CSC 236: Data Structures Website, Berea College

Dr. Jan Pearce

Possible quiz or peer instruction question
In Runestone change courses to bc_cppds_s26. We have a reading out of this book for Monday.
Questions on L0: ASCII-Art which is due Monday. (Reminders about escaping backslashes and quotes.)
Demo of debugging in Visual Studio
Complete Teamwork T03: Debugging Techniques.
Work on L0: ASCII-Art.

Complete L0: ASCII-Art. The final submission is due on Monday.
The next textbook reading is on object-oriented programming in C++ in the main textbook for the course. It is a bit longer than the readings in the transition book, and you may find it more conceptually challenging. Again, you will need to be logged in to Moodle to get credit for the reading. The reading is on the latter part of Chapter 1 in the Runestone book bc_cppds_s26 and is due Monday. See R04: Read 1.5, 1.6, and 1.12-1.15 plus questions. Note that the reading is only six sections of the first chapter plus questions.
At your convenience, do A01: Interview with a CSC 236 TA, which is due Wednesday, January 28 at 8 am. The TAs are eager to meet you.

Possible quiz or peer instruction question
Discuss Teamwork T01: Visual Studio, Github, and ASCII Art
Discuss L0: ASCII-Art which is due Monday, but the first milestone is due Friday. (Be sure to read the hints in the lab on escaping backslashes and quotes!)
show primer on branches in Github
Complete Teamwork T02: Collaboration via Branches with a partner in class.

Read Chapters 6, 7, and 8 in C++ for Python Programmers for a possible reading quiz next class. Be sure you go through Moodle and do all the exercises to get credit!
Complete the first milestone for L0: ASCII-Art. The final submission is due on Monday.
Fix any challenges you have had with the first two readings by going through Moodle. See your grades in Moodle and make them perfect by doing everything!
At your convenience, do A01: Interview with a CSC 236 TA, which is due Friday, September 5 at 8 am. The TAs are eager to meet you.
If you went to the extra credit talk on Tuesday, be sure to complete EC-1: Form for Feedback on External Speakers and upload to the Quiz area in Moodle by 8 am Friday.

Debrief on homework and reading. Remember that I give participation points for doing the reading on-time in preparation for class, and the additional questions by 8 am. (If you do not currently have full credit, be sure to redo it by next time. If the future, I will not give participation credit for students are do not complete it by 8 am because I need to see where there were challenges. Late participation credit is not awarded.)
Possible short quiz on reading R01.
Debrief on installations, C++, the syllabus, and the AI policy in particular
How did the sign-up for Github Student Developer Pack go? Note that it might take more time to get this, so don’t fret since we do not need Github Copilot and you are likely better off not using it for the first lab. You will need it for Lab L7, but there is plenty of time to get it before then - just be sure to work on it soon.
Discuss the first lab, L0: ASCII-Art
Work to complete, then download, and submit Teamwork T01: Visual Studio, Github, and ASCII Art. It is due by 8 am on Wednesday, January 21.

Extra credit opportunity on Tuesday, January 20! Help us to choose a new professor! Come on-time and stay fully engaged with a potential faculty talk, give a bit of feedback to help us, and you will earn a replacement quiz with full credit. (This is a great way to replace a low quiz grade!) Pizza at 5:20. Talk begins at 5:30. Do not be late if you want the extra credit! Also, be sure to complete EC-1: Form for Feedback on External Speakers and upload to the Quiz area in Moodle by 8 am Friday.
Read Chapters 3, 4,and 5 in C++ for Python Programmers for a potential reading quiz on Wednesday. Be sure to go through the Moodle link to get full credit. Due at 8 am on Wednesday, January 21.
Read L0: ASCII-Art. This is an individual Lab. The first milestone is due Friday, January 23 at 8 am. The final completion milestone of the lab is due Monday, January 26 at 8 am.
Don’t procrastinate on A01: Interview with a CSC 236 TA, which is due Wednesday, January 28 at 8 am. You can do this at any time before then, but it is best to schedule it at your convenience rather than waiting until the last minute.

Welcome!
List all of the data structures you used in Python
What is data structures about? And what is it NOT about?
Read the first part of The Impact of AI on Computer Science Education
Discussion of course: content, texts, syllabus, flow, other ideas
Sign up for our first text: C++ for Python Programmers. Be sure to use (or make) the login from your Berea email and Berea username and then sign-up for the book bc_cpp4py_s26. (Note that the account you used in CSC 226 should be fine as long as the email address is your Berea College one.)
Data structures game

Day 1: Outside of class:

Complete A00:Getting Started and submit to Moodle by 8 am on Friday. Note that there are 6 tasks, some of which will take some time:
1. Help us get to know you better
2. Connect Data Structures to your career
3. Set-up your Required IDE (this will take some time!)
4. Read the syllabus to understand the course structure
5. Read both Chapters 1 and 2 of C++ for Python Programmers and the course syllabus in preparation for a potential reading quiz.
6. Introduce yourself to the class and the TAs on Slack
An additional assignment has been posted with a longer deadline. See A01: Interview with a CSC 236 TA, which is due Wednesday, January 28 at 8 am. You can do this at any time before then. The TAs are eager to meet you. art of becoming a professional is learning to manage your time both effectively and efficiently. Assignments with longer deadlines like this are best to do at your earliest convenience, and part of becoming a professional is to learn to manage your own calendar. Mark your calendar for your best evening to go that is well before the deadline, so you are not held up by any procrastinators who have not yet learned to manage their calendars, and who do everything at the very last minute.