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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

This course is challenging — don't let week 1 fool you. The key is to keep practicing. Use office hours. Struggle with friends, not alone.

Start by reading the tips below.

• To maximize lecture, listen like you're about to reteach it.
• How to debug black boxes
• How to get a coding job without experience - for internships

Quizzes

After each lecture, try a corresponding quiz to test your understanding of the topic. These quizzes are meant to be difficult.

• Functions, Control QuizSol Script
• Diagrams, Recursion QuizSol Script
• Tree Recursion, Comprehensions QuizSol Script
• Trees QuizSol Script
• OOP, Trees QuizSol Script
• Linked List QuizSol Script
• Scheme QuizSol Script
• Exceptions, Interpreter QuizSol Script
• Iterators, Generators, Streams QuizSol Script
• SQL QuizSol

Cheat Sheets

• Midterm 1: Diagrams, Functions Cheat Sheet
• Midterm 2: Tree, Recursion Cheat Sheet - unfinished
• Orders of Growth Script - notes I never polished
• Recursion PracticeSol

Midterms

• Midterm 2 Mock ExamSol Script
• Midterm 2 Mock ExamSol Script
• Midterm 3 Mock ExamSol Python Scheme

Tools

• Custom Python IDE that explains errors Pyfiddle
• Utility to add doctest support to Scheme UniExpect

Teaching

I TA'ed for this course for the first (and last) time in Fall 2015.

• Undergraduate Student Instructor - Fall 2015

  • Discussions: Tu,Th 2-3, 5-6 p.m. in B56 Hildebrand
  • Office Hours: Tu 11 am-12 pm, 1-2 pm in B9 Evans

Explainers

I've made some explainer courses, which contain guided practice. Use these for more in-depth guidance.

• Coding 101: Python for Beginners
• Learn How to Learn Coding Faster: Object-Oriented Programming
• SQL 101: Databases for Beginners

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