CSC-121 Spring 2026
Welcome to Introduction to Computer Science with Python! We will be using this page to link to the course materials and resources you will need for the course.
Course Logistics
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Lecture is Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM in RLY-204.
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Labs are Wednesday from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM on Discord.
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Weekly Projects start on Thursday at the end of class and are due the following Thursday at the beginning of class.
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Office Hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM or by appointment. My office is 200D (second floor of Riley Hall on the left).
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TA Office Hours are on Wed 8pm - 10pm in RLY-201
Unit 2: Foundations
Week 1
| Activity | Date & Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture 1: Welcome to Unit 2 | Feb 24th 3:00pm - 4:15pm | RLY-204 |
| Welcome to the Foundation | — | — |
| Foundation Lab 1: Protocol Assessment System | Feb 25th 2:30pm - 4:30pm | Discord |
| Lecture 2: Dictionaries | Feb 26th 3:00pm - 4:15pm | RLY-204 |
| Foundation: Phase 1 - Internal Review | Feb 26th 4:15pm - Mar 12th 3:00pm | — |
Week 2
| Activity | Date & Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture 3: Dictionaries & Functions | March 10th 3:00pm - 4:15pm | RLY-204 |
| Foundation Lab 2: Department Trials | March 11th 2:30pm - 4:30pm | Discord |
| Lecture 4: Introduction to File I/O | March 12th 3:00pm - 4:15pm | RLY-204 |
| Foundation: Phase 2 - Archive Audit | March 12th 4:15pm - March 19th 3:00pm | — |
Week 3
| Activity | Date & Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture 5 | March 17th 3:00pm - 4:15pm | RLY-204 |
| Lab 3: All-hands Fragment Analysis IN PERSON | March 18th 2:30pm - 4:30pm | RLY-201 (or RLY-203) |
| Lecture 6: Introduction to Modules | March 19th 3:00pm - 4:15pm | RLY-204 |
| Foundation Phase 3: The Architect's Index | March 19th 4:15pm - March 26th 3:00pm | — |
Week 4
| Activity | Date & Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture 7 | March 24th 3:00pm - 4:15pm | RLY-204 |
| Lab 4: Archive Protocol | March 25th 2:30pm - 4:30pm | Discord |
| Lecture 8: Introduction to packages | March 26th 3:00pm - 4:15pm | RLY-204 |
| Foundation Phase 4: Fixing the Oracle | March 26th 4:15pm - April 2nd 3:00pm | — |
Week 5
| Activity | Date & Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture 9 | March 31st 3:00pm - 4:15pm | RLY-204 |
| Lab 5: Unit 2 Review Lab | April 1st 2:30pm - 4:30pm | Discord |
| Unit 2 Practice Exam | April 2nd 3:00pm - 4:15pm | RLY-204 |
| Unit 2: Review Project | April 2nd 4:15pm - April 7th 3:00pm | — |
Unit 2: Exam
| Activity | Date & Time | Location |
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| Unit 2 Exam | April 7th 3:00pm - 4:15pm | RLY-204 |