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CS 151: Computational Thinking
(Spring 2014)

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Beatrice
Caitlin
Stephen
Dan
Lanya
Victoria
Matt
Hieu
Jacob
Scott
Hieu


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Syllabus

Lab Description: This is the lab section for CS 151. Here you will have dedicated time to work on class projects. Class section link

Helpful Humans

  • Course Instructor: Dale Skrien
  • Lab Instructor: Kyle Burke
  • Lab A Assistant: Beatrice Liang
  • Lab B & D Assistant: Caitlin Peavey
  • Lab C Assistant: Stephen Morse
  • Teaching Assistant (Sunday 4-7pm): Dan Vogel
  • Teaching Assistant (Sunday 7-10pm): Lanya Butler
  • Teaching Assistant (Sunday 7-10pm): Victoria Tisdale
  • Teaching Assistant (Monday 7-10pm): Matt Burton
  • Teaching Assistant (Monday 7-10pm): Hieu Phan
  • Teaching Assistant (Monday 7-10pm): Jacob Adamson
  • Teaching Assistant (Tuesday 7-10pm): Scott Franchi
  • Teaching Assistant (Tuesday 7-10pm): Hieu Phan
  • IT Help: Student Computer Services (x4224)

Contacting Kyle

I love answering your questions! The basic rule of thumb for contacting me is: in-person > Slack > email. (People in person generally have priority over Slack messages, which generally have priority over emails.) The absolute best way to get in touch with me is to physically come to my office (check my schedule to see when I'm likely around). If I'm not in at the moment you arrive, I have a wheel to let you know where I'm at. If you need to schedule a time outside of my office hours, that's fine. If you just drop by to see if I'm there, that's great too! Please feel free to swing by and ask me questions even if I'm not expecting you. Getting in-person help is often the best way to clear something up!

If you can't reach me in person, the next best thing to do is to use Slack. You can find me on the department server and reach out in the course channel (tagging me is fine) or as a direct message to me. If you have something more serious that you want a better "paper" trail for, then I recommend emailing me (kburke@flsouthern.edu). I try to respond to all my email at least once per work day, but sometimes I don't keep up. If you don't hear from me via email after 24 hours during a work week, feel free to reply to the email with just the word "Bump" to get it back up to the top of my inbox. If you send me a message any other way, please do not wait for me to respond, as I probably won't see it. (E.g. via Canvas.)

When communicating with me, it is perfectly okay to call me "Kyle". (This is not true for everyone; please make sure you are respectful to other faculty members.)


Schedule
WeekWednesday
0
Week of
Feb. 2
Lab 1: Computational Thinking
1
Week of
Feb. 9
Lab 2: Shapes
2
Week of
Feb. 16
Lab 3: Scenes within Scenes
3
Week of
Feb. 23
Lab 4: Images
4
Week of
March 2
Lab 5: Lists
5
Week of
March 9
Lab 6: Object Collections
6
Week of
March 16
Lab 7: String, Grammars, and Trees
7
Week of
March 23
Spring Break
8
Week of
March 30
Lab 7: String, Grammars, and Trees
9
Week of
April 6
Lab 8: Classes
10
Week of
April 13
Lab 9: Inheritance
11
Week of
April 20
Lab 10: Not Quite Straight Lines
12
Week of
April 27
Lab 11: 3-D Turtle
13
Week of
May 4
Lab 11: 3-D Turtle
14
Week of
May 11
Finals Week