• Classes begin on Tuesday May 7, 2024.
• Tutorials begin on Monday May 13, 2024.
• On Thursday May 30 our class will be in ICT 102 instead of our usual classroom.

• No tutorials on Monday May 20, 2024 due to the Victoria Day holiday.
• Midterm Exam: Thursday May 30, 2024 at 1:00pm in ICT 102.
• Final Exam: Wednesday June 19, 2024 at 9:00am in ICT 102.

The due dates for the assignments and exercises can be found in the Assignments and Exercises sections of this page.

• Course Information Sheet
  • Ben's office hours will be on Fridays from 9:30am to 11:30am in ICT 704.
• Topic 1: Introduction 1up 2up 4up
• Topic 2: Introduction to Programming 1up 2up 4up
  • pressure.py and a video of it being created.
  • loan.py and a video of it being created
• Topic 3: Information and Data 1up 2up 4up
• Topic 4: Decisions 1up 2up 4up
  • gold_boolean.py (Boolean operator version)
    gold_nested.py (nested if-statement version),
    gold_elif.py (if-elif-else version),
    and a video of multiple versions being created.
  • letter.py and a video of it being created.
  • tax.py and a video of it being created.
• Topic 5: Repetition 1up 2up 4up
  • Loop Exercises -- These exercises can be completed using either for loops or while loops (or better yet, complete all the exercises twice -- once using while loops, and again using for loops).
  • average.py (as created in class)
  • average_2.py and a video of a slightly different version being created.
  • This version of the average program uses a blank line to mark the end of input instead of a 0: average_blank.py.
  • factorial.py
  • for_factorial.py
  • gradient.py and a video of it being created.
  • grayscale.py, Brickosaurus.gif and Flowers.gif
  • guess.py (In-progress)
• Midterm Exam:
  • Survey #2 and its answers
  • Practice Parsons Problems:
    • In class exercise: Consonants and Vowels
      • View Your Graded Bubble Sheet (if you submitted it for grading)
      • Solution
    • Converting from Base 10 to Base 2 (Solution)
    • Admission Price (Solution)
    • Even and Odd Totals (Solution)
    • Classifying Triangles (Solution)
    • Number Triangle (Solution)
    • Opening Hours (Solution)
    • Times Table (Solution)
    • Blank Bubble Sheet
  • Old Midterm Exams:
    • CPSC 217 Fall 2019 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Summer 2019 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Fall 2018 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Fall 2017 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Winter 2017 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Fall 2015 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Fall 2014 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Winter 2014 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Fall 2012 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Fall 2011 Exam
    • Exams from 2010 and earlier used Python 2 instead of Python 3. As a result, some of the code on the older exams will not run successfully in the current version of Python.
    • CPSC 217 Fall 2010 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Summer 2010 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Fall 2009 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Spring 2009 Exam
    • CPSC 217 Fall 2008 Exam
    • Answers to the previous midterm exams are available by using the Exam Answer Viewer. Note that it is always possible that an incorrect answer has been entered into the database. If you spot something that appears to be wrong, please let the instructor know so that the problem can be corrected.
  • Answers to This Term's Exam:
    • Once the midterm exams have been graded you will be able to view your answers to the programming question and the multiple choice questions using the access codes posted in D2L and the links below.
      • Question Paper
      • Programming Question (Original grading where a couple of incorrect answers were inadvertently treated as correct)
      • Programming Question (Corrected grading)
      • Multiple Choice Question
    • Want to improve your grade on the midterm exam? Complete and submit this Exam Wrapper activity by the end of class on Tuesday June 11, 2024.
      • If you completed the wrapper activity you can view your graded bubble sheet.
• Topic 6: Functions 1up 2up 4up
  • note.py and a video of it being created.
  • roots.py
  • func_factorial.py
  • quiz.py
• Topic 7: Lists, Dictionaries and Strings 1up 2up 4up
  • median.py and a video of a slightly difference version of it being created.
  • median_functions.py (a second version of the median program that demonstrates appropriate use of functions)
  • Descriptions of Sorting Algorithms:
    • Selection Sort
    • Insertion Sort
    • Bubble Sort
  • boggle.py
  • cities.py
  • mode.py and a video of it being created.
  • password.py
  • count.py
• Topic 8: Files and Exceptions 1up 2up 4up
  • File Exercises
    • StanleyCupWinners.txt
    • SuperBowlWinners.txt
    • WorldSeriesWinners.txt
    • BoysNames.txt
    • GirlsNames.txt
  • sum.py
  • wc.py and a video of it being created.
  • exceptions.py
• Topic 9: Recursion 1up 2up 4up
• Final Exam:
  • Additional Practice Parsons Problems
    • Computing the Total (Solution)
    • Format As Currency (Solution)
    • Blank Bubble Sheet
  • Final Exam Practice Questions
  • Answers to the practice questions are available by using the Exam Answer Viewer. Note that it is always possible that an incorrect answer has been entered into the database. If you spot something that appears to be wrong, please let the instructor know so that the problem can be corrected.
  • Survey 3
    • Answers to Questions 1-7
    • Answer to Question 8
    • Answer to Question 9
    • Answer to Question 10
  • Survey 4
    • Answers to Questions 1-6
    • Answer to Question 7

• Ben's Grade Calculator
• Python
  • We will use Python 3 in this course. At the time this message was written the most up to date stable release is version 3.12.3, but other versions of Python 3 should also work without any problems. Do not use version 2.x.y.
• The SimpleGraphics library makes it easy to generate graphics output with Python.
  • SimpleGraphics.py -- This is the library itself. Save it in the same folder as your exercise or assignment. You can look at the code in the file if you want to, but don't change it!
  • tutorial.pdf -- A tutorial that describes how to draw with the SimpleGraphics library.
  • shapes_test.py -- A program that demonstrates the shapes available with the SimpleGraphics library.

• Guidelines for Avoiding Plagiarism
• Teaching assistants are available to provide advice and guidance for the assignments, or any other course related questions. You can find them at the "Continuous Tutorial" desk in the main computer lab outside of MS156/MS119. TA availability varies from week to week, with the greatest amount of help available in the days leading up to the assignment deadlines. Upcoming opportunities for assistance are shown below.

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• Assignment 1
  • Due Date: Wednesday May 22, 2024
  • Assignment Description
  • Bubble Sheet
    • Q: Do I have to show my work in Part 2?
      A: No, you do not have to show your work. However, there will be similar questions on the midterm exam, and calculators are not permitted for the exam.
    • Q: Wednesday isn't a class day. How do we hand in the on-paper parts of Assignmnet 1 on Wednesday??
      A: Because Wednesday isn't a class day I'll accept submissions for Part 2 and Part 3 of the assignment until the end of class on Thursday, May 23. Part 1 continues to be due on Wednesday May 22 at 11:59pm.
  • View Your Graded Bubble Sheet from Part 3
• Assignment 2
  • Due Date: Tuesday May 28, 2024
  • Assignment Description
    • Q: I'm working in IDLE. How can I use the data files without typing in all the values?
      A: Ensure that the data files are saved in the same folder as your .py file. Then add the following two lines to the top of your file:
      
      import sys
      sys.stdin = open("andrew.txt")
      
      You can replace andrew.txt with the name of any other file that you want to run.
      
      For now you can use these lines without understanding why they do what they do. We'll talk about how they work when we get to Topic 8.
  • map.gif
  • andrew.txt and its expected output
  • earl.txt and its expected output
  • emily.txt and its expected output
  • gustav.txt and its expected output
  • ida.txt and its expected output
  • ike.txt and its expected output
  • irene.txt and its expected output
  • jose.txt and its expected output
  • katrina.txt and its expected output
  • matthew.txt and its expected output
• Assignment 3
  • Due Date: Friday June 7, 2024
  • Assignment Description
  • mine_sweeper.py
  • win.gif
  • lose.gif
• Assignment 4
  • Due Date: Monday June 17, 2024
  • Assignment Description
  • hsv_to_rgb.py
  • Data Files
    • canada.txt Expected Output
    • chars.txt Expected Output
    • consoles.txt Expected Output
    • emotion.txt Expected Output
    • job_search.txt Expected Output
    • planets.txt Expected Output (This file was updated on June 10, 2024 to remove some extra spaces that would cause problems if you didn't strip them away as you loaded the data.)
    • shapes.txt Expected Output (Note that this data set does not draw nicely when the labels are rotated so the sample output is shown without rotation so that they are easier to read.)
    • tracks.txt Expected Output
    • university.txt Expected Output
    • vehicles.txt Expected Output (This file was updated on June 10, 2024 to remove some extra spaces that would cause problems if you didn't strip them away as you loaded the data.)
  • Data Files that include values for the leaf elements (For the Bonus)
    • consoles_with_counts.txt Expected Output
    • job_search_with_counts.txt Expected Output

• Exercise 1
  • Due Date: Wednesday May 15, 2024 at 11:55pm
  • Exercise Description
• Exercise 2
  • Due Date: Friday May 17, 2024 at 11:55pm
  • Exercise Description
• Exercise 3
  • Due Date: Friday May 24, 2024 at 11:55pm
  • Exercise Description
• Exercise 4
  • Due Date: Monday June 3, 2024 at 11:55pm
  • Exercise Description
  • Ex4.py
• Exercise 5
  • Due Date: Wednesday June 5, 2024 at 11:55pm
  • Exercise Description
• Exercise 6
  • Due Date: Monday June 10, 2024 at 11:55pm
  • Exercise Description
• Exercise 7
  • Due Date: Friday June 14, 2024 at 11:55pm
  • Exercise Description
  • test1.txt
  • test2.txt
  • test3.txt
  • Clarification: The last item on a line is not followed by a comma. This means that if there is only one item on the line there won't be a comma on the line.