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Published in Nov 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781839219436

Length 420 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Concepts

Design

Authors (2):

Dayrene Martinez

Sofía De Jesús

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Introduction to Computational Thinking

2. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Computer Science FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Elements of Computational Thinking

4. Chapter 3: Understanding Algorithms and Algorithmic Thinking

5. Chapter 4: Understanding Logical Reasoning

6. Chapter 5: Exploring Problem Analysis

7. Chapter 6: Designing Solutions and Solution Processes

8. Chapter 7: Identifying Challenges within Solutions

9. Section 2:Applying Python and Computational Thinking

10. Chapter 8: Introduction to Python

11. Chapter 9: Understanding Input and Output to Design a Solution Algorithm

12. Chapter 10: Control Flow

13. Chapter 11: Using Computational Thinking and Python in Simple Challenges

14. Section 3:Data Processing, Analysis, and Applications Using Computational Thinking and Python

15. Chapter 12: Using Python in Experimental and Data Analysis Problems

16. Chapter 13: Using Classification and Clusters

17. Chapter 14: Using Computational Thinking and Python in Statistical Analysis

18. Chapter 15: Applied Computational Thinking Problems

19. Chapter 16: Advanced Applied Computational Thinking Problems

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Designing algorithms

When designing algorithms, order matters. There are hierarchies that matter when we are working with programming languages. That includes when we are working with Python. Think about this as the order of operations in mathematics. If you recall, we use the mnemonic PEMDAS to remember the order of operations in mathematics. PEMDAS stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, and Addition/Subtraction.

I write Multiplication/Division together like this because multiplication and division hold the same weight. That is, multiplication does not necessarily need to happen before division. If I have a division first and then a multiplication from left to right, then the division happens first. The same is true for addition and subtraction. Neither has more weight than the other, so we perform them in order of appearance from left to right.

Let's write a mathematical algorithm for a problem. We'll look at an algorithm in a food setting. And...

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