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Welcome to CS 2000! 9/3/2025

Video of the Day

Python: Strings from Socratica

Python: Numbers from Socratica

Logical problem of the day

Murphy's Law states "the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."

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Canvas Quiz of the Day (need daily password)

Most days, there will be a simple canvas quiz related to the lecture. You need a password to activate the quiz, which I will provide in class. These quizzes will count toward your class participation grade. The quiz is available only during class.

Click for today's quiz.

Note: the collaboration quiz is separate. It coincides with the first homework assignment.

Lecture 2: Python.

Administrivia

  • I have office hours Wednesdays from 4-6 pm, on zoom, id 459 434 2854.

  • Starting next week, I will be available for lunch on Mondays at 1 pm in Morse.

  • ULA office hours are found at Ed Discussions on Canvas

  • Homework assignments: [Assignments]. hw1 is now available. Note: there is a list of provisional due dates for all assignments.

  • I have received inquiries about the date of the final exam. Yale College sets the schedule to avoid conflicts. We should know with a few weeks.

    If you're thinking of taking CPSC 2000, please do the following.

  • Complete this online Student Information form.
  • Get a course account for CPSC 2000 on the Zoo. When you register for this class, your course account should be created within one hour or so of signing up.
  • Start the reading assignment: [Assignments]. Demo hw0.py (hw0a.pyc)
  • Familiarize yourself with the Zoo computers See Slade's Guide to the CS Zoo, which will get you started. We will start discussing UNIX in class soon.
  • (Optional.) Download and install Python on your computer (Python) and familiarize yourself with it. If you don't want to install and run Python on your machine, you may run it in person or remotely using your Zoo account.

    Note that there are two current versions of Python: 2 and 3, which are not quite compatible. We suggest that you opt for version 3.

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