Introduction to Python Programming

Week	Topics	PPT	Assignment
1	Python types, variables, simple I/O; Useless Trivia game	Chap 1 – 2
2	Branching, while loops, planning; Guess My Number game	Chap 3
3	for loops, strings, tuples; Word Jumble game	Chap 4
4	Lists, dictionaries; Hangman game	Chap 5
5	Functions; Tic-Tac-Toe game	Chap 6
6	Files, exceptions; Trivia Challenge game	Chap 7
7	Review in lecture & Midterm Exam in lab	Review	MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
8	Object Oriented Programming (OOP); Critter Caretaker game	Chap 8
9	Messages, inheritance, modules; Blackjack game	Chap 9
10	GUI development; Mad Lib game	Chap 10
11	Graphics; Pizza Panic game	Chap 11
12	Sound, animation, development; Astrocrash game	Chap 12
13	Review, no lab or lab assignment [Thanksgiving]		Final Game Design
14	Clicks, layers, rotation, following, keyboard input to GUI	See code	Final Game Code
15	Office hours replace lecture & lab		Final Game Code

Reference Materials

·         Python official web site

·         Python documentation including a beginner’s guide and a tutorial

·         Dive Into Python online book and support materials

·         Learn Python in 10 minutes