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An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1)
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English
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50 h
This content is rated 4.5 out of 5
- Self-paced
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- 5 Sequences
- Introductive Level
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Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Week 0 - Statements, expressions, variables
Understand the structure of this class, explore Python as a calculator - Week 2 - Week 1 - Functions, logic, conditionals
Learn the basic constructs of Python programming, create a program that plays a variant of Rock-Paper-Scissors - Week 3 - Week 2 - Event-driven programming, local/global variables
Learn the basics of event-driven programming, understand difference between local and global variables, create an interactive program that plays a simple guessing game - Week 4 - Week 3 - Canvas, drawing, timers
Create a canvas in Python, learn how to draw on the canvas, create a digital stopwatch - Week 5 - Week 4 - Lists, keyboard input, the basics of modeling motion
Learn the basics of lists in Python, model moving objects in Python, recreate the classic arcade game "Pong"
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
John Greiner
Lecturer
Department of Computer Science
Stephen Wong
Lecturer
Computer Science
Scott Rixner
Professor
Computer Science
Joe Warren
Professor
Computer Science
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