Summer Computing Academy Program

Keller Hall, 200 Union St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
from 9:00am to 4:30pm each day of the week

We will 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, Elizabeth Jensen, Marie Manner

First Week

Monday June 11
9:00-10:00	Keller 4-204C	Introductions, go to computer lab
10:00-12:00	Lind 40	Intro to linux and to python: math functions
12:00-1:30	Keller 4-204C	lunch
1:30-4:30	Lind 40	Turtle graphics
Tuesday June 12
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	Python: strings, Caesar cyphrer, cryptography (if/then). Try to 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	inkscape to design box for laser cutting
Wednesday June 13
9:00-10:30	Lind 40	Python: lists and dictionaries
11:00-1:30	Keller 3-210	Talk by Prof. Stephen Guy and lunch with REU students
1:30-2:30	Anderson Lab, ME 2-134	safety training for the lab
2:30-4:30	Lind 40	complete the design of the box
Thursday June 14
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	Python: dictionaries, file I/O (while), list comprehension
12:00-1:30	Keller 4-204C	lunch
1:30-4:30	Anderson Lab, ME 2-134	laser cutting project
Friday June 15
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	Python: image processing
12:00-1:30	Keller 4-204C	Lunch
1:30-4:30	Lind 40	ozobots

Please fill in this form the information on the LEDs you need for your box by Tuesday June 19 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHAEXT9X7wGOeVu3bnFYvRo2cSqRXdwnPu2eUWL5Ig6_ybig/viewform?c=0&w=1

Please fill out one more form for your project: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeupA_UsJRx-LeXbRkbeuXBDAIDorDGjNn80eTd2wVMmkwbqA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Second Week

Monday June 18
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	Python: image processing library
12:00-1:30	Keller 4-204C	Lunch
1:30-4:30	Lind 40	recursion, fractal, intro to search algorithms
Tuesday June 19
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	csv files, data analytics
12:00-1:00	Keller 4-204C	Lunch
1:00-4:00	Medical Device Center/Anderson Lab	two groups, one at the Medical Device Center, one in the Anderson Lab. Groups will switch at 2:30.
Wednesday June 20
9:00-10:30	Lind 40	work on project
11:00-1:30	Keller 3-210	Talk by Prof. Victoria Interrante and lunch with REU students
2:00-4:30	Lind 40	working with cvs files
Thursday June 21
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	intro to deep learning
12:30-1:45	Keller 4-204C	Lunch
2:00-4:30	Lind 40	Work on project and finish box
2:30-3:30	Walter Library	Tour of VR Lab
Friday June 22
9:00-12:00	Lind 40	Project time
12:15-1:30	Keller 4-204C	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.

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