The purpose of this assignment is to get us setup for the course, both by getting to know each other better, and by setting up the software environment.

Personal Survey (5 Pts)

I gave a couple of fun facts about myself in the class, but I want to get to know you all better. So please submit answers to the following questions as a private message to me on Discord

1. Your Name, Your Nickname (if applicable) / Preferred Pronouns
2. What is your reason for taking the course?
3. What are you majoring in / interested in majoring in?
4. What do you think you might want to do after Ursinus?
5. Have you had any experience with computer science / programming? (It's okay if you haven't!)
6. What are you most excited about in this course?
7. What are you the most worried about in this course?
8. What do you think you might do for your final project? Do you have another faculty member you'd like to have be involved?
9. Are there any topics not covered on the schedule that you'd like me to cover?
10. A fun fact about yourself
11. Anything else you think I should know?

Software Environment (5 pts)

Please follow the directions on the software page to install Anaconda Python on your computer. Once you have Python installed, run the following code in a jupyter notebook: Then, send me a screenshot of the image that pops up as a private message on Discord (5pts)