Python Fundamentals

• 1. Python Basics
  • 1.1. Python
  • 1.2. Printing
  • 1.3. Variables
  • 1.4. Types of Variables
  • 1.5. Python as a calculator
  • 1.6. Naming Variables
  • 1.7. Don’t Mix and Match Variables Types
  • 1.8. Type Conversions
  • 1.9. Input
  • 1.10. String Formatting
  • 1.11. Error Messages
  • 1.12. Comments
  • 1.13. Test Your Understanding
  • 1.14. Additional Challenges
• 2. Conditionals
  • 2.1. Booleans
  • 2.2. Comparisons
  • 2.3. And/Or
  • 2.4. If Statements
  • 2.5. If-Else Statements
  • 2.6. If-Elif-Else Statements
  • 2.7. More Complicated if-elif-else Statements
  • 2.8. Pseudocode
  • 2.9. Code Testing
  • 2.10. Test Your Understanding
  • 2.11. Additional Challenges
• 3. Lists and Loops
  • 3.1. Lists
  • 3.2. Indexing
  • 3.3. List Operations
  • 3.4. List Joins
  • 3.5. Converting To Lists
  • 3.6. Loops
  • 3.7. While Loops
  • 3.8. Common While Loop Errors
  • 3.9. While Loops With Lists
  • 3.10. While Loops With Input
  • 3.11. While Loops With Conditionals
  • 3.12. For Loops
  • 3.13. Range
  • 3.14. For Loops With Conditionals
  • 3.15. Equivalent Loops
  • 3.16. Nested Loops
  • 3.17. Pseudocode
  • 3.18. Additional Challenges
• 4. Modules and Functions
  • 4.1. Modules
  • 4.2. The Math Module
  • 4.3. Random Integers
  • 4.4. Random Floats and Using Probabilities
  • 4.5. Pseudorandomness
  • 4.6. Time
  • 4.7. datetime
  • 4.8. Functions
  • 4.9. Function Scope
  • 4.10. Optional Parameters (Keyword Arguments)
  • 4.11. Function Returns
  • 4.12. Custom Modules
  • 4.13. Representing Numbers in Binary
  • 4.14. Two’s Complement
  • 4.15. The Hexadecimal System
  • 4.16. ASCII
  • 4.17. Pseudocode and Flowcharts
• 5. Data Structures
  • 5.1. Introduction to Arrays
  • 5.2. Multi-Dimensional Arrays
  • 5.3. Records
  • 5.4. Data Dictionaries
  • 5.5. Sequential Files
  • 5.6. Stacks
  • 5.7. Dictionaries
• 6. Algorithms and Code Design
  • 6.1. Algorithms
  • 6.2. Draw a Box: Algorithm
  • 6.3. Desk Checking
  • 6.4. Draw a Box: Desk Check
  • 6.5. Draw a Box: Code
  • 6.6. Backtracking Algorithms: Maze Example
  • 6.7. Backtracking Algorithms: 8 Queens
  • 6.8. Representing and Storing Data: 8 Queens
  • 6.9. Divide and Conquer: Merge Sort
  • 6.10. Applying Divide and Conquer Algorithms
  • 6.11. Understanding Algorithms
  • 6.12. Peer Review: Tic Tac Toe (Naughts and Crosses)
  • 6.13. Developing Software: Tic Tac Toe Example
  • 6.14. Top-down and Bottom-up Design
  • 6.15. Structure Charts
  • 6.16. Online Code and Collaboration Tools
  • 6.17. Waterfall vs Agile Project Management