Course Syllabus Spring 2017

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ENGR0015: Course Syllabus Spring 2017

Week 1 (1/4)
Introduction to the Computer Lab.: Basic course information; Introduction to ENGR0011 Policies - Review web site
Introduce to the UNIX basics - Sections 2.1 - 2.4: Introduction to the Pitt Computing Environment; Your Computer Account; University Computer Policies; Introduce to the UNIX basics; Introduction to the UNIX File System; Absolute and relative addressing using cp and mv; Unix File Management Commands - man, ls, cd, pwd, mkdir, rmdir, rm, chmod; Introduction to Putty/ssh
Week 2 (1/9 & 1/11)
UNIX basics - Complete Chapter 2: Review Absolute and relative addressing using cp and mv; Review Unix File Management Commands - man, ls, cd, pwd, mkdir, rmdir, rm, chmod; review Putty/ssh, Internet and the World Wide Web, Pitt email system; Introduction to PICO; Miscellaneous Unix Commands - csh, cal, date, more, pg, spell, ispell, who, xterm; Review Communication Unix Commands - telnet, ftp, rlogin, finger, email
Introduction to Excel: Introduction to Excel - Sections 1.1 - 1.3; Basic mathematics operations; Absolute and Relative addressing; Built-in functions
Wednesday - Quiz Chapter 2
Homework
Week 3 (1/18)
Excel - Sections 1.1 - 1.6: NO CLASS MONDAY - MLK Day; Sorting data; Conditional Formatting; VLookup; Plotting; Solving Equations with plotting; Goal Seek
Wednesday - Quiz Chapter 1 (Chapter 1.1 - 1.3)
Homework
Week 4 (1/23 and 1/25)
Section 1.7: Review of basic Math concepts; Trendlines; Exponential and Logarithmic Functions; Semi-log and Log-log plots and filtering; Conditional Formatting; Least squares
Wednesday - Quiz Chapter 1.4 - 1.6
Homework

Week 5 (1/30 and 2/1)
Sections 1.8 - 1.10: Complete curve fitting section 1.7; Introduction to Matrices section 1.8; Linear Algebra section 1.9; Use of matrices to solve equations
Wednesday - Quiz Chapter 1.7 - 1.8
Homework
Week 6 (2/6 & 2/8): Basic Stat; Statistical operations - Section 1.10; Histograms; Adding logic to a spreadsheet and Working with text - Section 1.11
Wednesday - Quiz Chapter 1.10
Homework
Week 7 (2/13 & 2/15)
Test 1 - Computer and Written: Inclass Computer Test 1 Monday 2/15- during your class period; Written Test 1-2/17 TBA see instructions, - covering UNIX and Excel; Practice Written Exam

Week 8 (2/20 & 2/22)
Introduction to HTML - Sections 3.1 - 3.5: Basic HTML Tags - html, head, title, body, P, Headings; Putting your files online; UL, OL, DL, PRE, HR; (BLOCKQUOTE, ADDRESS, BR); Character Formatting

Homework

Week 9 (2/27 & 3/1)
Introduction to HTML - Sections 3.6 - 3.10: Review sections 3.1 - 3.5; Escape Sequences
Additional HTML coding: Color, Linking and Images - Sections 3.8 - 3.10: Background graphics; Introduction to Background colors and text color; Adding color to documents; Introduction to linking to different documents; Introduction to linking to sections in the same document; Adding links to email addresses to a page.; Introduction to Images
Additional HTML coding: Tables- Sections 3.11: Introduction to Tables
Wednesday - Quiz Chapter 3.1 - Chapter 3.10
Homework

Week 10 (3/6 & 3/8): NO CLASSES - SPRING BREAK
Week 11 (3/13 & 3/15)
Additional HTML coding:Frames - Sections 3.12: Introduction to Frames
Introduction to JavaScripts - Section 3.13: Introduction to syntax of code 3.13-1 - 3.13-6; Introduction to operations 3.13-7 - 3.13-12
Wednesday Quiz Chapter 3.10 - 3.11 covers Tables
Homework

Week 12 (3/20 & 3/22): Controlling the direction in a script 3.13-13 - 3.13-14; Controlling the direction in a script with a loop 3.13-14 - 3.13-15; Complete JavaScript - Use of Methods, 3.13-16 - 3.13-18; Functions 3.13-19
Monday Quiz Chapter 3.12 covers Frames
Wednesday Quiz Chapter 3.13 covers simple scripts
Homework

Week 13 (3/27 & 3/29)
Review Javascript and forms: Function calls; Introduction to Forms - Section 3.14; Team Web page requirements modified to include form validation
Wednesday Quiz Chapter 3.13 - 3.14
Homework

Week 14 (4/3 & 4/5): Continue JavaScript - functions and form validation; Introduction to Style Guides - section 3.15
Homework

Week 15 (4/10 & 4/12)
Monday - Quiz Chapter 3.15: Introduction to Style Guides - section 3.15; Review for 2nd Test; Practice exam 1; Practice exam 2
Homework

Week 16 (4/17 & 4/19)
Monday- 2nd Computer Test in-class
Wednesday- 2nd Written Test in-class