Introduction to Python

Catalog description

Advisory: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of intermediate algebra. This is a foundation course emphasizing the concepts and methodologies of programming using the Python language. Emphasis is on good programming style, object-oriented analysis and design, decomposition, encapsulation, abstraction and testing. Example topics include objects/classes, functions, argument passing, control structures, repetitions, lists/tuples, strings, dictionaries/sets, and recursion. Students have the opportunity to learn programming and documentation skills, algorithm problem-solving, programming methodology, and to write small-to- medium sized programs.