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Welcome to CS 2000! 11/5/2025

Video of the Day

Socratica Python videos:

Logical problem of the day

The 1975 edition of the American Heritage Dictionary contains a definition of the word "anticlimax" (or "bathos"). What do the editors provide as an example?

https://pollev.com/slade You may also download the app to your phone. Use the "slade" poll id.

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. Note: each quiz is now worth 5 points.

Click for today's quiz.

Lecture 19: UNIX + SQL.

Administrivia

  • Final exam date is still TBD. The registrar is in charge, not me. However, per https://catalog.yale.edu/ycps/final-examination-schedules/, we may infer that the exam will be Monday, December 15th at 9am.

  • I have office hours Wednesdays from 4-6 pm, on Zoom, ID 459 434 2854. NOT THIS WEEK. Instead, I am giving a talk: Yale AI Lab Showcase. AKW 2nd floor.

  • I will be available for lunch on Mondays at 1 pm in Morse.

  • ULA office hours are found at Ed Discussions on Canvas.

  • CS Peer Advisers. Fall 2025 Peer Advisors Office Hours Schedule.

  • Homework assignments: [Assignments]. hw5 is now available. Need to use Python version 3.10 which has BINARY_ADD, BINARY_SUB etc. Available on the zoo as python3.10 on the following nodes: Perch, Lion, Zebra, Giraffe, Monkey, Ladybug, Grizzly, Cardinal.

    Announcements

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  • Yale Information Society Project See this week's events.

  • Office of Career Services STEMConnect Pop Up advising Fall schedule. Drop in to one and have your resume reviewed, hear advice about finding internships, and learn more about how to get connected to alumni for networking opportunities.

    Midterm Exam II: Thursday November 13th, 7pm, DL 220

    The second midterm will be similar to the first. You will have 2 hours. Here is a sample midterm exam. (solutions) There will also be questions on data structures and OOP. (Maybe the same question).

    There will be a UNIX question, as in the first midterm. Here is a sample UNIX transcript (solutions) UNIX will cover through principle 4.

    old review slides

    Sophia will hold a review session Friday, November 7 from 1 to 3pm. WLH 207.

    Python Virtual Machine

    PVM.html jupyter notebook - Python Virtual Machine and hw5.

  • bytecode.py
  • pvm.py

  • byterun github code repository
  • byterun - the code.

    Databases and SQL

    SQL notebook

    Getting to know UNIX

    UNIX Introduction Principle 4.
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