CS 111
Fall 2026
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Schedule

week

lecture dates

topics, exams, due dates, and other special dates

0

9/2, 9/4

  • Course overview and introduction
  • Python basics
  • Data types and expressions
  • No labs this week

1

9/9, 9/11

  • Strings and lists
  • A first look at functions
  • No lecture on 9/7 (holiday)
  • Problem Set 0 (all) due on 9/13

2

9/14, 9/16, 9/18

  • Making decisions (conditional execution)
  • Functions (cont.)
  • Local and global variables; the runtime stack
  • Recursion
  • 9/16: last day to add a class
  • Problem Set 1, part I due on 9/17
  • Problem Set 1, part II due on 9/20

3

9/21, 9/23, 9/25

  • Recursion (cont.)
  • Recursive design
  • List comprehensions
  • Problem Set 2, part I due on 9/24
  • Problem Set 2, part II due on 9/27

4

9/28, 9/30, 10/2

  • Lists of lists; encryption and decryption
  • Algorithm design
  • Representing information
  • Problem Set 3, part I due on 10/1
  • Problem Set 3, part II due on 10/4

5

10/5, 10/7, 10/9

  • Binary addition
  • Gates and circuits
  • Minterm expansion
  • 10/7: last day to drop without a ‘W’
  • Problem Set 4, part I due on 10/8
  • Problem Set 4, part II due on 10/11

6

10/13, 10/14, 10/16

  • Arithmetic circuits
  • Loops and imperative programming
  • Cumulative computations
  • No lecture on 10/12 (holiday)
  • Lecture on 10/13 (Mon. schedule)
  • No labs this week
  • Midterm 1 on 10/14 from 6:30-7:45 pm

7

10/19,10/21,10/23

  • Loops (cont.); design using loops
  • Nested loops
  • Problem Set 5, part I due on 10/22
  • Problem Set 5, part II due on 10/25

8

10/26,10/28,10/30

  • References; mutable vs. immutable data
  • 2-D lists
  • Object-oriented programming
  • File processing
  • Problem Set 6, part I due on 10/29
  • Problem Set 6, part II due on 11/1

9

11/2, 11/4, 11/6

  • Classes: creating your own types of objects
  • Dictionaries
  • 11/6: last day to drop with a ‘W’ or to designate a course Pass/Fail
  • Problem Set 7, part I due on 11/5
  • Problem Set 7, part II due on 11/8

10

11/9, 11/11,11/13

  • Classes (cont.)
  • Midterm 2 on 11/11 from 6:30-7:45 pm
  • Problem Set 8 (all) due on 11/15

11

11/16,11/18,11/20

  • Games and AI
  • Inheritance
  • Overview of the final project
  • Problem Set 9, part I due on 11/19
  • Problem Set 9, part II due on 11/22

12

11/23

  • Finite-state machines
  • No lectures on 11/25, 11/27 (Thanksgiving)
  • No labs this week

13

11/30, 12/2, 12/4

  • Finite-state machines (cont.)
  • Algorithm efficiency
  • Final-project milestone due on 12/3
  • Problem Set 10 due on 12/6

14

12/7, 12/9

  • Efficiency and problem hardness (cont.)
  • Course wrap-up
  • Full final project due on 12/9
  • 12/11-13: Study period

14

  • Final exam: Friday, Dec. 18, 12:00-2:00 pm
  • We will arrange an alternate exam time for anyone with an exam-related conflict; those students should remain available through the end of the exam period on Friday evening, Dec. 18.

Last updated on September 7, 2026.