o Orientation 2018 Orientation 2018

Programming Sessions

Welcome to CMU!

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Instructors

Cathy Bishop and Edwin Kairu
bishop@africa.cmu.edu ekairu@alumni.cmu.edu

Essential Links

Linux
Unix/Linux Commands (from O'Reilly)

Java Programming
Online Java Documentation
The Java Tutorials

Meeting Times

Chi/Pi Groups:
Alternating days, 09:30-12:20 or 01:30-4:20
5th floor Auditorium

Design Notes

TAs (Please talk to us, that's what we're paid for!)
Distinquished TA: Papias Niyigena Phone: +250788548000 Email: papiasni@yahoo.fr	Petero Niyodusenga Phone: +250788489758 Email: niyodusenga@gmail.com Skype: petrus.niyodusenga	Jeannette Mukamana Phone: +250785115074 Email: jmukamana@africa.cmu.edu	Pascal Ntuyahaga Phone: +250783524524 Email: pntuyahga@gmail.com	Bernard Dushimimana Phone: +250782769303 Email: bdushimimana@africa.cmu.edu
Aline Abimana Phone: +250782114417 Email: aabimana@africa.cmu.edu	Lenah Chacha Phone: +250 734 289 787 Email: lchacha@africa.cmu.edu Skype: lenah.chacha	Ihirwe Felicien Phone: +250784869098 Email: ifelicien@africa.cmu.edu Skype: Ihirwe felicien	Benjamin Munyoki Phone: +250783829890 Email: bmunyoki@africa.cmu.edu Skype: benjamin.munyoki

Orientation 2018 Important Dates
Full 2018 Orientation Calendar

Friday, July 27 - First meeting

Every Friday - Toastmasters!

Weekend July 28 & 29 - Umuganda and Tour of New Campus

Friday, August 3 - Rwanda's National Harvest Day (Thanksgiving)
Weekend August 4 & 5 - Genocide Memorial visit and House Hunting

Wednesday, August 8 - Game Night!

Weekend August 11 & 2 - House Hunting and Bowling!

Wednesday, August 15 - Assumption Day/Outdoor Activity

Weekend August 18 & 19 - Sport Match & Karaoke!

Monday or Tuesday, August 20 or 21 - Eid al-Adha

Monday or Tuesday, August 20 or 21 - Last meeting

Monday or Tuesday, August 23 - Kick-off dinner

Course Schedule

You are expected to spend about 2 hours each night preparing for the next day's meeting in addition to your daily study time. Most likely you will be finishing up the coding projects we start during our meeting times, but some days you will also have specific tasks to finish in order to be ready for the next day.

In general, programming assignments will be due the in the morning before sessions start, by 8:30 am. We do not accept any late work, so be sure to submit what you have ON TIME!

Note: I will make available more work than you can finish in your alloted time; this is your opportunity to practice your study and time-management skills.

Note: The schedule will be adjusted as necessary as we progress through the material. I will posted a tentative schedule, but it will be adjusted as we go, depending on how much of the programming we complete during our class meetings.

Our overall goal is to cover problem solving and introduce coding techniques that you will use throughout your time here at CMU. We plan to cover Linux and Java, and perhaps a little MatLab, C/C++, JavaScript, or Python. The programming sessions during Orientation are designed to be fun and challenging and to prepare you for the programming start of the semester, either 04-330 Fundamentals of Software Development and Problem Solving (PFUN) or 18-641 Design Pattern for Smartphone Develipment (DPSD).

Week 0

Topics: Welcome to CMU-Africa, Laptops, and Setup Linux

Programming 1
13:40 - 15:20

Assignments

Friday, July 27 (Day 1)

Tasks: Due Monday by 8:30am.

Install and setup Linux.
Make sure you can to open a command-line prompt on your machine.
Get setup with Canvas.
Complete your first Piazza task (as soon as you can access Piazza).

Get laptops
Access the Orientation Class on Canvas
If you access Canvas, Signup for Piazza using your africa email.
Access the course directly in Piazza
Install and setup the Linux subsystem for Windows using Ubuntu from the Microsoft app store.
Instructions

Readings: Due Monday by 8:30am at the latest.

Read:

How to choose good passwords from CMU's School of Computing.
Password Perceptions Don't Always Match Reality
How to create a genuinely strong password for your digital life from Wired Magazine.
Skim over the Week 1 schedule, once it is posted.

Week 1

Overview, Problem Solving, Linux

Programming 2 09:30 - 12:20 Pi 01:30 - 03:30 Chi	Assignments	Monday, July 30 (Day 2)
	Tasks: Due Today Make sure you are setup with a Linux command-prompt and can access the website, Piazza, and Canvas.	Start LINUX Discuss readings about passwords. Start Practice Paths 1. Due tomorrow by 8am.
	Readings: Due Tomorrow by 8am at the latest. Skim the Linux postings on Metacharacters (also called "file globbing"), Pipes and Redirection, Regular Expressions, and Regular Expression Examples.

Programming 3 09:30 - 12:20 Chi 01:30 - 03:30 Pi	Assignments	Tuesday, July 31 (Day 3)
	Tasks: Due Today by 8am. Finish Practice Paths 1. Turn in via Canvas.	More LINUX A little Binary and Hex Find your Linux HOME in Windows. Tips. Figure out how to copy/paste from Windows to Linux. Work on Practice Paths 2 Start Practice Cmds
	Readings: Due Tomorrow by 8am at the latest. Read grep, sed, sort, and find.

Programming 4 09:30 - 12:20 Pi 01:30 - 03:30 Chi	Assignments	Wednesday, August 1 (Day 4)
	Tasks: Due Today by 8am. Finish Practice Paths 2. Turn in via Canvas.	Download and unpackage PracticePaths2.tar (we will do this together in class) Regular Expressions More on Practice Cmds More Commands
	Readings: Due Tomorrow by 8am at the latest. Read the section on vi.

Programming 5 09:30 - 12:20 Chi 01:30 - 03:30 Pi	Assignments	Thursday, August 2 (Day 5)
	Today by the end of Study Time. Update your profile	Text Editing Update your Profile Start Shell Scripts Handout Linux Quiz 1 - due Monday! Please get it from a TA by 5pm.
	Tasks: Due Monday by 8am. Practice Cmds. Turn it in via Canvas. Practice vi. Download the file, use vi to update it, then turn it in via Canvas. Linux Quiz 1. Turn in your paper copy by 8:00 am on Monday.
	Readings: Due Monday by 8am at the latest. Read Quotes and Shell Scripts Note: Be sure to read all the subpages.

Note: We will not meet Friday August 3, as it is a holiday. Enjoy your weekend outings!

Week 2

Problem Solving, Finish up Linux, Start Java

Programming 6 09:30 - 12:20 Pi 01:30 - 03:30 Chi	Assignments	Monday, August 6 (Day 6)
	Tasks: Due Today by 8am: Practice Cmds. Turn it in via Canvas. Practice vi. Download the file, use vi to update it, then turn it in via Canvas. Linux Quiz 1. Turn in your paper copy by 8:00am to a TA. Find Benjamin Monday morning. Make sure you have your datafile from Excel in your $HOME/data directory	Grade and review Quiz1 Shell Scripts Fix the issue with your Excel data file. Note: In Data Analytics, there are 3 main steps in processing data: Clean the data Anaylyze the data Use the data to make decisions (or recommend decisions) When processing big data, i.e. data that can be too big to store (or too big store in multiple formats), Linux is ideal. Ask about it in class and we can discuss why I am making this statement. Guess the Correlation
	Readings: Due Tomorrow by 8am at the latest. Complete scripts 1-4 in Shell Scripts 1 Note: only Version 1 of dirinfo is due tomorrow.

Programming 7 09:30 - 12:20 Chi 01:30 - 03:30 Pi	Assignments (due before class)	Tuesday, August 7 (Day 7)
	Tasks: Due Today by 8am: Complete scripts 1-4 in Shell Scripts 1 Note: only Version 1 of dirinfo is due today.	Quotes More Shell Scripts Algorithms Get your Java book (no later than the end of Study Time). You will use the same text book for 04-330 Fundamentals of Programming and Problem Solving, if you take it. Tonight - read through the instructions on installing Java and the Eclipse Java. Start the "Before You Begin" section by downloading the JDK (version 8): Java How to Program, 10/e (Early Objects) by Deitel and Deitel
	Tasks: Due Tomorrow by 8am at the latest. Based on the in-class Algorithms exercise ("Blowing Up a Balloon"), prepare the following documents (done individually): In a Word document called Algorithm1.doc, write up your algorithm from the in-class exercise. Remember to use the proper format for an algorithm. In an attached text file called story1 (using vim), write a short story, of 150-200 words in length, on the topic used for the in-class Algorithm exercise. Work on Shell Scripts 2 Download the JDK version 8.

Programming 8 09:30 - 12:20 Chi 01:30 - 03:30 Pi	Assignments	Wednesday, August 8 (Day 8)
	Tasks: Due Today by 8am Algorithm1.doc story1	Finish Shell Scripts Work on HW6 Shell Scripts 2, Due Friday. Handout Linux Quiz 2, Due Friday. Please get it from Jeannette by 5pm today. Prepare to Start Java Follow the "Before you Begin" session from your Java textbook to download, install, and setup the JDK and the Eclipse IDE in both your Windows and Linux environment. Instructions are in your hard-copy book, and you can find it here: Java How to Program, 10/e (Early Objects) by Deitel and Deitel Finish installing the JDK and the Eclipse Java IDE by the end of Study time if you wish assistance from your TAs.
	Tasks: Due Tomorrow by 8am Finish setup for Java by installing the JDK and Eclipse.
	Readings: Due Tomorrow by 8am at the latest. Read Ch 1-3 of your Java book.
	Tasks: Due Friday by 8am Complete Java Terms 1 Complete Java Assignment 1.

Programming 9 09:30 - 12:20 Chi 01:30 - 03:30 Pi	Assignments	Thursday, August 9 (Day 9)
	Tasks: Due Today by 8am Read Ch 1-3 of your Java book. Finish setup for Java by installing the JDK and Eclipse.	Final Linux Questions Computer Systems talk tonight - 18-600 Syllabus from Spring 2018. Computer Systems 18-600 Slides from Professor John Shen. Start Java - setup in command-line and Java Assignment 1 By the end of today, make sure you can use vi to write your code compile and run from a command-line prompt using `javac`, `java`, and `appletviewer`. Update your vi settings
	Tasks: Due Tomorrow by 8am Linux Quiz 2 Work on your own and give the printed copy to a TA. HW6 Shell Scripts 2 Complete Java Assignment 1.
	Tasks: Due Tomorrow by 6pm Complete Java Terms 1

Programming 10 09:30 - 12:20 Pi 01:30 - 03:30 Chi	Assignments	Friday, August 10 (Day 10)
	Tasks: Due Today by 8am Linux Quiz 2 HW6 Shell Scripts 2 Complete Java Assignment 1. Tasks: Due Today by 6pm Java Terms 1 - spend 5 minutes during Study Time to finish up from your notes.	Final pep-talk on Linux Java Intro (Ch 1&2) - any questions? Java Topics Reading On-line Documentation Reading from the Keyboard Testing Basics Work on Programs 3-5 in Java Programs
	Tasks: Due Monday by 8am. Write a test-plan for Program 3 in in Java Programs. It should include at least 6 test cases; identify what kind of test case each one is (Bounds, Branch, or Error). Programs 3-5 in Java Programs
	Readings: Due Monday by 8am at the latest. Re-read Ch 3 and answer these questions - Java Readings Chapter 3 Start Practice Reading Signatures. Print and bring to class, we will review on Monday.

Note: We will not meet Wednesday, August 15 as it is a holiday.

Week 3

Java, Prepare for the start of the semester, A little C

Programming 11 09:30 - 12:20 Chi 01:30 - 03:30 Pi	Assignments	Monday August 13 (Day 11)
	Tasks: Due Today by 8am Test-plan for Program 3 in in Java Programs. Programs 3-5 in Java Programs Java Readings Chapter 3	Academic Integrity Review: Practice Reading Signatures Break your problems down! Introduction to Classes (Ch 3) Coding a Class Using the Eclipse IDE Using a Debugger Work on the TimeEntry Assignment In-Class, start Loop Practice Worksheet
	Tasks: Due Tomorrow by 8am at the latest. Finish (print and turn into a TA): Practice Reading Signatures Complete the TimeEntry Assignment Make sure Eclipse is set up and running on your machine by the end of Study Time today. Practice using Eclipse - set up your environment, try re-coding programs 3-5. Download the bad files and use your debugger to fix them
	Readings: Due Tomorrow by 8am at the latest. Read Ch 4 & 5 (Control Statements Part I & II)

Programming 12 09:30 - 12:20 Pi 01:30 - 03:30 Chi	Assignments	Tuesday, August 14 (Day 12)
	Tasks: Due Today by 8am Finish (print and turn into a TA): Practice Reading Signatures TimeEntry Assignment Download the bad files and use your debugger to fix them	Control Statements Part I & II (Ch 4 & 5) In class, work on Loops Worksheet (on paper) Intro to Writing Methods Sorting and Searching Algorithms (more in Ch 19, if you are interested now)
	Tasks: Due Thursday by 8am Program 8 (Loops) and 9 (Triangle) in Java Programs
	Readings: Due Thursday by 8am at the latest. Read Ch 6 & 7 (Methods & Arrays) - Java Readings Ch 6 & 7 Loop Practice Worksheet

No class Wednesday - enjoy your holiday.

Programming 13 09:30 - 12:20 Chi 01:30 - 03:30 Pi	Assignments	Thursday, August 16 (Day 13)
	Tasks: Due Today by 8am Loop Practice Worksheet Program 8 (Loops) and 9 (Triangle) in Java Programs Read Ch 6 & 7 (Methods & Arrays) - Java Readings Ch 6 & 7	Strings and Operators Start Class Design with Nouns & Verbs Partner up and try the nouns and verbs for Program 11 in Java Programs Partner up and write a test plan for Program 10
	Tasks: Due Tomorrow by 8am. Nouns & Verbs and proposed attribute declarations for Program 11 in Java Programs Test Plan for Program 10 in Java Programs Program 10 (PlayStrings) in Java Programs

Programming 14
09:30 - 12:20 Pi
01:30 - 03:30 Chi Assignments Friday, August 17 (Day 14)

Tasks: Due Today by 8am

Nouns & Verbs and proposed attribute declarations for Program 11 in Java Programs

Test Plan for Program 10 in Java Programs

Program 10 (PlayStrings) in Java Programs

Handout Quiz 3: Java

Review of Applets

Work on Program 11 in Java Programs

Advising for starting SE coursework.

Tasks: Due Saturday by 10pm

Programs 11 in Java Programs

Due Monday by 8am at the latest.

Quiz 3: Java

Programming 14 09:30 - 12:20 Pi 01:30 - 03:30 Chi	Assignments	Friday, August 17 (Day 14)
	Tasks: Due Today by 8am Nouns & Verbs and proposed attribute declarations for Program 11 in Java Programs Test Plan for Program 10 in Java Programs Program 10 (PlayStrings) in Java Programs	Handout Quiz 3: Java Review of Applets Work on Program 11 in Java Programs Advising for starting SE coursework.
	Tasks: Due Saturday by 10pm Programs 11 in Java Programs
	Due Monday by 8am at the latest. Quiz 3: Java