CS 5010 Module 03

Module Overview

This week you will learn about the 2htdp/universe module, which allows us to create interactive animations. You will learn:

• How to design worlds
• How to design more complex data
• How to use structural decomposition to guide the development of programs involving multiple data definitions
• The steps in adding new functionality to a working program

Course Map

Here's another view that shows how all this fits in to the course principles:

Readings

Prologue and Part I from the textbook, which cover an introduction to programming, fixed-size data, and the Basic Student Language in Racket.

Resources

• Examples for Week 03

Lessons

• Lesson 3.1 Introduction to Universe Programs (PDF)
• Guided Practice 3.1: Stopping the Falling Cat
• Lesson 3.2 How to Design Worlds (PDF)
• Lesson 3.3 Draggable-Cat (PDF)
• Lesson 3.4 Two Draggable Cats (PDF)

Problem Set

Problem Set 03 was assigned Monday, February 1.