10. Object-oriented programming

Week 10 (November 6)

Due: 2.6 Argument project , 3.1 Dice lab

Introduction to object-oriented programming. Classes and instances. Contrast with imperative and functional programming. Argument project showcase.

We have two videos this week: the first addresses a few logistics for the week, and then offers a walk-through of the Pokémon lab. The second video introduces Object-Oriented Programming and the dice lab.

Logistics and Pokémon lab walkthrough

Object-Oriented Programming and the dice lab

• The Pedagogy of Programming
• Assignments
• Department-Wide Policies
• Schedule
• 1. Imperative programming
• 2. Variables and functions
• 3. Control structures
• 4. Planning
• 5. Functional programming
• 6. Processing data
• 7. Distributed computing
• 8. Data science tools
• 9. Debugging and testing
• 10. Object-oriented programming
• 11. Strategy
• 12. Frameworks
• 13. Games project
• 14. Wrap-up
• Syllabus