Python Programming Fundamentals For Beginners
Probably the best Python Beginner course on the internet
What you’ll learn
- You will get a clear understanding of all Python core concepts
- You will be able to write programs that interact with a user through a text terminal
- Create basic games based on guessing random number generation
- Simulate an intelligent conversation with a computer
- Write functions that take in any number of arguments
- Create program that encrypts messages
- Create a program that cracks encrypted messages
Requirements
- You should have Windows PC or Apple Mac with OSX
- You should install Python (from python.org)
- Have a basic understanding of mathematics (Year 8 level)
Description
Becoming an awesome programmer is a bit like building a large tower of knowledge in that solid foundations are the key to your success. Completing this course will provide you with mastery over these foundations. Here is a quick summary of the journey that awaits you:
Curriculum
- variables (integers, floats and strings)
- control structures ( loops and if statements)
- functions
- data structures (lists and dictionaries)
Learning Process
The course incorporates principles known to help humans learn better, namely: multiple perspectives, revision, feedback and real world application.
- User authentication with a dictionary
- Guessing number game
- Human reaction time measurement
- Human memory training
- Palindrome Discovery (all single word palindromes in English)
Who this course is for:
- High School Students looking to learn programming
- Computer professionals looking to get a quick handle on python
- Teachers / Tutors looking to find an ideal learning sequence to teach Python programming
- Programming students looking to take a practical jargon free approach