Object Oriented Programming and Design Patterns

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with opening the Terminal window and creating and navigating files in bash. Students should also have a familiarity with the syntax of the Python programming language.

Workshop Lessons

Set-Up

Lesson Title	Questions	Objectives
Setup	How do I set up my computer for the lessons?	Install anaconda for creating virtual environments. Install lesson requirements in a conda environment. Obtain lesson example materials.

Object Oriented Programming

Lesson Title	Questions	Objectives
Object Oriented Programming	What is Object Oriented Programming? Why should I use Object Oriented Programming?	Understand the concepts behind Object Oriented Programming.
Encapsulation	What is encapsulation? Why should I use encapsulation in my code?	Understand the concept of a Class. Understand the python syntax for Classes.
Abstraction	What is Abstraction? Why should I care about Data Abstraction?	Understand the concepts behind Data Abstraction.
Inheritance	What is Inheritance? Why should I use Inheritance in my code?	Understand the concept of a Class. Understand the concepts behind Inheritance.
Abstract Classes	What are Abstract Classes? Why should I use Abstract Classes?	Understand the concepts behind Abstract Classes.
Polymorphism	What is Polymorphism?	Understand the concepts behind Polymorphism.

Design Patterns

Lesson Title	Questions	Objectives
Design Patterns	What are Design Patterns?	A brief introduction to the types of Design Patterns.
Adapter	How can we utilize pre-existing code without modifying it?	Learn the Adapter Design Pattern. See an example of the Adapter Design Pattern relavant to the Computational Molecular Sciences domain.
Factory	How can a method or class defer instantiation to subclasses?	Learn the factory design pattern. See an example of the factory design pattern relavant to the Computational Molecular Sciences domain.
Visitor	How to separate the methods from the objects that use them?	Understand the visitor design pattern. Show an example of the visitor design pattern relavant to the Computational Molecular Sciences domain.
Factory Second Example	How can a method or class defer instantiation to subclasses?	Learn the factory design pattern. See an example of the factory design pattern relavant to the Computational Molecular Sciences domain.
Facade	How can we simplify the interface to a subsystem?	Learn the Facade Design Pattern. See an example of the Facade Design Pattern relavant to the Computational Molecular Sciences domain.
Observer	How can an object notify its own state to an open-ended number of objects?	Learn the observer design pattern. See an example of the observer design pattern relavant to the Computational Molecular Sciences domain.
Composite	How to compose objects into tree structures? How to define a common interface for branches and leaves within a tree?	Understand the composite design pattern. Show an example of the composite design pattern relavant to the Computational Molecular Sciences domain.