CS 61A: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Fall 2022, Instructors: John DeNero, Justin Yokota

Friday, September 16

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  • Midterm 1 regrade requests are due Wednesday 9/21.
  • The deadline to pick a section on sections.cs61a.org is Friday 9/16 @ 11:59pm.

  • Homework 3 is due Thursday 9/22.

    • Optional contest: find the shortest function that calls f 1,000+ times.

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Wednesday, September 14

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  • Midterm 1 scores have been released.

  • The deadline to pick a section on sections.cs61a.org has been extended to Friday 9/16 @ 11:59pm.

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Friday, September 9

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  • Hog is due Friday 9/9 @ 11:59pm.

  • Midterm 1 is Monday 9/12 7pm-9pm at various locations around campus.

  • No lecture on Monday 9/12.
  • No lab section 9/12-9/14.
  • Optional Lab 3 contains some midterm review questions.
  • Pick your section on sections.cs61a.org by 11:59pm Wed 9/14.

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Wednesday, September 7

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  • Hog is due Friday 9/9 @ 11:59pm.

    • Early submission bonus point for finishing by Thursday 9/8 @ 11:59pm.
  • Homework 2 is due Thursday 9/8 @ 11:59pm.

  • Midterm 1 is Monday 9/12 7pm-9pm at various locations around campus.

  • Pick your section on sections.cs61a.org by 11:59pm Wed 9/14.

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Monday, September 5

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  • Hog is due Friday 9/9 @ 11:59pm.

    • Early submission bonus point for finishing by Thursday 9/8 @ 11:59pm.
    • Checkpoint due Tuesday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
    • Project party 5pm-8pm Tuesday 9/6 in Warren 101B.

  • Homework 2 is due Thursday 9/8 @ 11:59pm.

    • Released with 4 questions but updated (a few hours later) to contain only 2 questions (the simpler ones).
    • Includes optional past exam problems related to the homework.

  • Midterm 1 is Monday 9/12 7pm-9pm at various locations around campus.

    • Your assigned seat and room will be sent to you shortly before the exam.
    • Arrive at 7pm if you can; the 110-minute, 30-point exam will begin at 7:10pm.
    • The optional A+ question can only affect your grade if you already have a high A and might get an A+, so feel free to skip it.

  • Students in regular Monday lab will automatically receive attendance credit on 9/5, but no lab will be held.

    • Everyone still needs to complete the lab assignment.
    • Students in regular Monday labs and mega lab (usually on Monday) are invited to a one-time online Zoom Mega Lab this Tuesday 9/6 12:30-2pm: go.cs61a.org/mega-lab.
  • Lecture 6 released Monday 9/5 is only one video and optional; it's just an extended example.
  • Pick your section on sections.cs61a.org by 11:59pm Wed 9/14.
  • Everyone who attended Live Lecture 5 on Friday 9/2 should watch videos on lambda expressions and function currying before lab this week.

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Friday, September 2

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  • Two more sections will be added this weekend, and three more were added Wednesday 8/31.

  • Hog is due Friday 9/9 @ 11:59pm.

    • Early submission bonus point for finishing by Thursday 9/8 @ 11:59pm.
    • Checkpoint due Tuesday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
    • Project party 5pm-8pm Tuesday 9/6 in Warren 101B.

  • Homework 2 is due Thursday 9/8 @ 11:59pm.

    • Released with 4 questions but updated to contain only 2 questions (the simpler ones).
    • Includes optional past exam problems related to the homework.

  • Midterm 1 is Monday 9/12 7pm-9pm at various locations around campus.

    • Your assigned seat and room will be sent to you shortly before the exam.
    • Arrive at 7pm if you can; the 110-minute, 30-point exam will begin at 7:10pm.
    • Optional A+ question can only affect your grade if you already have a high A and might get an A+, so feel free to skip it.
  • Lecture 6 (Monday 9/5) is video-only and optional; it's just an extended example.
  • New advising office hours with senior TAs by appointment.
  • Lecture Zoom link, sections tool, and office hours queue are in the new "Links" menu above.

Week 2 Class Material

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Wednesday, August 31

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  • 3 new sections will be added to sections.cs61a.org after lecture and start this week:

    • Some lab rooms do not have computers (marked on sections tool), so you would need to bring your own device.
    • 9:30-11 Tues (GPB 103) + 9:30-11 Fri (Soda 306)
    • 5-6:30 Tues (Soda 275) + 9:30-11 Thurs (Soda 405)
    • 5-6:30 Mon (Dwinelle 229) + 11-12:30 Fri (Soda 310)
  • Last chance to change sections on sections.cs61a.org is 11:59pm Wed 9/14.
  • Request to change to CS 10 at 2pm on Wed 8/31 (on Ed).
  • Lab 1 is due 11:59pm Wednesday 8/31.
  • Homework 1 is due 11:59pm Thursday 9/1.
  • Lots of office hours are available to help you.
  • Zoom access (go.cs61a.org/lecturezoom) to live lecture will be offered all semester.

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Monday, August 29

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  • Zoom access (go.cs61a.org/lecturezoom) to live lecture will be offered all semester.

  • New mega section policies, including an optional Mega Lab starting Monday 8/29 3:30-5 in Soda 430.

    • More regular sections should be available soon.
    • Last chance to change sections on sections.cs61a.org is 11:59pm Wednesday 9/14.
  • Request to change to CS 10 on Wednesday (8/31) at 2PM (on Ed).
  • Homework 1 is due 11:59pm Thursday 9/1. Go to lab, then try the homework.
  • Waitlisted & concurrent enrollment students: please complete Lab 1 and Homework 1
  • Drop-in office hours start this week in Warren Hall to help with homework and lab.

Week 2 Class Material

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Friday, August 26

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  • Discussion section begins this week! Sign up on sections.cs61a.org.

  • Lab 0 is a take-home lab to get you set up. Try it this week!

    • Get help & meet the staff in 581 Social Sciences (SOCS) 1-5 Thursday 8/25 & 9-1 Friday 8/26
    • There's also online help! See the office hours calendar.
  • Lecture 2 on Friday Aug 26 will be held on Zoom here: go.cs61a.org/lecturezoom
  • Homework 1 released Friday night will be due next Thursday 9/1. Go to lab, then do your homework.

Week 1 Class Material

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Saturday, August 20

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  • Welcome to CS 61A!
  • Discussion section begins this week (starting Wednesday Aug 24)!
  • Section sign-ups on sections.cs61a.org will open at noon on Tuesday Aug 23.
  • Lecture on Wednesday Aug 24 and Friday Aug 26 will be held over Zoom here: go.cs61a.org/lecturezoom.

Week 1 Class Material

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Current Assignments

Calendar

Week Date Lecture Textbook Lab & Discussion Links Homework & Project
1 Wed
8/24
Computer Science
Disc 00: Getting Started
Lab 00: Getting Started
Due Wed 8/31
Fri
8/26
Functions
HW 01: Functions, Control
Due Thu 9/1
2 Mon
8/29
Control
Lab 01: Functions, Control
Due Wed 8/31
Wed
8/31
Higher-Order Functions
Disc 01: Control, Environment Diagrams Hog
Checkpt Tue 9/6
Due Fri 9/9
Fri
9/2
Environments
HW 02: Higher-Order Functions
Due Thu 9/8
3 Mon
9/5
Sound
Lab 02: Higher-Order Functions, Lambda Expressions
Due Wed 9/7
Wed
9/7
Functional Abstraction
Disc 02: Environment Diagrams, Higher-Order Functions
Fri
9/9
Function Examples
Lab 03: Midterm Review (Optional)
Due Wed 9/14
4 Mon
9/12		 Midterm 1 (7pm-9pm)
Wed
9/14
Recursion
Disc 03: Recursion
Fri
9/16
Tree Recursion
HW 03: Recursion, Tree Recursion
Due Thu 9/22
5 Mon
9/19
Sequences
Lab 04: Recursion, Tree Recursion, Python Lists
Due Wed 9/21
Wed
9/21
Containers
Disc 04: Tree Recursion, Python Lists
Cats
Checkpt Tue 9/27
Due Fri 9/30
Fri
9/23
Data Abstraction
6 Mon
9/26		 Trees Lab 05: Trees
Due Wed 9/28
Wed
9/28		 Syntax Disc 05: Data Abstraction, Trees, Sequences
Fri
9/30		 Mutability HW 04: Sequences, Trees
Due Thu 10/6
7 Mon
10/3		 Iterators Lab 06: Iterators, Mutability
Due Wed 10/5
Wed
10/5		 Generators Disc 06: Mutability, Iterators, Generators
Fri
10/7		 Objects HW 05: Iterators
Due Thu 10/13
8 Mon
10/10		 Inheritance Lab 07: Object-Oriented Programming
Due Wed 10/12
Ants
Checkpt 1 Fri 10/14
Checkpt 2 Tue 10/18
Due Fri 10/21
Wed
10/12		 Representation Disc 07: OOP, String Representation
Fri
10/14		 Composition
HW 06: Object-Oriented Programming, Linked Lists
Due Thu 10/20
9 Mon
10/17		 Efficiency Lab 08: Linked Lists, Mutable Trees
Due Wed 10/19
Wed
10/19		 Decomposition
Disc 08: Efficiency
Fri
10/21		 Data Examples
10 Mon
10/24		 Web Apps (Optional)
Lab 09: Midterm Review (Optional)
Due Wed 10/26
Wed
10/26		 No Lecture: Midterm 2
Thu
10/27		 Midterm 2 (8pm-10pm)
Fri
10/28		 Scheme HW 07: Scheme
Due Thu 11/3
11 Mon
10/31		 Scheme Lists Lab 10: Scheme, Scheme Lists
Due Wed 11/2
Wed
11/2		 Calculator Disc 09: Scheme
Fri
11/4		 Interpreters HW 08: Scheme Lists
Due Thu 11/10
12 Mon
11/7		 Tail Calls
Lab 11: Tail Calls
Due Wed 11/9
Scheme
Checkpt 1 Tue 11/15
Checkpt 2 Fri 11/18
Due Tue 11/22
Wed
11/9		 Programs as Data
Disc 10: Programs as Data
Fri
11/11		 No Lecture: Veterans Day HW 09: Macros
Due Thu 11/17
13 Mon
11/14		 Macros
Lab 12: Macros
Due Wed 11/16
Wed
11/16		 SQL
Disc 11: SQL
Fri
11/18		 Tables
HW 10: SQL
Due Thu 12/1
14 Mon
11/21		 Aggregation
Lab 13: SQL
Due Wed 11/23
Wed
11/23		 No Lecture: Thanksgiving Break
Fri
11/25		 No Lecture: Thanksgiving Break
15 Mon
11/28		 Databases (Optional)
Lab 14: Final Review (Optional)
Due Wed 11/30
Wed
11/30		 Final Examples
Disc 12: Final Review
Fri
12/2		 Conclusion
HW 11: Finale
Due Thu 12/8
16 Mon
12/5		 No Lecture: RRR Week
Wed
12/7		 No Lecture: RRR Week
Fri
12/9		 No Lecture: RRR Week
17 Wed
12/14		 Final (7pm-10pm)