Lectures

Tuesday: Intro to CS50

• Access the website and discuss the syllabus
• Watch the first 7 minutes of the video

Wednesday: Binary

• Convert numbers from decimal (base 10) to binary (base 2) and vise versa
• Using the iphone flashlight and 8 volunteers to represent decimal numbers

Thursday: What is a computer? What do computers understand?

• Derive the definition of a computer and provide a wide spectrum of examples.
• Describe the possible states of a simple circuit containing a switch and a light bulb
• Describe the variety of ways we can replicate binary states (electricity, magnetics, ...)

Friday: Bits and Bytes

• Describe the relationship between a bit and a byte
• Name the different sizes of Bytes and the appropriate use for each

Wednesday - Thursday: ASCII and UTF-8

• Represent characters of the alphabet using binary digits

Friday: Boolean Logic

• Evaluate compound statements using AND OR and NOT

Monday: Algorithms

• Define an algorithm and discuss what they can be used for

Tuesday: Psuedocode

• Use psuedo code to describe algorithms

Thursday - Friday: Scratch

• Create basic programs using scratch

• 1) Print out SCRATCH cards: PDF
• 2) Replicate or Remix the monkey program from the cs50 SHORT

Monday - Wednesday: Time to scratch

• Work thru each 'getting started' scratch card

Thursday: IF ELSE AND OR ASK in Scratch

• Write a short program that asks user for a number and states whether it was positive, negative, or zero
• Write a short program that asks user for a number between two numbers and then states if they cooperated

Friday: Final Day for Scratch Cards

• Must finish at least 5 sets of cards

Monday - Friday: Scratch Project

• Work on Scratch Project