About this course:

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.

Course Objective:

• 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

Audience:

• 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

Prerequisite:

• 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)