Exercise 1

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Required Exercises

Below are the exercises that you're required to do for Week 1. Exercises will come out weekly. All week 1 assignments, including exercises are due by Sunday at 11:59pm in order to be prepared for the following weeks material. For details about our course lateness please see the course information page.

Exercise: Unsigned Binary (Due Sep 20, 2026; 11:59 PM)
Exercise: Hex (Due Sep 20, 2026; 11:59 PM)
Exercise: Some C Practice (Due Sep 20, 2026; 11:59 PM)
Exercise: The Bits (Due Sep 20, 2026; 11:59 PM)
Exercise: Python to C (Due Sep 20, 2026; 11:59 PM)
Exercise: Who Programs Short Sorts? (Due Sep 20, 2026; 11:59 PM)
Exercise: A Loop By Any Other Name (Due Sep 20, 2026; 11:59 PM)

Symbol Key

Symbols for exercises correspond to the following events. You can also track your progress in the course in your progress page.

: Not attempted / submitted
: Attempted but not complete
: Complete but late
: Complete and on time
: Complete and on time, using only one submission per question (not worth anything more than regular Complete and on time)