cs1120: Introduction to Computing

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Classes Class 1: How Many Computers? Class 2: Language Class 3: Minsky, Version Control, White Belt Test Class 4: Computers, Variables, Python Programming Class 5: Meaning of Everything! Class 6: Grammars and Rules of Evaluation Class 7: Parsing, Semantics, and Binary Class 8: Procedures Practice, Project 1 Class 9: Complex Data Class 10: Programming with Lists, Finding Gravitational Waves Class 11: Programming with Procedures Class 12: Computing Machines Class 13: Loopy Recursive Functions Class 14: Flattening Practice Class 15: Generalizing Class 16: Cost Class 17: Addition, Problems, Key Distribution Class 18: Merkle's Puzzles, Asymptotic Notation Class 19: Asymptotic Notation Class 20: Cost of Computing Class 21: Blue Belt Test Class 22: Becoming Blue Belts Class 23: Golden Ages Class 24: Objects, Classes, and Go! Class 25: Sorting and Searching Class 26: Complexity and Subclassing Class 27: Trees and Logs Class 28: Growing Trees Class 29: The Forrest and the Trees Class 30: Modeling Computers Class 31: Turing Machines Class 32: Interpreters Class 33: Exploring the Interpreter Class 34: Finishing the Interpreter Class 35: On Computable Numbers Class 36: What Cannot Be Computed Class 37: Art and Computing (Jack Doerner) Class 38: Big Questions about Hard Problems Tests White Belt Yellow Belt Green Belt Blue Belt

Projects Project 1: Making Mosaics Project 2: Genomes Galore! Project 3: Limning L-Systems Project 4: Constructing Colossi Project 5: Tic-Tac-Go! Project 6: Charming Snakes Resources Syllabus Pledge Ask Me Anything Course Book (including solutions to exercises) 1. Computing (Solutions) 2. Language (Solutions) 3. Programming (Solutions) 4. Problems and Procedures (Solutions) 5. Data (Solutions) 6. Machines 7. Cost 8. Sorting and Searching 9. Mutation 10. Objects 11. Interpreters 12. Computability Notes for Udacity cs101 course (PDFs) Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 Lesson 4 | Lesson 5 | Lesson 6 Python Reference Udacity cs101 Discussion Forum (hard to search, but has discussion on most topics and problems in cs101 course)

Previous Offerings at UVA Fall 2012 (taught by Westley Weimer) Fall 2011 [Course Evaluation] Earlier versions including the first offering: cs200 (Spring 2002).

Open On-Line Course Udacity cs101: Introduction to Computer Science (Building a Search Engine) Open on-line course in-part loosely derived from cs1120 (first Udacity course, launched in 2012). [Story of Course] [Prospect Magazine] [Chronicle]