Must Know High School Computer Programming

by Julie Sway

Overview

The new Must Know series is like a lightning bolt to the brain

Every school subject has must know ideas, or essential concepts, that lie behind it. This book will use that fact to help you learn in a unique way. Most study guides start a chapter with a set of goals, often leaving the starting point unclear. In Must Know High School Computer Programming, however, each chapter will immediately introduce you to the must know idea, or ideas, that lie behind the new programming topic. As you learn these must know ideas, the book will show you how to apply that knowledge to solving computer programming problems.

Focused on the essential concepts of computer programming, this accessible guide will help you develop a solid understanding of the subject quickly and painlessly. Clear explanations are accompanied by numerous examples and followed with more challenging aspects of computer programming. Practical exercises close each chapter and will instill you with confidence in your growing programming skills.

Must Know High School Computer Programming features:

• Each chapter begins with the must know ideas behind the new topic
• Extensive examples illustrate these must know ideas
• Students learn how to apply this new knowledge to problem solving
• Skills that can be applied to a number of courses, including Object Oriented Programming, Game Design, Robotics, AP Computer Science Principles, and AP Computer Science A
• A robotics project that will bring computer programming to (electronic!) life
• 250 practical review questions instill confidence
• IRL (In Real Life) sidebars present real-life examples of the subject at work in culture, science, and history
• Special BTW (By the Way) sidebars provide study tips, exceptions to the rule, and issues students should pay extra attention to
• Bonus app includes 100 flashcards to reinforce what students have learned

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260458466
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/10/2020
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	521,960
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Julie Sway teaches AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, Introduction to Programming, and Web Design at Brookstone School, in Columbus, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

The Flashcard App xi

Author's Note xiii

1 Hardware and Software 1

2 A Computer's Favorite Language - Binary! 5

Place Value 7

Binary Numbers Place Value 8

Converting Decimal Numbers to Binary 9

Converting Binary Numbers to Decimal 12

3 Getting Started 16

Iterative Software Development 19

4 Designing a Programming Solution: Algorithms 25

5 Pseudocode and Flowcharts 31

Pseudocode 32

Flowcharts 33

6 Writing and Commenting Our First Program 38

Let's Write Our First Program 40

Saving Our Program 42

Comments 44

7 Debugging and Testing 47

Testing 51

8 Variables and Assignment Statements 54

Assignment Statements 56

Variables in Assignment Statements 59

More Printing Options 60

9 Data Types 66

Converting Data Types, or "Casting" 69

How to Verify a Data Type 72

10 Math Symbols 75

Mathematical Operations 76

Modulus Math 77

Order of Operations 78

11 Strings 81

Index and Length 82

Concatenation 85

Immutable 87

Slicing 89

String Comparisons 92

String Built-in Functions 95

12 Input 99

User Input 100

Validate User Input 101

Reading and Writing Files 103

13 Three Types of Statements 109

Sequential Statements 110

Selection Statements 110

Repetitive Statements 111

14 Selection Statements 113

Boolean Values 115

Relational Operators 116

Format of the Selection Statement Condition 116

What Happens When the Condition Is False? 118

Multiple Possibilities-Nesting 120

15 Logical Operators 126

Logical Operator: and 127

Logical Operator: or 128

Logical Operator: not 129

Combining Logical Operators 129

16 Lists 133

How to Reference an item in a List 135

Lists: Length 136

Concatenation 137

Slicing 139

Processing lists 141

Lists: Frequently Used Built-in Functions 142

17 Repetitive Statements: while Loops 151

While Loops 152

While Loops: What Can Go Wrong? 154

While loops: What Else Could Go Wrong? 155

While Loops: Stopping in the Middle of an Iteration 156

While Loops: Continuing in the Middle of an Iteration 157

18 Repetitive Statements: for Loops 161

Strings and for Loops 163

For Loops and Lists 164

19 Function 168

Built-in Functions 169

Functions You Create 170

Parameters and Arguments 172

Global and Local Variables 175

Functions: The return Statement 178

20 Libraries and APIs 183

View Available Modules, Keywords, Symbols, and Topics 184

Modules Available with Python 186

How to Find or Create Modules to Share 186

Libraries and APIs 187

21 Projects 188

Project 1 Crazy Talk! 189

Project 2 Rock, Paper, Scissors 196

Project 3 Guess a Number 206

Project 4 Guessing Game Reboot! 213

Project 5 The Challenge Game 217

22 Micro:bit 227

Getting Started 228

Programming the Micro:bit 230

A Closer Look 232

Micro:bit Images 234

Making Your Own Images 235

Animating Images 236

Buttons on the Micro:bit 238

Micro:bit Pins 241

Micro:bit's Accelerometer 244

Micro:bit Gestures 246

Micro:bit Compass 247

Random Numbers 248

Words of Wisdom Game 252

Temperature Program 254

Starlight Program 256

Guess the Number Game 259

Catch the Falling Stars Game 262

Make Your Own Music 266

Follow the Leader Game 269

Answer Key 275