Welcome to
CSCI 150!

Introduction to Computer Science
Spring 2021, Oberlin College

CSCI 150 provides an introduction to problem solving and algorithmic thinking through computer science, with programming used as a method for implementing solutions to problems. The course covers fundamentals of computer programming including data types, variables, expressions, statements, control structures, arrays, and recursion. It also introduces object-oriented concepts including classes, methods, inheritance, and polymorphism. Python is used as a programming langauge to highlight and demonstrate these fundamentals. No prior programming experience is expected or needed.

Course Information

Class:	MWF 9:00-9:50	Classroom:	Zoom (link on Blackboard)
Instructor:	Adam Eck	Email:	aeck [AT] oberlin.edu
Office Hours:	M 10:00-11:30 AM (Zoom) F 4:30-5:30 PM (Zoom)

Labs

Lab Instructors:	Adam Eck and Dylan McKay
Lab (Section 1):	W 2:40-4:30 PM	Lab Helpers:	Mist and TBD
Lab (Section 2):	R 1:00-2:50 PM	Lab Helpers:	Harsha and Sagana

Lab Helper Hours

Time	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Wednesday	Thursday
2-4 PM	[Ava and Mist]** Natalie	Ava and Mist
4-6 PM	[Felix]* Nicole	Felix
7-9 PM			Hamish and Sagana	[Nicole]** Sagana	[Sagana]* Nicole
9-11 PM			Hamish and Matthew	Felix	Adar

In addition to the set lab sessions (Wednesday 2:40-4:30 PM and Thursday 1:00-2:50 PM), there are additional times where lab helpers are available in the labs to assist you with any help you might need. The schedule for these additional lab helper times are given in the table above.

Please note that there are special Safe Space hours, indicated in the schedule above with * for students of color (Saturday 4-6 PM and Thursday 7-9 PM) and ** for trans students and students from underrepresented genders, such as women and nonbinary people (Saturday 2-4 PM and Wednesday 7-9 PM).

Please also note that there are no lab helper hours on Tuesdays, the day the labs are due. We want to strongly encourage you to get your labs done as early as possible. If you need help outside of lab helper hours, you might find the department's problem solving tips to be useful.