OPS435-Weekly-Summary-A

OPS435 Weekly Task Update

week	Topics	Reading/Reference	Tasks/Labs
1: Jan 17-23	Course Overview Introduction Why Python? Languate: natural & formal Python Environment Concepts: keywords builtins Python Shell: help() dir() type() import	Think Python: Chapter 1 What is a program? Input, process (sequence, looping, repetition), output complier, interpreter Debugging	Lab 1: Setup & Using Python
2:Jan 24-30	Python Basics: Objects Variables Operations Built-in Functions	Think Python: Chapter 2 Variable, expressions and statements Script mode and interactive mode Python math operators and order of operations String operation '+' and '*'	Lab 2: Understanding Python Code
3:Jan 31-Feb 6	Reusing Python Code: Functions Lists	Think Python: Chapter 3 Functions Function calls Adding new functionse Definitions and usess Flow of execution Parameters and arguments Variables and parameters Fruitful functions and void functions	Lab 3: Reusing Python Code
4:Feb 7-13	Basic Data Structures and String Manipulation: Tuples Lists Sets Dictionaries Strings	Think Python: Chapter 5 Conditionals and recursion Boolean expression Logical operators Conditional execution Alternative execution Chained conditionals Nested conditionals Recursion Infinite recursion Keyboard Input	Lab 4: Basic Data Structure & String Manipulation
5:Feb 14-20			Lab 5: Files & Error Handling
6:Feb 21-Mar 6	Mid-Term Test Date: March 6, 2018 Topics: Lab 1 to Lab 5 and All topics covered from week 1 to week 5		Assignment 1 Due Date: February 28, 2018
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Break:Feb 26-Mar 4
7:Mar 7-13	Files, Exceptions: File Handling Error Handling	Think Python: Chapter 14 - Files Reading and writing Format operator Filenames and paths Catching exception Databasess Picking Pipes Writing modules	Lab 5: Files & Error Handling
8:Mar 14-20	Classes: Components of a class Classes and objects	Think Python: Chapter 15 - Classes and objects Programmer-defined types Attributes Instances and return values Objects are mutable Copying	Lab 6: Writing Python Classes
9:Mar 21-27	Classes: Designing classes Understanding scope	Think Python: Chapter 16 - Classes and functions Pure functions Modifiers Prototyping versus planning Think Python: Chapter 17 - Classes and methods The init method The __str__methond Operator overloading Type-based dispatch Polymorphism	Lab 7: Classes, Objects & scope
10:Mar 28-Apr 3			Assignment 2 Due Date: April 11, 2018
11:Apr 4-10	Configuration management: Fabric Ansible		Lab 8: Configuration management
12:Apr 11-17	Python Networking Network Client Network Server Asynchronous Python Networking
13:Apr 18-24