CS 61A: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Fall 2018
Instructor:
John DeNero
MWF 1-2 in Wheeler Auditorium
Monday, September 17
- Optional Hog strategy contest ends Monday 9/17.
- Homework 4 is due Thursday 9/20.
- Get an extra Midterm 1 point for transcribing your exam by Friday 9/21.
Maps project due Thursday 9/27.
- Earn an early submission bonus point by submitting on Wednesday 9/26.
- No homework due next week.
Week 5 Class Material
Lecture 11: Containers
Friday, September 14
- Guerrilla Section on higher-order functions, writing code, and recursion, 12 - 2pm Saturday 9/15 in Soda 271/273.
- Optional Hog strategy contest ends Monday 9/17.
- Homework 4 is due Thursday 9/20.
- How to get full credit on homework: solve most problems and try to solve all problems.
Week 4 Class Material
Lecture 9: Tree Recursion
Lecture 10: Data Abstraction
Wednesday, September 12
- Midterm 1 exams have been returned by email.
- Homework 3 is due Thursday 9/13.
- Optional Hog strategy contest ends Monday 9/17.
- Guerrilla Section on HOFs code writing + Recursion 12 - 2pm Saturday September 15 Soda 271/273
Week 4 Class Material
Lecture 9: Tree Recursion
Lecture 10: Data Abstraction
Friday, September 7
- HKN review session: 12-3 PM Saturday September 8 in 306 Soda Hall
- CSM review session: 3-6 PM Saturday September 8 in Genetics & Plant Biology 100
Midterm 1 on Monday 9/10 8pm-10pm in various locations across campus.
- Emphasis on functions, assignment, iteration, higher-order functions, and environment diagrams.
- Includes lecture through Wednesday 9/5.
- Most similar past midterm 1 exams: fa14, sp15, fa15, fa16, fa17, sp18
- No tree recursion (sum_largest on sp18; kbonacci on fa14)
- The Midterm 1 study guide will be included with your exam.
- You may bring 1 two-sided sheet of hand-written notes.
- No lecture on Monday 9/10.
- No lab on Monday 9/10, Tuesday 9/11, or Wednesday 9/12.
- Seating assignments will be released Sunday 9/9. If you would like left-handed desk or have another seat request fill out this form by Friday 9/7 @ 11:59pm
- Join a Computer Science Mentors (CSM) adjunct section by Sunday 9/9.
- Optional Hog strategy contest ends Monday 9/17.
- Homework 3 is due Thursday 9/13.
Week 3 Class Material
Lecture 6: Iteration
Lecture 7: Recursion
Lecture 8: Function Examples
Wednesday, September 5
Hog is due Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
- Submit everything by Wednesday 9/5 for an early submission bonus point.
- Come to office hours or post on Piazza if you're stuck!
- Homework 2 is due Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
- Join a Computer Science Mentors (CSM) adjunct section by Friday 9/7.
Midterm 1 on Monday 9/10 8pm-10pm in various locations across campus.
- Emphasis on functions, assignment, iteration, higher-order functions, and environment diagrams.
- Includes lecture through Wednesday 9/5.
- Most similar past midterm 1 exams: fa14, fa15, fa16, fa17, sp18
- No tree recursion (sum_largest on sp18; kbonacci on fa14)
- The Midterm 1 study guide will be included with your exam.
- You may bring 1 two-sided sheet of hand-written notes.
- No lecture on Monday 9/10.
- No lab on Monday 9/10, Tuesday 9/11, or Wednesday 9/12.
- Seating will be released Sunday 9/9. If you would like left-handed desk or have another seat request fill out this form by Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm
Extra Lecture 2 continuing Newton's Method is Wednesday 9/5 @ 3pm in 306 Soda
- Watch the videos from Lecture 1 for context.
- It is now possible to enroll in CS 98-52 (1 unit P/NP for completing extra homework).
Week 3 Class Material
Lecture 6: Iteration
Lecture 7: Recursion
Lecture 8: Function Examples
Monday, September 3
Hog is due Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
- Solve Phase 1 individually; Work with a partner on Phases 2 & 3.
- Phase 1 checkpoint due Tuesday 9/4.
- Submit everything by Wednesday 9/5 for an early submission bonus point.
Hog Project party Tuesday 9/4 6:30pm-8pm
- Phase 1 in Cory 241
- Phase 2 in Cory 247
- Phase 3 in Cory 277, Cory 285
- Homework 2 is due Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
- Join a Computer Science Mentors (CSM) adjunct section by Friday 9/7.
Learn more & find partners at the 61A mixers hosted by the EECS department
- Tuesday 9/4 10:45-11:10am and 3:45-4:10pm in Wozniak Lounge, 4th Floor of Soda Hall
Midterm 1 on Monday 9/10 8pm-10pm in various locations across campus.
- Emphasis on functions, assignment, iteration, higher-order functions, and environment diagrams.
- Includes lecture through Wednesday 9/5.
- The Midterm 1 study guide will be included with your exam.
- You may bring 1 two-sided sheet of hand-written notes.
- No lecture on Monday 9/10.
- No lab on Monday 9/10, Tuesday 9/11, or Wednesday 9/12.
- Seating will be released Sunday 9/9. If you would like left-handed desk or have another seat request fill out this form by Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm
Week 3 Class Material
Lecture 6: Iteration
Lecture 7: Recursion
Lecture 8: Function Examples
Monday, September 3
Hog is due Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
- Solve Phase 1 individually; Work with a partner on Phases 2 & 3.
- Phase 1 checkpoint due Tuesday 9/4.
- Project party Tuesday 9/4 6:30pm-8pm in Cory 241 & Cory 247.
- Submit everything by Wednesday 9/5 for an early submission bonus point.
- Homework 2 is due Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
- Join a Computer Science Mentors (CSM) adjunct section by Friday 9/7.
Learn more & find partners at the 61A mixers hosted by the EECS department
- Tuesday 9/4 10:45-11:10am and 3:45-4:10pm in Wozniak Lounge, 4th Floor of Soda Hall
Midterm 1 on Monday 9/10 8pm-10pm in various locations across campus.
- Emphasis on functions, assignment, iteration, higher-order functions, and environment diagrams.
- Includes lecture through Wednesday 9/5.
- The Midterm 1 study guide will be included with your exam.
- You may bring 1 two-sided sheet of hand-written notes.
- No lecture on Monday 9/10.
- No lab on Monday 9/10, Tuesday 9/11, or Wednesday 9/12.
Week 3 Class Material
Lecture 6: Iteration
Lecture 7: Recursion
Lecture 8: Function Examples
Friday, August 31
Hog is due Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
- Solve Phase 1 individually; Work with a partner on Phases 2 & 3.
- Phase 1 checkpoint due Tuesday 9/4.
- Project party Tuesday 9/4 6:30pm-8pm in Cory 241 & Cory 247.
- Submit everything by Wednesday 9/5 for an early submission bonus point.
- Homework 2 is due Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
- Guerrilla section Saturday 9/1 12pm-2pm in 271 Soda & 273 Soda.
- Sign up for free one-on-one tutoring!
- Coming soon: sign up for group mentoring!
Learn more & find partners at the 61A mixers hosted by the EECS department
- Tuesday 9/4 10:45-11:10am and 3:45-4:10pm in Wozniak Lounge, 4th Floor of Soda Hall
Week 2 Class Material
Lecture 3: Control
Lecture 4: Higher-Order Functions
Lecture 5: Environments
Week 2 Resources
Wednesday, August 29
- Homework 1 is due Thursday 8/30 @ 11:59pm.
Hog is due Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
- Solve Phase 1 individually; Work with a partner on Phases 2 & 3.
- Phase 1 checkpoint due Tuesday 9/4.
- Project party Tuesday 9/4 6:30pm-8pm in Cory 241 & Cory 247.
- Submit everything by Wednesday 9/5 for an early submission bonus point.
- Guerrilla section Saturday 9/1 12pm-2pm in 271 Soda & 273 Soda.
No live lecture or lab Monday 9/3.
- Video-only lecture isn't new material, but may be helpful.
- Attend lab Tuesday/Wednesday or complete the lab at home.
- First extra lecture on Newton's method this Wednesday 8/29 3pm-4pm in 306 Soda.
Week 2 Class Material
Lecture 3: Control
Lecture 4: Higher-Order Functions
Lecture 5: Environments
Week 2 Resources
Monday, August 27
- Lab 00 is a take-home lab. Try to complete it before your lab this week.
Homework 1 is due Thursday 8/30 @ 11:59pm.
- Homework party Monday 8/27 6:30pm-8pm in Cory 241 (& Cory 247).
- Drop-in office hours start this week.
Hog is due Thursday 9/6 @ 11:59pm.
- Solve Phase 1 individually; Work with a partner on Phases 2 & 3.
- Phase 1 checkpoint due Tuesday 9/4.
- Submit everything by Wednesday 9/5 for an early submission bonus point.
- Project Party next Tuesday 9/4.
- First extra lecture on Newton's method this Wednesday 8/29 3pm-4pm in 306 Soda.
Week 2 Class Material
Lecture 3: Control
Lecture 4: Higher-Order Functions
Lecture 5: Environments
Week 2 Resources
Friday, August 24
Lab 00 is a take-home lab. Try to complete it before your lab next week.
- We are holding special office hours Friday 8/24 4pm-7pm in 611 Soda to help with Lab 00 (and anything else).
Homework 01 is due next Thursday 8/30 @ 11:59pm.
- Homework party Monday 8/27 6:30pm-8pm in Cory 241 & Cory 247.
- Extra office hours with John DeNero in 781 Soda on Monday 8/27 2:20-5pm.
- Live lecture is in Zellerbach Hall Friday 8/24, but Wheeler Hall starting Monday 8/27.
- Join Piazza for announcements and answers to your questions.
- More section options will appear by Monday 8/27.
Mark your calendars for the midterms:
- Midterm 1 is Monday 9/10 8pm-10pm in various locations across campus.
- Midterm 2 is Wednesday 10/17 8pm-10pm in various locations across campus.
- If you have a course conflict, see the exam policy.
Week 1 Class Material
Lecture 1: Functions
Lecture 2: Names
Tuesday, August 14
- Welcome to CS 61A!
- Join Piazza for announcements and answers to your questions.
- Sign up for sections starting Friday 8/17 at 2pm.
- The first and second lectures will be held in Zellerbach Hall.
- The Summer 2018 website has moved to http://su18.cs61a.org.
Week 1 Class Material
Lecture 1: Functions
Lecture 2: Names
| Week | Date | Lecture | Textbook | Handout | Homework & Project |
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| 1 | Wed 8/22 |
Functions
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Lab 00: Getting Started
Fri 8/31
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| Fri 8/24 |
Names
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Disc 00: Getting Started |
HW 01
Thu 8/30
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| 2 | Mon 8/27 |
Control
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Lab 01: Variables & Functions, Control
Fri 8/31
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Hog
Thu 9/6
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| Wed 8/29 |
Higher-Order Functions
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Disc 01: Environment Diagrams, Control | |||
| Fri 8/31 |
Environments
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Guerrilla 01: Variables & Functions, Control, Environment Diagrams |
HW 02
Thu 9/6
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| 3 | Mon 9/3 |
Iteration
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Lab 02: Higher-Order Functions
Fri 9/7
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| Wed 9/5 |
Recursion
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Disc 02: Higher-Order Functions, Recursion |
Hog Contest
Mon 9/17
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| Fri 9/7 |
Function Examples
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HW 03
Thu 9/13
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| 4 | Mon 9/10 |
No Lecture Midterm 1 (8-10 PM) |
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| Wed 9/12 |
Tree Recursion
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Disc 03: Recursion, Tree Recursion | |||
| Fri 9/14 |
Data Abstraction
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Guerrilla 02: Higher-Order Functions, Recursion, Tree Recursion |
HW 04
Thu 9/20
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| 5 | Mon 9/17 |
Containers
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Lab 04: Python Lists, Data Abstraction
Fri 9/21
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Maps
Thu 9/27
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| Wed 9/19 |
Trees | Disc 04: Python Lists, Trees | |||
| Fri 9/21 |
Mutable Values |
HW 05
Thu 10/4
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| 6 | Mon 9/24 |
Mutable Functions | |||
| Wed 9/26 |
Iterators | ||||
| Fri 9/28 |
Objects | ||||
| 7 | Mon 10/1 |
Inheritance |
Ants
Thu 10/11
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| Wed 10/3 |
Representation | ||||
| Fri 10/5 |
Growth |
HW 06
Thu 10/11
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| 8 | Mon 10/8 |
Composition | |||
| Wed 10/10 |
Ordered Sets | ||||
| Fri 10/12 |
Tree Sets |
HW 07
Tue 10/16
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| 9 | Mon 10/15 |
Data Examples |
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| Wed 10/17 |
No Lecture Midterm 2 (8-10 PM) |
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| Fri 10/19 |
Users |
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HW 08
Thu 10/25
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| 10 | Mon 10/22 |
Scheme | |||
| Wed 10/24 |
Exceptions | ||||
| Fri 10/26 |
Calculator |
HW 09
Thu 11/1
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| 11 | Mon 10/29 |
Interpreters |
Scheme
Wed 11/14
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| Wed 10/31 |
Tail Calls | ||||
| Fri 11/2 |
Macros |
HW 10
Thu 11/8
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| 12 | Mon 11/5 |
Streams |
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| Wed 11/7 |
Declarative Programming |
Scheme Contest
Mon 11/26
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| Fri 11/9 |
Tables |
HW 11
Thu 11/15
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| 13 | Mon 11/12 |
No Lecture: Veterans Day | |||
| Wed 11/14 |
Aggregation | ||||
| Fri 11/16 |
Databases |
HW 12
Thu 11/29
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| 14 | Mon 11/19 |
Distributed Computing | |||
| Wed 11/21 |
No Lecture: Thanksgiving | ||||
| Fri 11/23 |
No Lecture: Thanksgiving | ||||
| 15 | Mon 11/26 |
Distributed Data | |||
| Wed 11/28 |
Natural Language |
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| Fri 11/30 |
Conclusion |
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HW 13
Fri 12/7
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| 16 | Wed 12/12 |
Final (7-10 PM) |