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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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Tuesday
Apr 21 - Jul 7 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Apr 21 - Jul 7
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 | $450 |
$450
CLOSED |
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Monday
Apr 27 - Jul 20 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Apr 27 - Jul 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
CLOSED |
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Tuesday
May 19 - Aug 4 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
May 19 - Aug 4
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
FULL |
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Friday
May 22 - Aug 14 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
May 22 - Aug 14
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 |
Adam Rumpf | $450 |
$450
ENROLL |
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Friday
May 22 - Aug 14 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
May 22 - Aug 14
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 | $450 |
$450
ENROLL |
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Monday
Jun 8 - Aug 24 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Jun 8 - Aug 24
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 |
Kevin Arlin | $450 |
$450
WAITLIST |
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Sunday
Jun 21 - Sep 20 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Jun 21 - Sep 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 |
Heather Finotti | $450 |
$450
ENROLL |
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Wednesday
Jun 24 - Sep 9 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Jun 24 - Sep 9
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 |
Dan Kneezel | $450 |
$450
ENROLL |
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Monday
Sep 14 - Dec 7 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Sep 14 - Dec 7
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 |
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Friday
Sep 25 - Dec 18 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Sep 25 - Dec 18
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 |
AoPS Holidays
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 |
