Computer Programming for Kids and other Beginners Sande, Warren. creator Sande, Carter. text Juvenile works. nyu 2014 2014 Second edition. monographic eng

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xxiii, 464 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm Learn to talk to your computer in its own language! Whether you want to create a game, start a business, or solve an important problem, the first step is learning to write your own programs. Programming is a fun challenge, and it's easy to get started! This updated and revised edition of Hello World! introduces the world of computer programming in a clear and engaging style. It is full of examples that will get you thinking and learning. Reviewed by professional educators, this book is kid-tested and parent-approved. You don't need to know anything about programming to use the book, just the basics of using a computer. If you can start a program and save a file, you'll be off and running! -- Getting started -- Remember this: memory and variables -- Basic math -- Types of data -- Input -- GUIs: graphical user interfaces -- Decisions, decisions -- Loop the loop -- Just for you: comments -- Game time -- Nested and variable loops -- Collecting things together: lists and dictionaries -- Functions -- Objects -- Modules -- Graphics -- Sprites and collision detection -- A new kind of input: events -- Sound -- More GUIs -- Print formatting and strings -- File input and output -- Take a chance: randomness -- Computer simulations -- Skier explained -- Python battle -- What's next? -- Variable naming rules -- Differences between Python 2 and 3 -- Answers to self-test questions. juvenile Warren Sande, Carter Sande. Includes index. Python (Computer program language) Juvenile literature Computer programming Juvenile literature Computer programming Python (Computer program language) QA76.9.C659 S26 2014 005.1 9781617290923 1617290920 2015458589 UKMGB 151123 20220121132450.0 18869280 eng