timeline.md

What's covered?

001_helloworld.py

• Introduction to programming, Python, and Spyder IDE
• Making comments
• "Hello World"

002_variables.py

• Definition of a variable
• Various types of objects
• Casting

003_expressions.py

• Expressions with various data types and operators
• Manipulating variables with expressions

004_tuples_lists.py

• Using tuples to make lists of other objects and variables
• Accessing a specific item from a tuple
• Swapping variable values with a tuple
• list in Python

time.py

• Optional but students usually like this because the computer pauses before responding which makes it more human
• Use the time module to delay

005_userinput.py

• Take user input
• When to cast
• Printing statements relative to the user input

006_decisions.py

• if statements
• Logical operators > < >= <= == !=
  • and, or
• if elif else

007_loops_random.py

• for loop
• while loop
• break, continue
• How to use random

008_functions.py

• Defining functions
• return statements
• Calling functions
• Parameters vs Arguments
• Discuss scopes of variables defined in and out of a function

010_turtle.py

• Learn how to use turtle to make graphics with Python
• Use loops, functions, random, lists, etc.

Create Pong with students and skip File I/O unless there's time for both

011_file_io.py

• Students learn how to read from a file