Week 2 ARCH-2347 2014 Fall
Course	ARCH-2347
Date	2014/09/22
Learning Objectives	The abstract concepts of algorithm and data structures will be framed by exploring geometric constructions using a simple toolkit, and graphic diagrams to view code structure and execution will be introduced.
Agenda	Lecture A Simple Geometric Toolkit Structure of Code: Code and Diagram Workshop Control Flow: if/else and for loops Collections Basic Code Organization and Modularization
Uses Tool(s)	Rhinoceros , Grasshopper

Lecture

Workshop

See workshop file week2 in the Class Dropbox

Structure of Code

Control Flow

How do computers execute instructions? The control-flow statements specify the order in which computations are performed.

Conditionals

statements used to express decisions.

Iteration

loops statements control iterations.

Object Representation and Manipulation

Collections

working with groups of objects in Python

Assignment

Attractor Point and Perspective - Create a composition on a rectangular canvas that includes the use of an attractor point (that also traverses the extent of the canvas). As your attractor point moves, so also should there be a transformation and your viewer be confronted with a (possibly unexpected) change in perspective. Give some thought to your composition. A good composition should have an element of play but always of control.

Place your Grasshopper file as well as 3 baked (or hard-boiled) perspectives into the Class Dropbox under Assignments/[Your Name] before class.