Coming to class prepared to work is an essential element for your success in this course. This means arriving at class prepared. Each student is expected to work on course work outside of regular class time! If you do not finish your work in class, you must find the extra time you need to work on your assignments in the computer laboratory outside of regular class time and/or at home as homework. Completing assignments is to be taken seriously. Assigned (home)work will be a significant part of your mark. This page has been setup to ensure that you have the tools you need to work at home. The links below will allow you to download a copy of your programming text as well as software that you can use during the year to complete all assigned work: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist -- our Text Python -- the Programming Language Scratch -- a programming language for everyone The GIMP -- Image Manipulation Program SketchUp -- powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D design software from Google Blender -- fully integrated 3D Graphics Creation Suite OpenOffice.org -- free productivity suite compatible with MicroSoft Office Any of the software above is freely downloadable and works on many operating systems, in many languages. Please download the appropriate software for your home system. And then there's . . . A History of the Computer A History of the Internet Introduction to Networks and Networking Vaults of Parnassus: Python Resources The GNU Image Manipulation Portal (GIMP)