Topics Covered in Course

• Introduction to programming
• Overview of Hardware and Software
• How Computers Store Data

• How a Program Works
• Install and run a Python compiler
• Create and execute a program in Python
• Input, Processing, and Output
• Displaying Output with print Function
• Comments
• Define Variables
• Reading Input from the Keyboard
• Performing Calculations
• String Concatenation
• Displaying Formatted Output
• Named Constants
• Introduction to Turtle Graphics
• The if Statement
• The if-else Statement
• Comparing Strings
• Nested Decision Structures and the if-elif-else Statement
• Logical Operators
• Boolean Variables
• Turtle Graphics: Determining the State of the Turtle
• Introduction to Repetition Structures
• The while Loop: a Condition-Controlled Loop
• The for Loop: a Count-Controlled Loop
• Sentinels
• Input Validation Loops
• Nested Loops
• Turtle Graphics: Using Loops to Draw Designs
• Introduction to Functions
• Defining and Calling a Void Function
• Designing a Program to Use Functions
• Local Variables
• Passing Arguments to Functions
• Global Variables and Global Constants
• Writing Your Own Value-Returning Functions