The textbook and its uses

The assigned readings listed below are meant to provide you reinforcement and a reference for the material discussed in lectures and used for projects. The textbook that we will use for this purpose is available as a free PDF file [if you are unfamiliar with PDF files, start here]:

Think Python

The readings

• In preparation for the mid-term exam, review the following sections of the text as reinforcement:

  • Chapter 2 (Variables, expressions and statements).
  • Chapter 3 (Functions), through 3.10.
  • Chapter 5 (Conditionals and recursion).
  • Chapter 6 (Fruitful functions, a.k.a., functions that return something), Section 6.1.
  • Chapter 7 (Iteration), through 7.3.
  • Chapter 8 (Strings), through Section 8.7.