Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | MIT OpenCourseWare

Course Info

Instructors

Departments

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

As Taught In

Fall 2016

Level

Undergraduate

Topics

Engineering
- Computer Science
  - Algorithms and Data Structures
  - Programming Languages

Learning Resource Types

Lecture Notes

Lecture Videos

Problem Sets

Programming Assignments with Examples

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Videos

Bindings

Black Box and Glass Box Testing

Branching

Class Definition

Class Instance

Comparisons

Errors

Exceptions

For Loops

For Loops With Strings

Function Calls

Functions as Arguments

Getters and Setters

List Aliasing / Mutation

List Operations

Method Call

Methods

Python vs. Math

Shell vs. Editor

Simple Lists

Special Methods

String Manipulations

Strings

Subclass

Tuples

Course Info

Instructors

Departments

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

As Taught In

Fall 2016

Level

Undergraduate

Topics

Engineering
- Computer Science
  - Algorithms and Data Structures
  - Programming Languages

Learning Resource Types

Lecture Notes

Lecture Videos

Problem Sets

Programming Assignments with Examples

Download Course

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