Intro to Python Bootcamp (2 days)

Detailed Course Description

Before the course

• Installation - You will be given detailed instructions on how to install python onto your machine and set up an environment to run all the code during class.
• Juptyer Notebooks - We will be using the excellent (though still needing improvement) Jupyter Notebook to run most of the code during class. It provides an interactive coding environment to quickly execute code, get feedback, and make notes.
• Assignment - A short assignment introducing how to use Jupyter Notebooks is expected to be completed. You will also learn how to add and edit notes using Markdown.
• Private Slack Channel - Upon registration, you be given access to Ted's private slack channel where you can directly communicate with him and ask him questions about the course.
• Master the Fundamentals Python - You will get a digital copy of Master the Fundamentals of Python, a book by Ted Petrou that provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals. It contains 300+ pages, 25+ hours of videos, 170+ exercises, projects and detailed solutions.

Day 1

• Basic types - Every 'value' in Python is an object and all objects have a type. We begin by learning how to create 'basic' types such as booleans, integers, and floats.
• Operators - The simplest and most straightforward actions we can perform with these basic types use operators. Most operators are one or two non-alphanumeric symbols that use two values (arguments) to produce a new value. You will learn about arithmetic, comparison, and boolean operators.
• Variable names - In order to reuse the result of an operation, we need to save the result. In python, we use assignment statements to assign this result to a name. We refer to these names as variables or variable names.
• Strings - Strings are a more complex type of object and consist of a sequence of characters. Strings are the first types of objects where we use methods to harness their power. We also learn about how to select subsets of strings using slice notation. 
• Lists - Lists are sequences that may contain any number of other objects of any type. They are an important data structure used frequently in most python programs and are mutable (able to be changed).

Day 2

• Control flow - Normal flow of python programs occurs by executing the very next line of code under the current line beginning at the top. We can change this normal flow with if/else statements and for/while loops. You will learn from practical examples, such as simulating a game of Craps.
• Functions - Functions allow us to reuse an entire block of code by labeling it with a name. They help avoid repeating the same code over and over. You will learn how to use several built-in functions as well as how to create user-defined functions.  
• Tuples, Sets, and Dictionaries - Python has several flexible built-in data structures that give us tremendous power to complete many tasks without the need to build them ourselves. Tuples, sets, and dictionaries are all different containers of data that we will explore.
• Tic-Tac-Toe - As a capstone for the course, we will bulid a complete two-player Tic-Tac-Toe game using all of the previously covered topics. 

After the course 

• Certificate of completion - Upon conclusion of the course, you will be given a direct path towards mastering the fundamentals of Python. If you go on to complete all the tasks on this path, you will receive a certificate of completion.
• Lifetime access to material - You will always have access to the material after the course has completed. Ted upgrades and adds to his material on a regular basis. You will always have immediate access to the latest updates.
• Lifetime Slack Access - You will lifetime access to Slack forever allowing you to interact with Ted along with all previous students.