[Edu-sig] Python projects for CS1

[Vern Ceder]

Thanks addressing that so quickly, Bill.

Now IMHO it's an even better collection! :)

Cheers,
Vern

Bill Punch wrote:
> You know, that is a great question (and one we forgot to address). We 
> just added a Creative Commons license to the bottom (share and  share 
> alike). That seems like what we were shooting for.
> 
> Thanks Vern.
> 
>        >>>bill<<<
> 
> 
> 
> Vern Ceder wrote:
>> Bill,
>>
>> This is a great collection!
>>
>> I do have one question, one that actually applies to PyKata and 
>> Codingbat as well... what license governs this material?
>>
>> Can it be "remixed" and/or republished?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Vern
>>
>>
>>
>> Bill Punch wrote:
>>> Given all the discussion about exercises, we though we'd throw in 
>>> some of the work we've done. MSU has taught its CS1 course in Python 
>>> since the Fall of 2007. Each semester we have the students complete 
>>> 11 programming projects (as homework). The homeworks start out easy 
>>> and work their way up. Each project focuses on a particular topic 
>>> i.e., strings, working with files, dictionaries etc.
>>>
>>> We've collected those projects on a webpage. Each project has some 
>>> supporting material and a solution. However, at the moment the 
>>> solution is not shown. We are working on that.
>>>
>>> Some of the projects ended up in the book we recently published 
>>> ("Practice of Computing Using Python", Punch, Enbody) but there are 
>>> over 58 listed here (and more coming) so there is a lot more listed 
>>> on the web page
>>>
>>> http://www.cse.msu.edu/~cse231/PracticeOfComputingUsingPython/index.php
>>>
>>> If you have any comments, we'd love to hear them.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>
>>>
>>>         >>>bill<<<
>>>
>>>
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