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Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science · Dr. Ana Bell · Fall 2016 · Undergraduate

This course is published by MIT OpenCourseWare. Below are the lectures we have indexed, in the order they were taught. For problem sets, notes and exams, visit the original course page.

1. Lecture 1: What is Computation?
2. Lecture 2: Branching and Iteration
3. Lecture 3: String Manipulation, Guess and Check, Approximations, Bisection
4. Lecture 4: Decomposition, Abstraction, and Functions
5. Lecture 5: Tuples, Lists, Aliasing, Mutability, and Cloning
6. Lecture 6: Recursion and Dictionaries
7. Lecture 7: Testing, Debugging, Exceptions, and Assertions
8. Lecture 8: Object Oriented Programming
9. Lecture 9: Python Classes and Inheritance
10. Lecture 10: Understanding Program Efficiency, Part 1
11. Lecture 11: Understanding Program Efficiency, Part 2

Computer Science

Lecture 1: What is Computation?

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python · Dr. Ana Bell

Computer Science

Lecture 2: Branching and Iteration

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python · Dr. Ana Bell

Computer Science

Lecture 3: String Manipulation, Guess and Check, Approximations, Bisection

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python · Dr. Ana Bell

Computer Science

Lecture 4: Decomposition, Abstraction, and Functions

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python · Dr. Ana Bell

Computer Science

Lecture 5: Tuples, Lists, Aliasing, Mutability, and Cloning

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python · Dr. Ana Bell

Computer Science

Lecture 6: Recursion and Dictionaries

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python · Prof. Eric Grimson