Thinking in Python
Build Python programs to develop strong foundations for creating with code.
Variables
Updating Variables
Printing
Variable Self-Update
Variable Dependency
Level Review
Boolean Expressions
Conditional Statements
Branching Conditionals
Setting Boolean Variables
Testing Programs
Level Review
Combining Boolean Expressions
Storing Boolean Values
Negating Booleans
Organizing Logic
Complex Logic
Level Review
For Loops
Structuring Loops
Loop Variable Dependency
Logic Inside Loops
Complex Dependencies
Level Review
Lists
List Indexing
Looping through Lists
Appending to Lists
Indexing Multiple Lists
Consecutive Indexes
Level Review
While Loops
Structuring While Loops
Compound Loop Conditions
Flags as Loop Conditions
Complex While Loop Logic
Level Review
Exploring Strings
String Operations
Classifying Strings
Level Review
Nesting If Statements
Nesting Mixed Conditionals
Nesting If-Else Statements
Prioritizing Conditions
Level Review
Conditional Chains
Sequencing Logic
Designing Chains
Setting Priority in Chains
Level Review
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Programming with Variables
Supercharge your programming skills with variables and loops.
Course description
This course will help you learn to express and debug procedural logic in code while building up the habits of mind required to design correct and efficient algorithms and data structures. Through a sequence of cybersecurity-themed programming challenges, you will explore how to translate processes into programs. Control flow tools like variables, conditional statements, and loops are introduced gradually, helping you build the habits of programmatic reasoning from the ground up.
Topics covered
- Variables
- Updating Variables
- Printing
- Variable Self-Update
- Variable Dependency
- Boolean Expressions
- Conditional Statements
- Branching Conditionals
- Setting Boolean Variables
- Testing Programs
- Combining Boolean Expressions
- Storing Boolean Values
- Negating Booleans
- Organizing Logic
- Complex Logic
- For Loops
- Structuring Loops
- Loop Variable Dependency
- Logic Inside Loops
- Complex Dependencies
- Lists
- List Indexing
- Looping through Lists
- Appending to Lists
- Indexing Multiple Lists
- Consecutive Indexes
- While Loops
- Structuring While Loops
- Compound Loop Conditions
- Flags as Loop Conditions
- Complex While Loop Logic
Prerequisites and next steps
This is a great course if you're a beginner to programming, or if you just want a refresher of the core concepts in Python. This course has no prerequisites, so dive right in and enjoy!