Programming and Algorithms: Week 2

What are we doing this week?

This week we are going to look at how to design software using TOP-DOWN DESIGN, as well as looking at the notion of SEQUENCE and explaining what a VARIABLE is.
Moving onto the Python side of things we will look at how to print out messages to the screen, we'll look at basic MATHS functions, and how to implement VARIABLES in Python,

PseudoCode	Python
Powerpoint: Top Down Design Powerpoint: Sequence Powerpoint: Variables	Powerpoint:Print, Maths & Variables Powerpoint: Some Common Issues Printing to the screen Simple Mathematics Variables

Total running time of videos is 60 minutes.

Sample Code:
HelloWorldProgram * HelloWorldProgramNewLine * HelloWorldProgramTwoLines * HelloWorldProgramJoined HelloWorldProgram10Times * HelloWorldProgramNewLine10Times * AddingNumbers * AddingNumbersFancy * SubtractingNumbers * MultiplyingNumbers * RegularDivision * IntegerDivision * DivisionRemainder * DivisionProblem * VariableAssignment * VariablePrint * AddOneVariablePrint TwoVariablePrint * RealVariablePrint * AnotherRealVariablePrint * CharacterVariablePrint * AnotherCharacterVariablePrint * ErrorProgram * StringVariablePrint * PrintMessage * ConvertFromCelsiusToFahrenheit

Let's teach kids to code - Mitch Resnick

Links

"Hello World" in Python and 318 other programming languages
http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Hello_world/Text#Python

Python Programming Examples
http://www.programiz.com/python-programming/examples

Python Wik: Simple Programs
https://wiki.python.org/moin/SimplePrograms

Lab #2
Lab #2 is all about checking if what you have learned in the episodes above all makes sense, and if you can print messages to the screen, do maths, and create variables.

Reminder: Running Python Programs

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Damian.Gordon(a)dit.ie