Coding Activities for Building Apps with Python

by Cathleen Small

Overview

In the twenty-first century, computer science affects nearly industry and much of people's personal lives, as well. Smartphones have made apps a widely used tool in everyday life, and there are apps for almost every conceivable task. Behind those apps are skilled programmers who learned to code by experimenting with bite-sized programs. With this hands-on guidebook, readers will learn how to code using Python, a popular and highly functional programming language. Readers will code short programs that perform mathematical computations, compare data, store variables, and even produce simple games.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781725340961
Publisher:	Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
Publication date:	07/30/2021
Series:	Code Creator Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.12(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Activity 1 Hello, World! Getting Your Feet Wet with Python 11

Activity 2 String Theory-Python Edition 14

Activity 3 What Date Is It? 17

Activity 4 You Do the Math 22

Activity 5 Booleans: Fun to Say and Fun to Use! 27

Activity 6 Let the User Have a Turn! 32

Activity 7 Conversion Challenge 34

Activity 8 Fun with Functions 37

Activity 9 Let's Roll the Dice 40

Activity 10 Take a Guess 43

Career Connections 47

Glossary 54

For More Information 56

For Further Reading 59

Bibliography 61

Index 62

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2021

Gr 7 Up—Coding and using coding tools have become essential elements of middle school and high school curriculum, just as learning to read is part of elementary school. And just as we create materials for what we used to call "reluctant readers," we ought to have materials for "reluctant coders." This series is just that—text-based tutorials, written in a conversational tone and full of examples and analogies, that walk these learners through easily achievable activities to a successful working result. The choice of programs and languages is good—Python, SQL, and HTML open doors to learning more advanced programming languages; Sonic Pi is a good introduction to Ruby; Unity gets kids started with C++; and Twine, Scratch, and Mindstorms are great for kids interested in gaming, animation, or robotics. VERDICT Coding is for everyone with these conversational guides.

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