2023 Winter - Python Programming Level 1

Packed with interactive and easy-to-follow projects, this course will teach students one of the most popular programming languages of the 21st century – Python.

The goal of this course is to teach you what makes Python special, why you should learn it, and how you can use it to make games and solve problems to make your life easier!

Learning objectives:

• What Modules are and how to import and use them,
• Different data types like Lists, Strings, Dictionaries, and Booleans,
• How to use a function to repeat a common task,
• How to solve math problems that would be too difficult with paper,
• Loops and if-else statements,
• Drawing and programming shapes with the Turtle module,
• And lots of general logic and decision making skills!

This course starts with basic rules and principles and builds upon them until you can create fun games and solve problems you might encounter in school and everyday life.

About Python

As an object-oriented script programming language, Python is a great first professional language for beginners, but it’s also powerful enough to be used in big companies like Google, Yahoo!, and Facebook. In the year 2017, Python was listed as the most important coding language by IEEE Spectrum.

Ahron Wayne

Ahron is an Adjunct at Lawrence Technology University doing research into metal 3D printing. His Master’s degree is in Biomedical Engineering, and his Bachelor’s is in Biochemistry. He’s also studied worms in Israel, taught as an Au-Pair in China, and coached Ninja Warrior. His Master’s project, which he is trying to turn into a salable product through his company TwoBlueTech, is a 3D-scanning microscope that is coded in Python.