Before session 1
1. Introduction
In this course, we provide several methods for studying programming. You can work with the reading materials (also interactive tests) or watch the video lectures of Charles Severance. Your timetable has a weekly e-learning timestamp on Wednesday where you can work with the topics (look in SIS2).
2. Install Thonny
Thonny is an IDE for Python. Thonny comes with Python 3.7 built in, so just one simple installer is needed and you are ready to learn programming.
3. Variables, expressions and statements
Next reading materials or videos (part 1 and part 2) will teach how to make variables and store data in those variables.
Test
Go to Moodle and take the first test on the video lecture materials. Each test gives up to 2 points. You can answer questions several times. You can take the test several times. The last attempt will be saved and will count as the final score for the quiz.
Exercises
There are no compulsory exercises before the first session. We will solve the first exercises together during the session. Nevertheless, you can start with the first Homework exercise already.