructions to add three numbers? You
may assume all three numbers are less than 5.
• Can you write instructions to add two numbers, if the the numbers
are not necessarily less than 5?
• Some more interesting links:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGvR1oKdnkI Addition (numbers up to 10) - Head and Fingers
Method
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UixU1oRW64Q How high can you count on your fingers?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bke95oWWZII How to Count to 31 on One Hand by Using the Binary
Counting System
Discussions

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