Problem Solving using Computers (CSCI-B 100)

Introduction to Informatics (INFO-I 101)

Fall 2017 (http://www.cs.iusb.edu/~raman/probsolv)

Last Updated: December 4, 2017 12:48 PM

 

Instructor Information
Course Information

Dr. Raman Adaikkalavan

NS 329, CS & Informatics

IU South Bend

 

CSCI B100, INFO I101

Lectures       : NS 340,    MW 1:00-2:15P

Lab              : UD 007C,  Th  1:00-3:00P

Office Hours  : M 11.30-12.30P, Th 11.30-12.30P or by appointment

Email            : Canvas.iu.edu Message

 

Resources
Announcements (also see Canvas Messages)

"Practice Pays Off and Thinking cannot be substituted by trail and error."

- Tutoring Schedule (PDF)

 

 

Tentative Schedule
Week
Date
Tests

Assignment Due

(see canvas)

Lecture Discussions
Related Files
1 8/21    

IU South Bend Academic Calendar

IU Email

- Recommened Textbook (link)

- Syllabus & Course Overview

- Computer Literacy Quiz

- Computer Literacy Survey

- Unit 1

- Syllabus (pdf)

- Quiz (pdf)

- Survey (pdf)

- Unit 1 (pptx)

  8/23    

Reading

- Unit 1 (Intro to Computers)

Lecture

- Unit 1

 
  8/24    

Reading

- Unit 2 (Intro to Software Development)

Lecture

- Unit 1

- Unit 2

Unit 2 (pptx)
2 8/28    

Reading

- Unit 2 (Intro to Software Development)

Lecture

- Unit 2

 
  8/30    

Lecture

- Unit 2

- Unit 2 Problem Solving

Unit 2 Problem Solving (pptx)
  8/31   Lab 1

Problem Solving Lab

- Unit 2

 
3 9/4     Labor Day Holiday No Classes – Campus Closed  
  9/6 Quiz 1 (materials till 8/31)  

Problem Solving

- Unit 2 (Condition)

 
  9/7  

HW 1

Lab 2

Problem Solving Lab

- Unit 2

 
4 9/11    

Problem Solving

- Unit 2 (Accumulation)

 
  9/13    

Homework 1 Solution sheet and discussion

 

Problem Solving

- Unit 2 (Boutique while, Grouping (Colors, Cities) while/if, highest/lowest)

 
  9/14  

HW 2

Lab 3

Problem Solving Lab

- Unit 2

 
       

Sep 16: Attendance Reporting:  Faculty should update the attendance of their students in IU Flags by 11:59 p.m.

Sep 17: 25% refund ends- Use eDrop. Students can drop classes via One.IU until 11:59 of the deadline date.

 
5 9/18    

Exam 1 units review

Homework 3 discussion

Problem solving

 
  9/20 Exam 1 (Unit 1 & 2) HW 3

EXAM 1 (Unit 1 and 2)

- Bring No 2 Pencils and Erasers

- Bring a photo id

 
  9/21   Lab 4    
6 9/25    

Exam 1 Solution Discussion

Introduction to Sub Procedures

 
  9/27     Unit 3 - Visual Basic I/O, Operations, Console, GUI Unit 3 (pptx)
  9/28

 

HW 4

Lab 5

   
        Oct 1: Application for Graduation Deadline- May, August 2018  
7 10/2     Unit 3 - Visual Basic I/O, Operations, Console, GUI Unit 3 Problem Solving (pptx)
  10/4     Unit 3 - GUI  
  10/5  

HW 5

Lab 6

Unit 3 - GUI BMI Lab  
8 10/9    

Unit 5 - VB - If, Boolean, Select

Unit 6 - VB - Do While

Unit 5 (pptx)

Unit 6 (pptx)

  10/11     Unit 6 - VB - Loop While, Do Until, Loop Until  
  10/12 Quiz 2 (Unit 3)

HW 6

Lab 7

   
        Mid-Term Assessments:  Calculated mid-term grades are not required. Faculty should update the attendance and academic performance status of their students in IU Flags by 11:59 p.m.  
9 10/16     Fall Break  
  10/18

 

 

Watch video lecture (link)

Instructor Travel

 
  10/19   Lab 8

Go to weekly Lab @ 1 pm

Instructor Travel

 
10 10/23     Unit 6 - VB - Problem Solving Unit 6 Prob Solving (pptx)
  10/25     Unit 6 - VB - Problem Solving  
  10/26  

HW 7

Lab 9

   
11 10/30     Unit 6 - VB - Problem Solving  
  11/1 Exam 2  

EXAM 2 (Unit 3, 5, and 6)

- Bring No 2 Pencils and Erasers

 
  11/2   Lab 10    
12 11/6

 

 

- Unit 7 Arrays

Unit 7 (pptx)
  11/8

 

  - Unit 7 Arrays  
  11/9  

HW 8

Lab 11

- Unit 7 Arrays  
13 11/13

 

  - Unit 7 Arrays  
  11/15     - Unit 8 Files Unit 8 (pptx)
  11/16 Quiz 3 (Arrays)

HW 9

 

- Unit 8 Files  
14 11/20   Lab 12    
  11/22     Thanksgiving Break. No class.  
  11/23     Thanksgiving Break. No class.  
15 11/27

 

  - Program Development (VB, files, arrays)  
  11/29     - Program Development (VB, files, arrays)  
  11/30   HW 10 & Project phase 1 - Project Phase 2  
16 12/4     - Project Phase 2  
  12/6   Project Phase 2

- Project Phase 2

- Course Review

 
  12/7 Lab Exam   - VB (All units except Unit 8)  
17 12/13 Final Exam @ 1 PM   - Units 8, 7, 6, 5 and 3