Assignment 2 Due Friday Sep 15th at 10am EST

Readings

For this class you should read:

• From How Learning Works:
  • Chapter 3: What Factors Motivate Students to Learn?
• From Tools For Teaching:
  • https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IbJSGsxOXEUCWxWqpNFmOI0bqqZyNiRc/view?usp=sharing
• https://medium.com/bits-and-behavior/how-to-design-a-class-a1c8b419b9f5

Assignment

You should prepare a 5-7 minute introduction to dictionaries (a.k.a. maps a.k.a. arbitrary-typed key-value storage) data structures for first-semester introductory computer science (CS1) students. You will deliver this introduction in class on Friday (September 15st).

For a topic like dictionaries in a CS1 course, some topics covered typically include:

• Defining a dictionary as a data structure
• Explaining how a dictionary works
• Strengths and weaknesses of dictionaries
• How to insert, retrieve, update, and modify a data structure.

You won’t be able to cover all these topics in a 5-7 introduction; please explain upfront which topics you plan to cover in your 5-7 minute segment.