Kurt Bitner
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An introduction to programming and problem solving. Topics include data types, variables, assignment, control structures (selection and iteration), lists, functions, classes, and an introduction to object-oriented programming.
This is a non-credit course utilizing the Python programming language.
Learning OUTCOMES:
- Apply numeric and string data types to represent information
- Apply variables in program development
- Analyze assignment and apply its components in program development
- Apply basic I/O operations with different data types
- Design expressions using arithmetic operations (including understanding their limitations, such as integer truncation, round-off error, division by zero, narrowing and widening conversions, casting, precedence, and standard math library functions)
- Design expressions using relational operators (including understanding floating point equality)
- Design expressions using logical operators (including short-circuit)
- Design selection statements (including nested selection)
- Design repetition statements (including count-controlled versus event-controlled, sentinel-controlled)
- Design simple data structures using lists (including using loops with lists and multi-dimensional lists
Skills / Knowledge
- Python
- Program development
- data structures
- Computer Programming