Welcome to IACS Python summer camp

Hi and welcome to the website for the IACS Computes! HS summer camp. During this camp, students will learn Python programming skills, get to know research challenges for which coding is necessary, and see several real-world applications of coding, including literature analysis, cryptography and data processing.

• Dates: 12-23 August, 9am-3pm
• Location: IACS, Stony Brook University, NY
• Instructors: Alice Harpole, Lupe Barrios Sazo, Nazila Shafiei

On this page, you will find information about the schedule, materials, and how to install anaconda.

Schedule

The schedule is subject to change!

Time	August 12	August 13	August 14	August 15	August 16
09:00	welcome + installation	warm up	warm up	warm up	warm up
10:00	arithmetic + variables	lists	strings	functions	dictionaries
11:00	data types + conditionals	lists	strings	functions	errors + exceptions
12:00	lunch	lunch	lunch	lunch	lunch
13:00	while loops	for loops	turtles	I/O	more functions
14:00	coding practice	coding practice	coding practice	coding practice	coding practice

Time	August 19	August 20	August 21	August 22	August 23
09:00	warm up	warm up	warm up	student projects	student projects
10:00	advanced lists	literature analysis	fractals	student projects	student projects
11:00	classes	literature analysis	fractals	student projects	student projects
12:00	lunch	lunch	lunch	lunch	lunch
13:00	classes	cryptography	Data processing	student projects	student presentations
14:00	coding practice	cryptography	projects intro	student projects	student presentations

Materials

Day 1 (Monday, August 12)

1. Basics
2. Arithmetic
3. Data Types
4. Variables
5. Conditionals
6. While Loops
7. Practice

Day 2 (Tuesday, August 13)

1. Review
2. Lists
3. For Loops
4. Practice

Day 3 (Wednesday, August 14)

1. Review
2. Strings
3. Turtles
4. Practice

Day 4 (Thursday, August 15)

1. Review
2. Functions
3. IO
4. Practice

Day 5 (Friday, August 16)

1. Review
2. Dictionaries
3. Advanced Functions
4. Errors
5. Practice

Day 6 (Monday, August 19)

1. Review
2. Advanced Lists
3. Classes
4. Practice

Day 7 (Tuesday, August 20)

1. Review
2. Literature analysis
3. Cryptography

Day 8 (Wednesday, August 21)

1. Warm-up
2. Fractals
3. Data processing

Days 9 & 10 (Thursday, August 22 & Friday, August 23)

Student projects

• Towers of Hanoi
• Tic Tac Toe
• Text-based Adventure
• Dead or alive

Anaconda installation

1. Go to Anaconda's website
2. Click 'Download' in the top right
3. Choose Python 3.7 version
4. Follow the instructions
5. Done!