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<p>Created page with &quot; = [[.. | Syllabus]]: Tuesday, September 29 = == Group Meeting == * Introduction to the Technical Course * Overview of the trimester * Command-line introduction (Labs)...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> <br /> <br /> = [[.. | Syllabus]]: Tuesday, September 29 =<br /> <br /> == Group Meeting ==<br /> * Introduction to the Technical Course<br /> * Overview of the trimester<br /> * Command-line introduction (Labs)<br /> <br /> === Introduction to the Technical Course ===<br /> <br /> ==== Why Programming? ====<br /> * [http://snelting.domainepublic.net/files/future_tools.pdf Femke Snelting: Future Tools]<br /> * [http://www.spc.org/fuller/texts/softness-interrogability-general-intellect-art-methodologies-in-software/ Matthew Fuller: Softness: Interrogability ...]<br /> <br /> ==== Why Python? ====<br /> * [http://www.levenez.com/lang/ Computer Languages History]<br /> * [[Image:Syllabus_20090929_http: vis.cs.ucdavis.edu ~ogawa codeswarm python-300px.png|thumb]]<br /> [http://www.vimeo.com/1093745 Python Commit visualisation]<br /> <br /> ==== Structure of the course ====<br /> * Group Meetings<br /> * Labs<br /> * Exercises &amp; assignments<br /> * Wiki (you are looking at it ;)<br /> * ThinkPython -- the textbook<br /> <br /> ==== Course requirements ====<br /> <br /> === Overview of the Trimester ===<br /> * Components of Computation:<br /> * Text commands<br /> * Doing things in steps / pipeline<br /> * Repetition (Loops)<br /> * Reptition with Change (Variables &amp; Loops)<br /> * Conditions &amp; Interaction<br /> * State Machines<br /> <br /> == Lab ==<br /> * [[CLIAdventure | A metaphoric introduction to the command-line via the classic game &quot;Adventure&quot;]]<br /> * [[CLIIntroImageMagick | Working with images from the command-line using ImageMagick]]<br /> <br /> == Other resources ==<br /> * [http://en.flossmanuals.net/terminal FlossManuals/OLPC Terminal introduction]</div>

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