OPS435 Python Weekly Schedule 2019 fall

Instructors: Raymond Chan

Note: Each OPS435 section may have a different due dates for labs, tests and assignments. This schedule is considered to be a general guideline for week-by-week content.

OPS435 Weekly Task Update

week	Topics	Reading/Reference	Tasks/Labs
1: Sep 2-6	Course Overview Introduction Why Python? Natural languate & formal language Python components: keywords symbols modules objects Python Shell builtin modules builtin functions: help() dir() type() keyword: import	Think Python: Chapter 1 What is a program? Input, process (sequence, looping, repetition), output complier, interpreter Debugging Automate with Python: Chapter 1 & 2 Python Basics Flow Control	Lab 0: Introduction to git and github Lab 1: Setup & Using Python
2:Sep 9-13	Python Basics: Objects Methods and properties Operators expressions statements	Think Python: Chapter 2 Variable, expressions and statements Script mode and interactive mode Python math operators and order of operations String operation '+' and '*' Automate with Python: Chapter 3 & 4 Functions Lists	Lab 2: Understanding Python Code
3:Sep 16-20	Reusing Python Code: Functions keyword: def function parameters return value keyword: None	Think Python: Chapter 3 Functions Function calls Adding new functionse Definitions and usess Flow of execution Parameters and arguments Variables and parameters Fruitful functions and void functions Automate with Python: Chapter 5 & 6 Dictionaries and structuring data Manipulating Strings	Lab 3: Reusing Python Code
4:Sep 23-27	Basic Data Structures and String Manipulation: Integers Strings Tuples Lists Dictionaries Sets	Think Python: Chapter 5 Conditionals and recursion Boolean expression Logical operators Conditional execution Alternative execution Chained conditionals Nested conditionals Recursion Infinite recursion Keyboard Input Automate with Python: Chapter 7 & 8 Regular Expressions Reading and Writing Files	Lab 4: Basic Data Structure & String Manipulation
5:Sep30-Oct4	Files, Exceptions: File Handling Error Handling Builtin error types	Think Python: Chapter 14 - Files Reading and writing Format operator Filenames and paths Catching exception Databasess Picking Pipes Writing modules Automate with Python: Chapter 9 & 10 Organizing Files Debugging	Lab 5: Files & Error Handling
6:Oct 6-11	Review and Catch up		Assignment 1
7:Oct 14-18	Mid-Term Test This week. Topics: Lab 1 to Lab 5 and All topics covered from week 1 to week 5		Catch up
Break Week: Oct 21-25
8:Oct28-Nov1	Classes: Components of a class Classes and objects	Think Python: Chapter 15 - Classes and objects Programmer-defined types Attributes Instances and return values Objects are mutable Copying	Lab 6: Writing Python Classes
9:Nov 4-8	Classes: Designing classes	Think Python: Chapter 16 - Classes and functions Pure functions Modifiers Prototyping versus planning	Lab 7: Classes, Objects & scope
10:Nov 11-15	Classes: Understanding scope	Think Python: Chapter 17 - Classes and methods The __init__ method The __str__ methond The __repr__ method Operator overloading Type-based dispatch Polymorphism	Lab 8: Configuration management
11:Nov 18-22	Configuration management: Fabric Ansible		Assignment 2
12:Nov 25-29	Python Networking Network Client Network Server Asynchronous Python Networking		Assignment 2 Due this week.
13:Dec 2-6	Exam Review
Exam Week: Dec 9-13