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Welcome to CS106A! Four Handouts Today: Course Overview Why Learn to Program? Meet Karel the Robot Who's Here Today? Aeronautical Engineering Drama Materials Science Anthropology Earth Systems Mathematics

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Welcome to CS106A!

  • Four Handouts
  • Today:
  • Course Overview
  • Why Learn to Program?
  • Meet Karel the Robot
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Who's Here Today?

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Communication
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational and

Mathematical Science

  • Computer Science
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Management Science and

Engineering

  • Music
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Religious Studies
  • Science, Technology, and

Society

  • Statistics
  • Symbolic Systems
  • Urban Studies
  • Drama
  • Earth Systems
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Resources

Engineering

  • English
  • Environmental

Engineering

  • Film Studies
  • Genetics
  • Geological Science
  • Human Biology
  • International Relations
  • Law
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Course Staff

Instructor: Keith Schwarz (htiek@cs.stanford.edu) Head TA: Jeremy Keeshin (jkeeshin@cs.stanford.edu) The CS106A Section Leaders The CS106A Course Helpers

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http://cs106a.stanford.edu

Course Website

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Prerequisites

The void where prerequisites usually go

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Required Reading

KAREL THE ROBOT LEARNS JAVA

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Required Reading

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Grading Policies

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Grading Policies

55% Assignments 15% Midterm 25% Final 5% Section Participation

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Grading Policies

55% Assignments 15% Midterm 25% Final 5% Section Participation

7 Programming Assignments

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Grading Policies

55% Assignments 15% Midterm 25% Final 5% Section Participation

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Grading Policies

55% Assignments 15% Midterm 25% Final 5% Section Participation

Midterm Exam: Monday, February 13 7:00PM – 9:00PM

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Grading Policies

55% Assignments 15% Midterm 25% Final 5% Section Participation

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Grading Policies

55% Assignments 15% Midterm 25% Final 5% Section Participation

Final Exam: Wednesday, March 21 12:15PM – 3:15PM

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Grading Policies

55% Assignments 15% Midterm 25% Final 5% Section Participation

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Discussion Sections

  • Weekly discussion sections.
  • Section attendance is required in CS106A.
  • Sign up between Thursday, January 12 at

5:00PM and Sunday, January 15 at 5:00PM at

http://cs198.stanford.edu/section

  • Do not enroll through Axess; everything will be

handled through the above link.

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5 Units 3 Units

  • or-

4 Units

Are you an undergrad?

NO YES YES

Do you want to take CS106A for fewer units?

NO

Start Here

The CS106A Units Flowchart

NO

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A Word on the Honor Code...

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A Word on the Honor Code...

  • Feel free to discuss general ideas with
  • ther students, but do not share any

programs or code (text of the programs).

  • Cite all sources you use and everyone

you collaborated with.

  • This is not an exhaustive list; please see

Handout #03 for a full discussion of the Honor Code.

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On a Happier Note...

  • There are 38 hours a week where we're

available to help you!

  • Section leaders and course helpers staff

the Tresidder LaIR Sunday – Thursday, 6PM – Midnight.

  • Starts next Tuesday.
  • Keith and Jeremy hold office hours each

week.

  • See Handout #00 for details.
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Why Learn to Program Computers?

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Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes, biology is about microscopes or chemistry is about beakers and test tubes. Science is not about tools, it is about how we use them and what we find out when we do.

  • Michael Fellows and Ian Parberry,

“SIGACT trying to get children excited about CS”

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Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes, biology is about microscopes or chemistry is about beakers and test tubes. Science is not about tools, it is about how we use them and what we find out when we do.

  • Michael Fellows and Ian Parberry,

“SIGACT trying to get children excited about CS”

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(c) 2012 Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

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All of these projects occurred within the last ten years.

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Who's Here Today?

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Communication
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational and

Mathematical Science

  • Computer Science
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Management Science and

Engineering

  • Music
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Religious Studies
  • Science, Technology, and

Society

  • Statistics
  • Symbolic Systems
  • Urban Studies
  • Drama
  • Earth Systems
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Resources

Engineering

  • English
  • Environmental

Engineering

  • Film Studies
  • Genetics
  • Geological Science
  • Human Biology
  • International Relations
  • Law
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Goals for this Course

  • Learn how to harness computing

power to solve problems.

  • To that end:
  • Explore fundamental techniques in computer

programming.

  • Develop good software engineering

techniques.

  • Gain familiarity with the Java programming

language.

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Meet Karel the Robot

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Karel's World

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Karel's World

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Each row is called a street.

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Karel's World

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Each column is called an avenue.

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Karel's World

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Karel's World

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The intersection of a street and an avenue is a corner.

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Karel's World

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel cannot move through walls.

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Karel's World

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Karel's World

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Karel's World

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Beepers mark locations in Karel's world.

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Karel's World

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper turnLeft

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper turnLeft

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper turnLeft

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper turnLeft

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper turnLeft

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper turnLeft

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper turnLeft

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper turnLeft

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper turnLeft putBeeper

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper turnLeft putBeeper

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Karel's World

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Karel Commands

move pickBeeper turnLeft putBeeper

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Get Ready!

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It's Time for Your Very First Karel Program!