teaching
CMSC 143
Object-Oriented Programming with Robots (F2014)
overview | logistics | schedule | announcements | assignments | labs | resources
Lecture: Tue & Thu 8:30am-9:50am (Olin LC 115)
Lab: Fri 10:30am-12:30pm xor 1:30pm-3:30pm (RKC 107)
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 3:00pm-4:30pm and by appointment
Textbooks
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IPRE Robot: Scribbler + Fluke (and bluetooth adapter if necessary)
Loaners will be available, but you are encouraged to purchase your own personal robot! - Learning
Computing with Robots. Deepak Kumar. 2011.
Available for free online, or for a small fee at lulu. And as an iCalico Notebook. - Think
Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist. Allen
B. Downey. 2009.
Available for free online, or for a small fee at amazon or the bookstore.
DO NOT use campus lab printers to print copies of the textbooks.
- Labs (30%): Small weekly programming assignments
- Midterm (20%): Closed book exam
- Final (20%): Closed book, cumulative exam
- Assignments (15%): Larger programming assignments
- Quizzes (10%): Short quizzes given approximately every week
- Participation (5%): Positive impact on the class
- Attend class.
- Be on time.
- Participate.
- Come to class prepared. Make sure to have read the required reading BEFORE class.
- Complete all assignments and start early.
- Cooperate, but don't copy.
- Credit work, including all sources you used from the web, other books, etc.
- Sharing ideas is encouraged, but blatantly copying work without attribution will be treated as scholastic dishonesty and receive no credit.
- Keep your assignment and lab work private, a USB flash drive is recommended.