Fun with Python

Getting Started
7 Topics | 1 Quiz
What is this course about?
Who is this course for?
What does this course promise to help with?
What tools do I need to start coding?
What’s my typing speed?
How long does this course take to finish?
Recap
Tell us about yourself
Lesson 0 – Hello, World!
8 Topics | 4 Quizzes
What is coding?
Where do instructions come from?
HW – L0 – Hello World – 1
Do I need to memorize 1s and 0s to become a coder?
Where do I write my Python code?
HW – L0 – Hello World – 2
What is the first program about?
What exactly did we do?
HW – L0 – Hello World – 3
What in the world is “hello world”?
Recap
HW – L0 – Hello World – 4
Lesson 1 – Art Is Everywhere
3 Topics | 1 Quiz
Art is the spice of life
ASCII bunny
Recap
HW – L1 – Art Is Everywhere – 1
Lesson 2 – No Comments!
5 Topics | 2 Quizzes
Comments in Python
Why is Python ignoring the prints?
Why are comments needed?
HW – L2 – No Comments – 1
Two simple rules of commenting
Recap
HW – L2 – No Comments – 2
Lesson 3 – Numbers, Numbers Everywhere!
4 Topics | 2 Quizzes
Numbers are everywhere
More math operations
HW – L3 – Numbers – 1
Alan Turing
Recap
HW – L3 – Numbers – 2
Lesson 4a – Variables
4 Topics | 2 Quizzes
Why do we need to store numbers?
How does Python remember things?
HW – L4a – Variables – 1
Make your own score
Recap
HW – L4a – Variables – 2
Lesson 4b – More Variables
6 Topics | 3 Quizzes
What else can we store in a variable?
What qualifies as a variable?
HW – L4b – More Variables – 1
Variable naming conventions
Naming your variables
HW – L4b – More Variables – 2
Python Keywords
Recap
HW – L4b – More Variables – 3
Lesson 5 – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!
3 Topics | 2 Quizzes
How does this game work?
How do we make our program wait?
HW – L5 – Wait Wait Dont tell me – 1
Recap
HW – L5 – Wait Wait Dont tell me – 2
Lesson 6 – Strings Attached
3 Topics | 1 Quiz
Personal greetings
String concatenation
Recap
HW – L6 -Strings Attached – 1
Lesson 7 – What’s Your Type?
5 Topics | 3 Quizzes
A simple adder
How to convert a string to an integer?
HW – L7 – Type Conversion – 1
More type conversions
HW – L7 – Type Conversion – 2
Allowed conversions
Recap
HW – L7 – Type Conversion – 3
Lesson 8 – Errors Are Our Friends
8 Topics | 1 Quiz
Syntax – The grammar of a programming language
Indentation Error
Syntax Error
Name Error
Value Error
Type Error
Divide by zero
Recap
HW – L8 – Errors are our friends! – 2
Lesson 9 – Is It True or False?
6 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Comparison operators
Boolean – the new data type on the block
Variable comparisons
HW – L9 – Is it True or False? – 1
Booleans in real life
String and float comparisons
HW – L9 – Is it True or False? – 2
Recap
HW – L9 – Is it True or False? – 3
Lesson 10 – Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…
4 Topics | 2 Quizzes
The if statement
Branching – Step through
HW – L10 – Decisions – 1
The if…else statement
Recap
HW – L10 – Decisions – 2
Lesson 11 – Going in Loops!
4 Topics | 2 Quizzes
Toddler tantrums
The while loop
Let’s countdown 3..2..1
HW – L11 – Loops – 1
Recap
HW – L11 – Loops – 2
Lesson 12 – More Loops
3 Topics | 1 Quiz
When to use a while loop?
Infinite loops
Recap
HW – L12 – More Loops – 1
Capstone Projects
3 Quizzes
The Taco Shop
Hogwart’s Sorting Hat Ceremony
Guess My Age
What’s Next?
3 Topics
Resources
Fun With Python – Level2
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Getting Started

Fun with Python Getting Started

Getting Started

Welcome to the Python starter course!

 

We are glad you joined us on this fun ride.

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We know you are super eager to get started, but please hold your horses or ponies for just a little as we quickly review the course objectives and the tools needed for the course.

STARTING WITH THE FIRST ONE, WORK THROUGH THE TOPICS BELOW IN ORDER.

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