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Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
What will we talk about today?
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What is UNIV199? How does it compare to COMP125?
What will students learn in this course?
Building a simple algorithm
Course structure and grading
0 Participation to lectures and labs
0 Homework
0 Midterm and final exam
0 How to get help
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Decomposing the course name
Introduction to Programming with Python
0 Why introduction?
0 What is programming?
0 What is Python and why do we use it to learn computer
programming?
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Course description
A general introduction to programming using the Python
programming language. Explore key components of problem
solving using logically ordered steps and apply them to problems
across disciplines. Gain a solid foundation in algorithmic
design of programs and implementing them in Python.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Course comparison
UNIV199
COMP125
Course name
Introduction to Programming with
Python
Programming with Python
Cumpolsory for
Medicine, Economics &
Business Administration students
Science & engineering students
Also intended for
General audience (non-science, nonengineering)
All those who want to do more with
programming
Aims to
Build a basic understanding and
ability to build algorithms and
programs
Familiarize students with more
programming concepts and deeper
properties of Python
Difficulty
Easier
Harder
Not suitable for
Science & engineering students
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
What will you learn in UNIV199?
0 Programming concepts and basic commands
(Flow control, looping, evaluations, saving data, etc.)
0 Algorithmic thinking
(How to convert a given task into a sequence of commands)
0 Python programming basics and syntax
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Why learn programming?
0 There is no question that computers and programming will have a big
part in tomorrow's world. Businesspeople will need to know about
programming to:
0 Write their own programs for their everyday data management
0 Manage teams of programmers
0 Learning programming gives us the skill and discipline of breaking
down complex tasks into smaller subtasks and solving those in the
correct order.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Why learn programming?
0 Literacy – middle ages
0 Computer literacy – 1990s
0 Computer programming literacy – now!
0 Watch this 10-minute 2012 TEDx talk by Christian Genco:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfBWk4nw440
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Why learn Python?
0 Python is "programmer
friendly"
0 More readable than most
programming languages
0 Popular in many different
disciplines, especially for data
processing
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Python is the language, but what reads it?
0 IDE (Integrated Development
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Environment—Text Editor)
A set of tools used to help us develop
code.
For now we can think of it as the program
that runs our python code for us.
We will see what it is look like in the next
slides.
Do not forget every IDE needs a
distributor (ANACONDA).
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Algorithm: Prime factors of an integer
0 How do you find the prime factors of an integer?
Stop when
we reach 1
x
90
45
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Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Flowchart symbols
Creately
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Finding prime factors of a number
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
UNIV199
course structure and grading
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Learning vs. measurement
Four phases of learning/measurement in UNIV199:
1. Lectures –
Pure learning, no measurement
2. Labs –
Mostly learning, little measurement
3. Homework – Some learning, mostly measurement
4. Exams –
No learning, pure measurement
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Course grading summary
Component
Lecture attendance
Lab tasks
Homework
Midterm
Final exam
Total
Weight
15%
20%
15%
20%
30%
100%
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Lecture attendance
0 UNIV199 classes will be held online until announced otherwise.
0 15% of the course grade will come from class attendance.
0 Students who are present in 60 minutes of a lecture on Zoom will be marked
«present». Please note that some classes may last less than 75 minutes. Always
come to classes on time to avoid being marked absent.
0 Students who attend all lectures will get 2% bonus on top of the full 15%;
students who miss one class will get 1% bonus.
0 For students who have a health report or are excused from classes by the Dean of
Students, that class will not be included in the attendance average.
0 Audit students are required to attend at least half of the classes, not missing two
lectures in succession.
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Labs
0 UNIV199 labs will be performed over Zoom for now; when we change to hybrid
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teaching, they will be administered in KU computer labs (not online).
Labs are administered by the teaching assistants (TAs) and section leaders (SLs).
Graded students are expected to attend all labs.
In each lab, a lab task will be given.
Students who finish early can only leave the lab after getting permission from a
TA or SL (otherwise they cannot get a grade for that lab).
Lowest grade lab will drop; the average of the rest will constitute each student's
lab grade.
20% of the course grade will come from this lab grade average.
Audit students are not required to attend the labs, but they are advised to.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Homework
0 A homework assignment will be given on the weeks we have labs (often
on Friday evenings).
0 Homework will be due the following Wednesday 23:59.
0 (Probably) 7 homework will be given throughout the semester.
0 Homework instructions will be posted on Blackboard and sent through
email; students need to upload their solutions to Blackboard.
0 Graded students are expected to solve and upload all homework. 15% of
the course grade will come from homework.
0 Audit students are expected to solve at least half of the homework, not
missing two in succession.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Homework – late submission
0 Late submission (up to 48 hours) will be allowed for all homework.
0 For the first 24 hours after the deadline (1 day late), students will
receive 2 points (out of 10) penalty.
0 For 24-48 hours late (2 days late), students will receive 4 points (out of
10) penalty.
0 Homework more than 48 hours late will not be graded.
0 However, for the first two late day submissions there will be no penalty
(therefore penalties start on the third late day).
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
First homework
0 You will receive your first homework this Friday.
0 It will constitiute of three tasks:
1. Installing Python (Conda) and IDE (Spyder) on your
computer
2. Writing a simple program and uploading it to Blackboard
3. Signing and uploading your honor code
0 Please wait for the homework instructions by e-mail.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Exams
0 The exams are for graded students only.
0 20% of the course grade will come from the midterm, 30%
will come from the final exam.
In order to pass:
0 The weighted average of the midterm and the final must
be 40% (20 out of 50); AND
0 Overall grade should be 50%.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Course grading summary
Component
Lecture attendance
Lab tasks
Homework
Midterm
Final exam
Total
Weight
15%
20%
15%
20%
30%
100%
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Different pass/fail scenarios
Scenario
Lecture
attendance
Labs
Homework
Midterm
Final
Exams
Overall
Pass/Fail
A
10/15
10/20
5/15
10/20
15/30
25/50 
50/100 
Pass
B
15/15
20/20
15/15
10/20
9/30
19/50 
74/100 
Fail
C
15/15
10/20
5/15
0/20
20/30
20/50 
50/100 
Pass
D
15/15
20/20
15/15
10/20
10/30
20/50 
70/100 
Pass
E
0/15
14/20
10/15
10/20
15/30
25/50 
49/100 
Fail
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Student-friendly curve
0 Curve will be applied if the curve value for students doing the
final exam is below 50.
0 Otherwise (if there is a high curve of passing grade ≥50) then 50
will be taken as the passing grade.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
How to get help
While learning, during lab sessions, while preparing the
homework, during quizzes and final exam
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Course textbook
0 Main Textbook:
Starting Out with Python, 4th edition GE (Global Edition)
Author: Tony Gaddis
0 Supplement:
Introduction to Scientific Programming with Python, Joakim
Sundnes (2020) – open access (available on the Internet)
0 Textbook is not compulsory, but recommended.
0 It is useful to have a textbook for reading the class material explained
in a different way, seeing different examples of programming
structures and solving exercise questions.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Reaching the instructor
0 Instructor office hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
between 10:00-11:00
0 Through email: ekutukoglu@ku.edu.tr
0 More help available from course assistants, section leaders and KOLT
tutors (their office/tutoring hours will be announced later).
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Where to get help – Summary
Course material
(book, lecture videos, notes)
Instructors
Teaching assistants (TAs), Section
Leaders (SLs)
KOLT tutors
Other people
The Internet
While
learning
During lab
sessions
Preparing
homework
During exams
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For unclear
wording only
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For unclear
wording only
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Limited
Verbal hints
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Limited
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Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Help while learning
0 Learning phase is during lectures and while the student is doing
self-learning.
0 During learning, the student can get help from all possible
sources: Course instructors, teaching assistants, section leaders,
KOLT tutors, other people (course students or otherwise), text
book, course videos and the Internet.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Help during lab sessions
0 UNIV199 labs are administered by teaching assistants (TAs) and
section leaders (SLs).
0 This is still considered a part of the learning phase, where the
students are also graded for the work that is submitted.
0 Students should mainly seek help from TAs and SLs.
0 Help from other students or the Internet may also be sought;
however, complete solutions to lab tasks cannot be taken from
these sources.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Help while preparing homework
0 Homework is where students take their programming skills to the next
level and start showing what they have learnt.
0 Homework are often challenging.
0 It is quite common to get stuck at some tasks.
0 Students are welcome to seek help from instructors, TAs, SLs, and KOLT
tutors. For homework, students have been observed to make use of
KOLT tutors very extensively in previous semesters.
0 Help from friends or other people is restricted to "verbal hints" only.
Solutions found from the Internet may easily fall into the category of
"academic dishonesty."
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Help during exams
0 The exams are where the level of learning is measured.
0 In case the student does not understand the wording of the
question, s/he may ask for clarification from instructors/TAs.
0 Help from others or the Internet is strictly disallowed.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Where to get help – Summary
Course material
(book, lecture videos, notes)
Instructors
Teaching assistants (TAs),
Section Leaders (SLs)
KOLT tutors
Other people
The Internet
While
learning
During lab
sessions
While preparing
homework
During midterm
or final exam
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For unclear
wording only
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For unclear
wording only
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Limited
Verbal hints only
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Limited
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Academic honesty
0 Please read the last page of the syllabus (on academic honesty)
very carefully.
0 Students will be asked to sign a "homework honor code"
statement at the beginning of the term.
0 Grades of students who do not yet sign the honor code will not
be announced.
0 All homework will be checked with an advanced plagiarism
detection software against previous work and against other
students' work.
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python
Thank You!
Koç University - UNIV199 - Introduction to Programming with Python