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Introduction to Programming with PythonA first course in computer programming using the Python programming language. This course covers basic programming concepts such as variables, data types, iteration, flow of control, input/output, and functions. |
12 weeks |
| 12 weeks ARE YOU READY? DO YOU NEED THIS? |
Schedule
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Wednesday
Sep 18 - Dec 11 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Sep 18 - Dec 11
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Jon Joseph | $425 |
$425
CLOSED |
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Monday
Oct 7 - Jan 13 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Oct 7 - Jan 13
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Alina Kononov | $425 |
$425
CLOSED |
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Tuesday
Feb 18 - May 5 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Feb 18 - May 5
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Benjamin Engwall | $450 |
$450
ENROLL |
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Wednesday
Mar 4 - May 20 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Mar 4 - May 20
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Patrick Barringer | $450 |
$450
ENROLL |
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Monday
Apr 13 - Jul 6 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Apr 13 - Jul 6
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
TBA | $450 |
$450
ENROLL |
| Summer 2020 | This course will be offered in Summer 2020. Click here to join our mailing list to be notified when the course schedule is available. | |||
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Who Should Take?
This course will assume no previous computer programming experience. Students who have programmed before, but not with Python, might be better served by downloading an online textbook and studying it on their own. The class is appropriate for middle and high school students who do not have computer programming experience and have completed at least a Prealgebra math course.
Students with prior programming experience in Python might instead consider our Intermediate Programming with Python course. Students with considerable experience with another language might also consider our Intermediate Programming with Python course.
We will be providing a free online textbook for this class, which students can access from the class homepage. Students will also need to download free Python software onto their computers. We will provide detailed instructions for how to install this software prior to the beginning of the course.
Lessons
| Lesson 1 | What is Programming? What is Python? |
| Lesson 2 | Data Types, Variables, and Expressions |
| Lesson 3 | Turtles and Loops |
| Lesson 4 | Functions |
| Lesson 5 | Conditionals |
| Lesson 6 | Flow of Control |
| Lesson 7 | Strings |
| Lesson 8 | Lists and Tuples |
| Lesson 9 | File Input/Output |
| Lesson 10 | Dictionaries |
| Lesson 11 | Final Project, Week 1 |
| Lesson 12 | Final Project, Week 2 |
