First Half of Class Schedule for MCS 177: Computer Science I

Date	Reading	Topic	Due
2/11	1.1-1.2	Introduction; simple expressions
2/12		Project 0: An Ungraded Introduction
2/13	1.2-1.3	Compound procedures; conditionals
2/14		Project 1: Quilting
2/15	2.1	Recursion	Homework #1
2/18	2.2	Induction
2/19		Project 1 (continued)
2/20	2.3-2.4	Further examples & custom-sized quilts
2/21		Project 1 (continued)
2/22	3.1	Iteration	Homework #2
2/25	3.2	Using invariants
2/26		Project 1 (concludes)
2/27	3.3	Perfect numbers, internal definitions, & let	Project #1
2/28		No lab
3/1	3.4	Iterative improvement
3/4		Review/catchup	Homework #3
3/5		Project 1.5: (ungraded) Test #1, 7:00-8:30 pm in Olin 103
3/6		No class
3/7		Project 2: Orders of Growth
3/8	4.1	Orders of growth
3/11	4.1	More on orders of growth
3/12		Project 2 (continued)
3/13	4.2	Tree recursion and digital signatures
3/14		Project 2 (continued)
3/15	4.2	More on tree recursion and digital signatures
3/18	5.1	Procedural parameters
3/19		Project 2 (concludes)
3/20	5.2	Uncomputability	Homework #4 and Project #2
3/21		Project 3: Fractal Curves
3/22	5.3	Procedures that return procedures
3/25	5.4	An application of higher-order programming
3/26		Project 3 (continued)
3/27	6.1-6.2	Data abstraction and the game of Nim	Homework #5
3/28		Project 3 (concludes)
3/29		Spring Break/Easter Recess (no class)