EMT1111 Logic and Problem Solving

Dr. José M. Reyes Álamo

Lecture 1

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Outline The professor

Class objectives

Text book and references

In class conduct

Homework, assignments, and evaluation

Blackboard

Basic computer skills you should know

Create your portfolio

The Professor

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José M. Reyes Álamo, Ph.D.

• Ph.D., Computer Science, Iowa State University

• B.S., Computer Science, University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón

• Software Engineer for a Financial Software Company

• Research Assistant at Iowa State University (Smart Home Environment)

• Software Engineer and Programmer during my senior year and before grad school

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Research Interests

•Software Engineering

•Embedded Devices programming (sensors, actuators, smart phones)

•Smart Environments

•Formal Methods and Model Checking

•Service-Oriented Architectures and Web Services

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Prof. Reyes Álamo

José M. Reyes Álamo, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorComputer Engineering TechnologyNew York City College of TechnologyOffice: V621Email: jreyesalamo@citytech.cuny.edu

CityTech website: http://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/jreyesalamo/

About the Class

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Tools to be Used

•Learn Python and AppInventor for Android

•Create small programs and apps to learn computer engineering concepts

•Learn to solve problems following software engineering principles.

•Encourage your creativity to use technology to solve problems.

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Python

•In this course we will use the Python programming language.

•Python is a relatively simple programming language:– Fewer alternatives (one way to do it)

– Easier to accomplish common tasks

•This allows us to focus less on the language and more on problem solving

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Python

•Python in an interpreted language which allows you to type program statements into the Python window and see results immediately.

•Other programming languages require an intermediate step before you can run a program called compiling.

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Python

•Python is useful for general problems as you can do things with it quickly.

•Python is used to solve problems in many areas. Many packages are available to help for a particular area

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App Inventor

•Programming with blocks

•Tutorials & small projects

•You can develop Android apps

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What kind of apps?

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What kind of apps?

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Why is programming so important?

•This class is about programming, creating software.

•Software is what make hardware useful.

•Difficult to find a job as a computer specialist with no programming skills.

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The syllabus

•EMT1111 Logic and Problem Solving

•http://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/emt1111s13/syllabus/

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Basic computer skills

•How to take screenshots (Windows)

•How to take screenshots (Mac)

•Finding pictures on the internet

•How to download pictures from a website

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Create your portfolio

•Requirements– Short bio with picture (for home page)

– A web page for each app:+ A description about what the program/app does+ A picture of the program/app running+ Source code

• Copy/paste for python• Picture of the blocks diagram for AppInventor