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January

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
18	19	20 First day of classes Lec 1: Course Overview and Big Ideas Exercises 1 out (Intro to Python) hw0 out project01 out (Intro to Python)	21 Lab 1: Workflow, Thonny and Python	22 Lab 1: Workflow, Thonny and Python Quiz 0 (course policies) quiz due 11pm in Gradescope hw0 due by 11pm	23 Lec 2: Introduction to Python	24
25	26 Exercises 1 due 11pm (Intro to Python) Exercises 2 out (Functions)	27 Lec 3: Functions I project01 due 11pm (Intro to Python) project02 out (Functions)	28 Lab 2: Functions 1 Quiz 1 (Python basics) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	29 Lab 2: Functions 1 Quiz 1 (Python basics) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	30 Last day to add a class (4pm) Lec 4: Functions II project01 revision window closes 11pm	31

February

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2 Exercises 2 due 11pm (Functions) Exercises 3 out (More Functions, Booleans)	3 Lec 5: Functions III project02 due 11pm (Functions) project03 out (More Functions)	4 Lab 3: Functions 2 Quiz 2 (Functions) Quiz 1 retake (Python basics) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	5 Lab 3: Functions 2 Quiz 2 (Functions) Quiz 1 retake (Python basics) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	6 Lec 6: Intro to Booleans project02 revision window closes 11pm	7
8	9 Exercises 3 due 11pm (More Functions, Booleans) Exercises 4 out (Conditionals, While Loops)	10 Lec 7: Conditionals project03 due 11pm (More Functions) project04 out (Booleans, Conditionals)	11 Lab 4: Conditionals Quiz 3 (Functions, Booleans) Quiz 2 retake (Functions) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	12 Lab 4: Conditionals Quiz 3 (Functions, Booleans) Quiz 2 retake (Functions) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	13 Last day to drop a class (4pm) Lec 8: While Loops project03 revision window closes 11pm	14
15	16 Presidents' Day (no classes) Exercises 5 out (Sequences, For Loops)	17 MONDAY Exercises 4 due 11pm (Conditionals, While Loops) project04 due 11pm (Booleans, Conditionals) project05 out (Strings, Loops)	18 Lab 5: Loops Quiz 4 (Conditionals) Quiz 3 retake (Functions, Booleans) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	19 Lab 5: Loops Quiz 4 (Conditionals) Quiz 3 retake (Functions, Booleans) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	20 Lec 9: Sequences & Loops project04 revision window closes 11pm AI Paper Assignment released	21
22	23 Exercises 5 due 11pm (Sequences, For Loops) Exercises 6 out (For Loops)	24 Lec 10: Sequences & Loops project05 due 11pm (Strings, Loops) project06 out (Loops)	25 Lab 6: For loops + early returns Quiz 5 (While Loops, Strings) Quiz 4 retake (Conditionals) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	26 Lab 6: For loops + early returns Quiz 5 (While Loops, Strings) Quiz 4 retake (Conditionals) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	27 Lec 11: Lists & Memory Diagrams project05 revision window closes 11pm	28

March

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2 Exercises 6 due 11pm (For Loops) Exercises 7 out (Mutable Lists and Memory Diagrams)	3 Lec 12: List Processing Patterns project06 due 11pm (Loops) project07 out (Lists, Loops)	4 Lab 7: Lists & Memory Diagrams Quiz 6 (For Loops, Sequences) Quiz 5 retake (While Loops, Strings) 7-9pm Quiz Session H305 (DIFFERENT ROOM)	5 Lab 7: Lists & Memory Diagrams Quiz 6 (For Loops, Sequences) Quiz 5 retake (While Loops, Strings) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	6 Lec 13: Nested Loops project06 revision window closes 11pm	7
8	9 Exercises 7 due 11pm (Mutable Lists and Memory Diagrams)	10 Lec 14: List Comprehensions (LC), Sorting project07 due 11pm (Lists, Loops)	11 Lab 8: Nested Loops Quiz 6 retake (For Loops, Sequences) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	12 Lab 8: Nested Loops Quiz 6 retake (For Loops, Sequences) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	13 MIDTERM I project07 revision window closes 11pm	14
15	16 Spring Break (no classes)	17 Spring Break (no classes)	18 Spring Break (no classes)	19 Spring Break (no classes)	20 Spring Break (no classes)	21
22	23 Exercises 8 out (Files, Tracing, Sorting, and List Comprehensions)	24 Lec 15: Files & File Operations project08 out (Files, List comprehensions)	25 Lab 9: Tracing & Files Quiz 7 (Mutability, Memory Diagrams, Nested loops) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	26 Lab 9: Tracing & Files Quiz 7 (Mutability, Memory Diagrams, Nested loops) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	27 Lec 16: Intro to Dictionaries	28
29	30 Exercises 8 due 11pm (Files, Tracing, Sorting, and List Comprehensions) Exercises 9 out (Dictionaries)	31 Lec 17: Dictionary Accumulation Patterns, JSON project08 due 11pm (Files, List comprehensions) project09 out (Dictionaries)

April

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 Lab 10: Dictionaries Quiz 8 (Files, List Comprehension) Quiz 7 retake (Mutability, Memory Diagrams, Nested loops) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	2 Lab 10: Dictionaries Quiz 8 (Files, List Comprehension) Quiz 7 retake (Mutability, Memory Diagrams, Nested loops) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	3 Lec 18: Intro to Recursion project08 revision window closes 11pm	4
5	6 Exercises 9 due 11pm (Dictionaries) Exercises 10 out (Recursion)	7 Fall Registration (Day 1) Lec 19: Fruitful Recursion project09 due 11pm (Dictionaries) project10 out (Recursion)	8 Lab 11: Recursion Quiz 9 (Dictionaries) Quiz 8 retake (Files, List Comprehension) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	9 Lab 11: Recursion Quiz 9 (Dictionaries) Quiz 8 retake (Files, List Comprehension) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	10 Lec 20: AI paper presentations project09 revision window closes 11pm AI Paper Assignment due by class	11
12	13 Fall Registration (Day 2) Exercises 10 due 11pm (Recursion)	14 Fall Registration (Day 3) Lec 21: Review project10 due 11pm (Recursion)	15 Ruhlman Conference (no classes) Quiz 9 retake (Dictionaries) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	16 Lab 12: Midterm Review Quiz 9 retake (Dictionaries) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	17 MIDTERM II project10 revision window closes 11pm	18
19	20 Patriots' Day (no classes) Exercises 11 out (Real-world data, Directories)	21 Lec 22: CSV Format, Real-World Data Analysis project11 out (CSV, JSON, Real-world data analysis)	22 Lab 13: Working with Data Quiz 10 (Recursion) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	23 Lab 13: Working with Data Quiz 10 (Recursion) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	24 Lec 23: Directories	25
26	27 Exercises 11 due 11pm (Real-world data, Directories)	28 Lec 24: Wrap up project11 due 11pm (CSV, JSON, Real-world data analysis)	29 Quiz 10 retake (Recursion) 7-9pm Quiz Session H105	30 MONDAY Deadline to withdraw (4pm) Last Day of Classes Quiz 10 retake (Recursion) project11 revision window closes 11pm 7-9pm Quiz Session H105

May

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Reading Period	2
3	4 Reading Period	5 Final Exams CS111 Fixed Final Exam 6-8:30pm Gadiraju PNE 127 Turbak PNE 130	6 Final Exams	7 Final Exams	8 Final Exams	9

Lectures

Lec 1: Course Overview and Big Ideas
Lec 2: Introduction to Python
Lec 3: Functions I
Lec 4: Functions II
Lec 5: Functions III
Lec 6: Intro to Booleans
Lec 7: Conditionals
Lec 8: While Loops
Lec 9: Sequences & Loops
Lec 10: Sequences & Loops
Lec 11: Lists & Memory Diagrams
Lec 12: List Processing Patterns
Lec 13: Nested Loops
Lec 14: List Comprehensions (LC), Sorting
Lec 15: Files & File Operations
Lec 16: Intro to Dictionaries
Lec 17: Dictionary Accumulation Patterns, JSON
Lec 18: Intro to Recursion
Lec 19: Fruitful Recursion
Lec 20: AI paper presentations
Lec 21: Review
Lec 22: CSV Format, Real-World Data Analysis
Lec 23: Directories
Lec 24: Wrap up

Labs

Lab 1: Workflow, Thonny and Python
Lab 2: Functions 1
Lab 3: Functions 2
Lab 4: Conditionals
Lab 5: Loops
Lab 6: For loops + early returns
Lab 7: Lists & Memory Diagrams
Lab 8: Nested Loops
Lab 9: Tracing & Files
Lab 10: Dictionaries
Lab 11: Recursion
Lab 12: Midterm Review
Lab 13: Working with Data

Exercises

Exercises 1 out (Intro to Python)
Exercises 2 out (Functions)
Exercises 3 out (More Functions, Booleans)
Exercises 4 out (Conditionals, While Loops)
Exercises 5 out (Sequences, For Loops)
Exercises 6 out (For Loops)
Exercises 7 out (Mutable Lists and Memory Diagrams)
Exercises 8 out (Files, Tracing, Sorting, and List Comprehensions)
Exercises 9 out (Dictionaries)
Exercises 10 out (Recursion)
Exercises 11 out (Real-world data, Directories)

Projects

hw0 out
project01 out (Intro to Python)
project02 out (Functions)
project03 out (More Functions)
project04 out (Booleans, Conditionals)
project05 out (Strings, Loops)
project06 out (Loops)
project07 out (Lists, Loops)
project08 out (Files, List comprehensions)
project09 out (Dictionaries)
project10 out (Recursion)
AI Paper Assignment released
project11 out (CSV, JSON, Real-world data analysis)