CS0: Exploring Programming with Python

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Master of Science, Computer Science

CS0 is a light version of our CS1 course, designed to engage and excite future CS1 students. It includes 17 lessons and is designed for use in out-of-school programs, summer camps, and middle school or short high school course settings.

There are 4 units in the course, which guide students from the basics of drawing images to ultimately creating animations and making games. We firmly embrace learning-by-doing. Each set of notes contains interactive checkpoints throughout, and each lesson provides a variety of practice exercises. In addition, at the end of every unit, we offer optional challenge exercises that similarly reinforce what students have learned.

Unit Name Date Assignments
1: Drawing with Shapes
1.1 Lesson 1 Getting Started June 12, 2023 3
1.2 Lesson 2 Stars and Gradients June 12, 2023 5
1.3 Lesson 3 Rectangles and Opacity June 13, 2023 4
1.4 Lesson 4 More Shapes and Properties June 13, 2023 5
1.5 Lesson 5 Unit 1 Project June 14, 2023 2
2: Basic Animations
2.1 Lesson 6 Using the Mouse June 15, 2023 4
2.2 Lesson 7 Animating With the Mouse June 15, 2023 1
2.3 Lesson 8 Other Animations June 16, 2023 5
2.4 Lesson 9 Unit 2 Project June 16, 2023 2
3: Giving Programs Options
3.1 Lesson 10 Conditionals June 19, 2023 4
3.2 Lesson 11 Using the Keyboard June 19, 2023 4
3.3 Lesson 12 More Conditionals June 20, 2023 4
3.4 Lesson 13 Shape Methods June 20, 2023 2
3.5 Lesson 14 Unit 3 Project June 21, 2023 1
4: Animating Lots of Shapes
4.1 Lesson 15 Groups June 22, 2023 4
4.2 Lesson 16 Loops June 23, 2023 5
4.3 Lesson 17 Space Invaders June 23, 2023 1