Programming With Python

3 units

An introduction to programming in Python. Topics include the software development process, documentation, debugging, and testing within the commonly used Python environment. Students learn to recognize patterns and develop strategies for solving programming tasks. At the end of the course, students should be able to write and debug basic programs to display and interpret data using accepted programming conventions and styles. Note: an understanding of high school algebra is assumed. Students with no prior programming experience may need to spend additional time on assignments.