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An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1)
Rice University

An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1)

John Greiner
Stephen Wong
Scott Rixner

Instructors: John Greiner

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8

(3,257 reviews)

19 hours to complete
3 weeks at 6 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
95%
Most learners liked this course

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There are 5 modules in this course

Understand the structure of this class, explore Python as a calculator

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6 videos4 readings1 quiz1 peer review

Learn the basic constructs of Python programming, create a program that plays a variant of Rock-Paper-Scissors

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7 videos5 readings1 quiz1 peer review

Learn the basics of event-driven programming, understand difference between local and global variables, create an interactive program that plays a simple guessing game

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8 videos5 readings2 quizzes1 peer review

Create a canvas in Python, learn how to draw on the canvas, create a digital stopwatch

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7 videos4 readings2 quizzes1 peer review

Learn the basics of lists in Python, model moving objects in Python, recreate the classic arcade game "Pong"

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8 videos4 readings2 quizzes1 peer review

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John Greiner
Rice University
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Stephen Wong
Rice University
2 Courses224,970 learners

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