Summer Computing Academy -- two weeks -- June 12-23, 2017

Keller Hall, 200 Union St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
We meet every day in Keller 4-204C (room opens at 8:30)
The program starts at 9:00 and ends at 4:30.
At the end of the day we go to Keller 4-204C (room open until 5:00)
Instructors: Libby Ferland (PhD student) and Elizabeth Jensen (PhD student)
TAs: Arman Shah, Caroline Zeng, Joan Zheng

Please fill out the *** second week survey *** It will help us plan the program for next Summer.

First Week

Monday June 12
9:00-10:00	Keller 4-204C	Introductions, go to computer lab
10:00-12:00	Lind 40	Intro to python: math, objects, turtle (for)
12:00-1:30	Keller 4-204C	lunch
1:30-4:30	Lind 40	Programming the scribbler robots
Tuesday June 13
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	Python: strings, cryptography (if/then). Do serious cryptography with Diffie Hellman encryption Bored? try some simple problems
12:00-1:30	Keller 4-204C	Lunch
1:30-4:30	Lind 40	Python: lists and dictionaries
Wednesday June 14
9:00-10:30	Lind 40	Python: Dictionaries, file I/O (while), list comprehension
11:00-1:30	Bruininks 230	Talk dy Dr. Matthew Chafee, "Decoding Neural Signals", and lunch with REU students
1:30-4:30	Lind 40	CodinGame & Thimble
Thursday June 15
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	Laser cutting project
12:00-1:30	Keller 4-204C	lunch
1:30-4:30	Lind 40	3D printing project
Friday June 16
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	Python: image processing
12:00-1:30	Keller 4-204C	Lunch
1:30-4:30	Lind 40	3D printing project & Anderson Lab tour

Second Week

Monday June 19
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	Python: Data analysis, Search algorithms
12:00-1:30	Keller 4-204C	Lunch
1:30-4:30	Keller 1-262	Lab with Prof. Lana Yarosh
Tuesday June 20
9:00-12:00	Keller 1-200	Lab with Prof. Lana Yarosh
12:00-1:30	Keller 4-204C	Lunch
1:30-4:30	Keller 4-204C	e-textile project
Wednesday June 21
9:00-10:30	Lind 40	Python: file i/o, csv files
11:00-1:30	Bruininks 230	Talk by Prof. Volkan Isler and lunch with REU students
2:00-3:30	Medical Devices	Tour of Medical Devices Center
3:30-4:30	Lind 40	Work on project
Thursday June 22
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	simple URL example
12:30-1:45	Keller 4-204C	Lunch
2:00-4:30	Lind 40	Work on project
Friday June 23
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	Example of computing using stock prices fibonacci recursive function use recursion with turtle
12:15-1:30	Keller 4-204C/td>	Lunch
1:30-3:00	Lind 40	Time to finish project
3:00-4:30	Keller 2-260	Demonstration of projects and closing with parents and friends

Information and documentation on Python

For a reference manual of python 3.4, look at https://docs.python.org/3.4/index.html.
A Hands-on Python Tutorial. Simple, with many examples.
A complete online course on Python, Starts easy, goes quite advanced.
A more advanced Google Python class with more focus on data structures. For each data type (string, list, dict, files) include all the methods and simple examples.

Some sample problems you can look at for ideas for your own project.

Contact

Professor Maria Gini
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Minnesota
4-192 Keller Hall, 200 Union St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
email: gini@cs.umn.edu