Coursera, Python course

到目前為止，「最佳」入門 到 中級 課程！

非常值得投入時間。

Learn to Program: The Fundamentals
by Jennifer Campbell, Paul Gries

https://class.coursera.org/programming1-002/wiki/syllabus

This course provides an introduction to computer programming intended for people with no programming experience. It covers the basics of programming in Python including elementary data types (numeric types, strings, lists, dictionaries and files), control flow, functions, objects, methods, fields and mutability. Here is a tentative list of topics.

Week	Topics
1	Installing Python, IDLE, mathematical expressions, variables, assignment statement, calling and defining functions, syntax and semantic errors
2	Strings, input/output, function reuse, function design recipe, docstrings
3	Booleans, import, namespaces, if statements
4	for loops, fancy string manipulation
5	while loops, lists, mutability
6	for loops over indices, parallel lists and strings, files
7	tuples, dictionaries

特別推薦其中 2 段：

Function Design Recipe (5:52)
https://class.coursera.org/programming1-002/lecture/36

IDLE's Debugger (4:00)
https://class.coursera.org/programming1-002/lecture/56

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Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code
by Jennifer Campbell, Paul Gries

https://class.coursera.org/programming2-001

Week	Topics
1	Designing algorithms: how do you decide what to do in a function body? How do you figure out what functions to write in the first place?
2	Automated testing: doctest and unittest
3	Analyzing code for speed; details of searching and sorting
4	Creating new types: classes in Python
5	Functions as arguments, Default parameter values, Exceptions

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An Introduction 

to Interactive Programming 

with Python

http://www.codeskulptor.org/coursera/interactivepython.html

Week	Topics	Mini-project
0	Statements, expressions, variables	---
1	Functions, logic, conditionals	"Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock" game
2	Event-driven programming, local and global variables, buttons and input fields	"Guess the Number" game
3	The canvas, static drawing, timers, interactive drawing	Stopwatch: The Game
4	Lists, keyboard input, motion, positional/velocity control	"Pong" game
5	Mouse input, more lists, dictionaries, images	"Memory" game
6	Classes, tiled images	"Blackjack" game
7	Acceleration and friction, spaceship class, sprite class, sound	Spaceship from "RiceRocks" game
8	Sets, groups of sprites, collisions, sprite animation	Full "RiceRocks" game

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