Interactive Python Notes

These pages supplement the courses An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1) and Part 2 by John Greiner, Stephen Wong, Scott Rixner and Joe Warren with:

• my solutions to the exercises, mini projects and quizzes

• discussion topics for the class.

Solutions

• Week 0
  • Practice Exercises for Expressions
  • Practice Exercises for Variables and Assignments
  • Quiz 0
• Week 1
  • Practice Exercises for Functions
  • Practice Exercises for Logic and Conditionals
  • Quiz 1
  • Mini-project - Rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock
  • Practice Mini-project
• Week 2
  • Practice Exercises for Interactive Applications
  • Quiz 2a
  • Practice Exercises for Button and Input Fields
  • Quiz 2b
  • Mini-project description - “Guess the number” game
  • Practice Mini-project
• Week 3
  • Practice Exercises for Drawing
  • Quiz 3a
  • Practice Exercises for Timers
  • Quiz 3b
  • Mini-project description - “Stopwatch: The Game”
• Week 4
  • Practice Exercises for Lists
  • Quiz 4a
  • Practice Exercises for Keyboard
  • Quiz 4b
  • Mini-project description - Pong
• Week 5
  • Quiz 5a
  • Quiz 5b
  • Mini-project description - Memory
• Week 6
  • Quiz 6a
  • Quiz 6b
  • Mini-project description - Blackjack
• Week 7
  • Quiz 7a
  • Quiz 7b
  • Mini-project description - Spaceship
• Week 8
  • Quiz 8
  • Mini-project description - RiceRocks (Asteroids)

Discussion questions & notes:

• Week 0 - Statements, expressions, variables discussion
• Week 1 - Functions, logic, conditionals discussion
• Week 2 - Event-driven programming, local/global variables discussion
• Week 3 - Canvas, drawing, timers discussion
• Week 4 - Lists, keyboard input, the basics of modeling motion discussion
• Week 5 - Mouse input, list methods, dictionaries
• Week 6 - Classes and object-oriented programming
• Week 7 - Classes and object-oriented programming
• Week 8 - Sets and animation