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Level 1 Course Work 

Boom. Cool Stuff.  This course will open your mind if you let it.  Big ideas start with assembly of little ones.

1. Getting Started

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Welcome!   This Section of the course will introduce you to programming using an amazaing and proputlar computer programing language called Python.  Get ready to learn some stuff and have some fun!

Green Dots indicate items that must be handed in.

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 2. Basic Python Math

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Some math (and other) functions that don't require the math library:
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abs() Absolute Value
pow() Exponents
sum() sum a list of numbers

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Due: See Google Classroom
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W3schools.com is a great resource for learning python and other languages
How to think like a computer scientist
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 3. Turtle - Creating Images

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Only watch first 1:54 min of this
Intro Video.
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4. Math - Part 2

Please watch these videos!

5. Lists

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Please start looking at and completing Projects from the

"Project Pile".  See section 9 below.

Assignments:

Due: See Google Classrom
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Please watch lesson videos

6. For Loops

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Please watch

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Due: See Google Classrom
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7. Boolean

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Please watch

lesson videos.

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Due: See Google Classrom
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8. Functions

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Due: See Google Classrom
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9. Projects and Challenges

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Welcome to the Project and Challenge section of the course!
In addition to the awesome assignments provided, it is very important that you take on at least a few bigger projects through the course.  Challenging yourself to solve complex problems or create a usable product will for you to learn tons about Python and programming in an engaging and practical way. 
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Working on a project gives you more context for the skills you are learning and away to practice techniques and learn new ones.  You must complete at least 11 of the projects assigned in this section to gain full standing in the course...but they are very cool and fun.

Assignments:

Due: See Google Classrom
Assistance with projects below:
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Start by Completing: 3,6,9,34,46,61,80,81,104,129

10. While loops

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lesson videos!

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Due: See Google Classrom
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11. Slicing Strings and Lists

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Assignments:

Due: See Google Classrom
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12. BCC Practice

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What is the BCC?

The BCC is a problem solving contest with a focus on computational and logical thinking. Questions are inspired by topics in computer science but only require comfort with concepts found in basic mathematics and logic. Connections to Computer Science are described in the solutions to all past contests.

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The BCC is created and sponsored by the University of Waterloo.  Every year thousands students from all over Canada try the contest for fun.  

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The contest is designed to encourage students to engage with and enjoy computer science concepts

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13.  Paired Programming

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14.  Integrated (group) Problem Solving

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Due: See Google Classrom

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15. Share your Tricks

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Due: See Google Classrom

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15.  Solve a real world Problem  (Make something useful)

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Due: See Google Classrom

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