Introduction to Python: Part 1 Basics

Python Basics will be covered, including What Python is (besides being just a popular programming language) and What Python can do, as well as Data Types (like Strings, Booleans, Floats, and integers), Print Functions, Writing our first "Hello, World!" The program, and learning about Variables and Concatenation of Strings. Students will be learning via Zoom. The instructor will have access to view their screens and help them with their code. Throughout the lesson, I will explain how to do ONE specific thing at a time, for example, we will learn how to concatenate--merging & combining strings and then I will give several real examples- like how to print out a sentence from two separate variables "merged" together--for the students. Then, they will try on their own to do that ONE thing--for example, creating their own sentence with two variables in the same sentence. In the end, there will be a challenge combining everything learned in the course. Students will communicate with the instructor and each other via Zoom. We will take turns sharing our screens and our code. The class is approximately 1 hour, with 20 minutes given for the "Challenge" at the end. Please note, if everyone completes the challenge BEFORE time is up, we will review, but the class may finish a few minutes early.