Schedule

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Lecture 1: Chapter 1 Introduction to Computers and Programming (Part I)

• 1.1  Introduction
• 1.2 Hardware and software
• 1.3 How computers store data

This video can help to understand section 1.3

Binary Number System

Decimal to Binary

Binary to Decimal

Read Chapter 1 sections 1.4 to 1.5 and Watch this video

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• 1.4  How a program works
• 1.5 Using Python

Read Chapter Two Sections 2.1 to 2.5

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Lecture 3: Chapter 2 Input processing and output (Part I)

• 2.1 Designing a program
• 2.2 Input, processing, and output
• 2.3 Displaying output with the print function
• 2.4 Comments
• 2.5 Variables

Lab 3: Chapter 2 Algorithm workbench exercises 5 to 9

Help Resource: Formatting Text in Python 3 

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• 2.6 Reading Input from the keyboard
• 2.7 Performing calculations (precedence of operators)
• 2.8 More about data output

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Lecture 5: Chapter 3 Decision structures and Boolean logic (Part I)

• 3.1 The if Statement
• 3.2 The if-else Statement
• 3.3 Comparing Strings 

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• 3.4 Nested Decision Structures and the if-elif-else Statement

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• 3.5 Logical Operators
• 3.6 Boolean Variables

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Lecture 8: Chapter 4 Repetition Structures (Part I)

• 4.1 Introduction to Repetition Structures
• 4.2 The while loop: A Condition-controlled loop

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• 4.3 The for Loop: A count-controlled loop
• 4.4 Calculating a running total
• 4.5 Sentinels

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• 4.6 Input Validation Loops
• 4.7 Nested Loops

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Lecture 11: Chapter 5 Functions (Part I)

• 5.1 Introduction to Functions
• 5.2 Defining and Calling a Void Function
• 5.3 Designing a Program to Use Functions
• 5.4 Local Variables

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• 5.5 Passing Arguments to Functions
• 5.6 Global Variables and Global Constants
• 5.7 Introduction to Value-Returning Functions: Generating Random Numbers
• 5.8 Writing Your Own Value-Returning Functions
• 5.9 The math Module

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Lecture 13: Chapter 7 Lists and Chapter 8 More about strings

• 7.1 Sequences
• 7.2 Introduction to Lists
• 7.3 List Slicing
• 7.4 Finding Items in Lists with the in Operator
• 8.1 Basic String Operations
• 8.2 String Slicing
• 8.3 Testing, Searching, and Manipulating Strings

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Lecture 14: Logic gates and binary system (link to EMT1250)

• Basic logic gates, truth tables, final exam review

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