Programming 101

Welcome to Programming 101. This five day course will help build your programming fundamentals. Following along with this syllabus will allow you to work independently. However, if you'd like to sign up for a live remote class, please visit our Eventbrite to see a list of upcoming classes.

Instructions

The syllabus below outlines the concepts you will learn in this course. Click on each Unit link to view lecture note and examples.

For the live class: Each unit contains labs that you will need to complete and turn in to the instructor on Slack. You can find directions on how to submit homework to Slack here. If you are having issues, please email admin@pdxcodeguild.com

Syllabus Overview

While we don't expect you to complete all the advance versions of the labs, we expect you to give it a try. and challenge yourself!

Unit	Concepts	Labs	Exercises
Unit 00	intro to the terminal installing Python installing VS Code	Pre-Course: Create a file tree
Unit 01	terminal review comments print() datatype: strings concatentate	Lab 01: Hello World!	Unit 01
Unit 02	variables f-strings input() integers / floats arithmetic operators	Lab 02: Mad Libs	Unit 02
Unit 03	datatype: booleans comparisons logic statements (and / or) conditional statements (if / else) random module	Lab 03: Grading	Unit 03
Unit 04	datatype: lists random.choice() for loops: for item in sequence for x in range()	Lab 04: Rock, Paper, Scissors	Unit 04
Unit 05	string module while loop break continue else with loops	Lab 05: Password Generator	Unit 05

Quick Links

Below is a list of helpful links.

Resource	Link	Note
How To Learn	Strategic Learning	A short course outlining simple strategies for more effective learning
Lab Submissions	How to Submit Labs in Slack	For enrolled Intro students only
Terminal Cheatsheet	Terminal Cheatsheet	Command Prompt/Terminal/Powershell
Flowcharts	Flowcharts	Example flowcharts with corresponding code
Vocab	Vocab List	A collection of programming terms and their definitions
VS Code Keyboard Shortcuts	For Windows
VS Code Keyboard Shortcuts	For macOS
Python Tutor	Python Tutor	Online debugging tool
Stuck?	Debugging Errors Guide
Online Code Editor	Repl.it	Cloud-based editor and interpreter
Compare two code snippets	DiffChecker	Great tool to compare two code files side-by-side
Learning Resources	Guide

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