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SUMMER/FALL 2020
PYTHON PROGRAMMING –
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
(Grades 1-4, Grades 5-8 and Grades 9-12) (419)
This course will help students strengthen their skills and build on what they have learned in previous introductory classes. Through practical examples, students
will gain a deeper understanding of programming and how it is applied in
the real world. Projects will reinforce
their understanding of fundamentals while encouraging experimentation and exploration. Students will learn about building a platform and applications using Python installation, variables, operators, strings, lists, tuples and maps, Turtle, drawing, conditional statements, loops, functions, objects and classes.
Instructor: Eya Badal is a longtime software engineer who is currently pursuing an advanced software engineering degree.
She has a knack for making difficult topics understandable.
Class requirements: Tablet, laptop or desktop computer with internet capability
Cost: $215 Dates and times:
Grades 1-4: Aug. 22 and 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26, Oct. 3 and 10 (eight Saturdays), 4:00-5:20 p.m.
Grades 5-8: Aug. 22 and 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26, Oct. 3 and 10 (eight Saturdays), 2:30-3:50 p.m.
Grades 9-12: Oct. 17, 24 and 31, Nov. 7, 14 and 21, Dec. 5 and 12 (eight Saturdays; no class on Nov. 28), 2:30-3:50 p.m.
Instructor: Pragati Dharmale has taught for more than 12 years in schools and industry, including courses in engineering and programming languages. She has also worked as a senior design engineer for Whirlpool in India, a web and software developer for Resource Navigation in Boston, and a data security processor for Intuit in Tucson.
Class requirements: Tablet, laptop or desktop computer with internet capability
Dates and times:
Grades 9-12: Oct. 14, 21 and 28,
Nov. 4, 11 and 18, Dec. 2 and 9 (eight Wednesdays; no class on Nov. 25), 5:30- 6:50 p.m.
RASPBERRY PI USING PYTHON PROGRAMMING – BEGINNING TO
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
(Grades 7-12) (547)
Students will explore features of the Raspberry Pi computing device while using Python programming, one of the most popular and widely used computer languages in the world. The course will focus on the fundamentals of circuit building – using electrical components such as LEDs, switches, buzzers, sensors, motors and more. Students
will be guided through the software and hardware elements of the Raspberry Pi unit as they install operating systems, prepare software for connecting electronic hardware, and implement a functioning circuit. They will also solve hands-on programming exercises and complete practical real-world projects.
Instructor: Pragati Dharmale has taught for more than 12 years in schools and industry, including courses in engineering and programming languages. She has also worked as a senior design engineer for Whirlpool in India, a web and software developer for Resource Navigation in Boston, and a data security processor for Intuit in Tucson.
Cost: $215 20
*Use the class number (after each course title) when registering online.