Python Course with Video Links

APMonitor · web-flow · commit e9156fe03195 · 2020-01-11T13:53:54.000-07:00
diff --git a/00. Introduction.ipynb b/00. Introduction.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "![python.png](attachment:python.png)\n",
     "\n",
-    "Welcome to this introductory course on Python! This course is intended to help you start programming in Python from little or no prior experience. There are video tutorials for each exercise if you have questions along the way. One of the unique things about this course is that you work on basic elements to help you with a temperature control project. You will see your Python code have a real effect by adjusting heaters to maintain a target temperature, just like a thermostat in a home or office.\n",
+    "Welcome to this introductory course on Python! This course is intended to help you start programming in Python from little or no prior experience. There are video tutorials for each exercise if you have questions along the way.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "[![Intro to Python](http://img.youtube.com/vi/EO_YpBs8cs0/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO_YpBs8cs0&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Introduction to Python\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "One of the unique things about this course is that you work on basic elements to help you with a temperature control project. You will see your Python code have a real effect by adjusting heaters to maintain a target temperature, just like a thermostat in a home or office.\n",
     "\n",
     "![temperature.png](attachment:temperature.png)\n",
     "\n",
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diff --git a/01. Overview.ipynb b/01. Overview.ipynb
diff --git a/02. Debugging.ipynb b/02. Debugging.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "One of the biggest time consuming parts of programming is debugging, or resolving mistakes in the program. This is true for every language because the computer needs exact commands, which is very important for precise measurements and control for incubating. A few steps can limit the time you are searching for mistakes, instead of completing the project. \n",
     "\n",
+    "[![Pseudo-Code and Debugging](http://img.youtube.com/vi/n1BlQkoWbdM/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1BlQkoWbdM&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Pseudo-Code and Debugging\")\n",
+    "\n",
     "### Steps for more effective programming\n",
     "\n",
     "![list.png](attachment:list.png)\n",
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diff --git a/03. Variables.ipynb b/03. Variables.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "Variables store information and are objects in Python. For example, if you wanted to keep a set temperature for an egg, you would type ```egg = 37.5``` for °C or ```egg = 99.5``` for °F. The first part tells what the variable will be called, and the value after the ```=``` tells what is being stored. \n",
     "\n",
+    "[![Variable Types](http://img.youtube.com/vi/q6QOsauDyPg/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6QOsauDyPg&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Variable Types\")\n",
+    "\n",
     "### Types of Variables\n",
     "\n",
     "![idea.png](attachment:idea.png)\n",
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diff --git a/04. Printing.ipynb b/04. Printing.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "![exercise.PNG](attachment:exercise.PNG)\n",
     "\n",
-    "Printing is displaying values to the screen. The word `print` comes from the time when programs previously put ink on paper. You use the built in python __function__ ```print()``` to output values. You could use this to tell you what the current temperature of the egg is and when to display it. Get more practice by putting something different in the function and running the program."
+    "Printing is displaying values to the screen. The word `print` comes from the time when programs previously put ink on paper. You use the built in python __function__ ```print()``` to output values.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "[![Print](http://img.youtube.com/vi/CCPNIocw0_Y/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCPNIocw0_Y&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Print\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "You could use this to tell you what the current temperature of the egg is and when to display it. Get more practice by putting something different in the function and running the program."
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diff --git a/05. Classes and Objects.ipynb b/05. Classes and Objects.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "![list.png](attachment:list.png)\n",
     "\n",
-    "Classes are collections of objects and functions. Many Python packages such as `time`, `tclab`, `numpy`, `scipy`, `gekko`, and others are distributed as `classes`. A class is imported with the `import` statement such as ```import time```. Time is a package that has timing functions that we will use to pause the program for a specified amount of time. TCLab package has functions created with ```tclab.TCLab()```. The next lesson shows how to use the `tclab` functions."
+    "Classes are collections of objects and functions. Many Python packages such as `time`, `tclab`, `numpy`, `scipy`, `gekko`, and others are distributed as `classes`. A class is imported with the `import` statement such as ```import time```.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "[![Classes and Objects](http://img.youtube.com/vi/-rvIRWf7eGc/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rvIRWf7eGc&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Classes and Objects\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Time is a package that has timing functions that we will use to pause the program for a specified amount of time. TCLab package has functions created with ```tclab.TCLab()```. The next lesson shows how to use the `tclab` functions."
    ]
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diff --git a/06. Functions.ipynb b/06. Functions.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "Functions create modular code that can do the same task repeatedly without you having to type out the same code each time. Functions make complex code accessible with a single statement. You also can create your own function, but there are also some are built in to Python or in many packages. One built in function you have already seen is the ```print()``` function.\n",
     "\n",
+    "[![Functions](http://img.youtube.com/vi/dP3e2jIHqXw/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP3e2jIHqXw&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Functions\")\n",
+    "\n",
     "For the incubation example, a display function could be used such as the function `ctemp()` to print the current temperature. This re-uses the print statement so that you don't need to type it out each time for temperatures 1 and 2.\n",
     "\n",
     "```python\n",
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diff --git a/07. Loops.ipynb b/07. Loops.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "There are two basic types of loops including `for` and `while`. An example of a loop is to check the temperature of the egg every second and adjust the heater.\n",
     "\n",
+    "[![Loops](http://img.youtube.com/vi/qR0njzQvvOA/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR0njzQvvOA&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Loops\")\n",
+    "\n",
     "### While Loops\n",
     "\n",
     "![idea.png](attachment:idea.png)\n",
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diff --git a/08. Input.ipynb b/08. Input.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "Input simply requests information from the person using the computer. By default the input value is stored as a __string__ so if you're doing a math equation you need to turn it into an __integer__ or __float__. In an egg temperature controller, certain types of eggs may require a different input and you could put that in your code to change the desired temperature. You could also use `input` to manually change power to the heaters.\n",
     "\n",
+    "[![Input](http://img.youtube.com/vi/63P8tLh-j5o/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63P8tLh-j5o&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Input\")\n",
+    "\n",
     "If you run the code below, it asks you for a number, then comes up as an error. You need to turn ```eggs``` __variable__ into an __int__. \n",
     "\n",
     "Use ```int()``` and ```str()``` to change types.\n",
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diff --git a/09. If Statements.ipynb b/09. If Statements.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "![list.png](attachment:list.png)\n",
     "\n",
-    "If and else statements tell the computer what to do based on a `True` condition. This could be used for the temperature of the egg by telling the heaters to turn on, if the egg is too cold.\n",
+    "If and else statements tell the computer what to do based on a `True` condition.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "[![Conditionals: if](http://img.youtube.com/vi/aNB2MQecPNk/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNB2MQecPNk&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Conditionals: if\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "This could be used for the temperature of the egg by telling the heaters to turn on, if the egg is too cold.\n",
     "\n",
     "![hatch.png](attachment:hatch.png)\n",
     "\n",
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diff --git a/10. Lists and Tuples.ipynb b/10. Lists and Tuples.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "![list.png](attachment:list.png)\n",
     "\n",
-    "Lists are a way of storing a sequence of values and possibly different types of information in just one __variable__. This is shown below, by using brackets \\[ ]. You could use lists, for an incubator, to keep information on which chickens are in different eggs. You could also use them to store a previous temperature of the incubator.\n",
+    "Lists are a way of storing a sequence of values and possibly different types of information in just one __variable__.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "[![Lists and Tuples](http://img.youtube.com/vi/1CPP8aB-8WU/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CPP8aB-8WU&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Lists and Tuples\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "This is shown below, by using brackets \\[ ]. You could use lists, for an incubator, to keep information on which chickens are in different eggs. You could also use them to store a previous temperature of the incubator.\n",
     "\n",
     "![chickens.PNG](attachment:chickens.PNG)"
    ]
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diff --git a/11. Dictionaries.ipynb b/11. Dictionaries.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "![list.png](attachment:list.png)\n",
     "\n",
-    "Dictionaries are a list with key and value pairs. The format for this method of storing values is curly brackets ```{}``` as seen below. After you assign a dictionary a name, you can enter values by putting a value followed by a colon to indicate the corresponding value. Multiple corresponding values in a dictionary are separated by commas. You can also print the corresponding value of the key, using brackets ```[]```."
+    "Dictionaries are a list with key and value pairs.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "[![Dictionaries](http://img.youtube.com/vi/klEt6bU0bYg/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klEt6bU0bYg&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Dictionaries\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "The format for this method of storing values is curly brackets ```{}``` as seen below. After you assign a dictionary a name, you can enter values by putting a value followed by a colon to indicate the corresponding value. Multiple corresponding values in a dictionary are separated by commas. You can also print the corresponding value of the key, using brackets ```[]```."
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diff --git a/12. Plotting.ipynb b/12. Plotting.ipynb
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     "\n",
     "![plot.png](attachment:plot.png)\n",
     "\n",
-    "A plot is a visual representation of the data and is especially valuable to analyze data graphically. You can plot with the ```matplotlib``` package. In the incubator example, we may want to see how the temperature changes with time. The ```x```-axis may be __time__ and ```y```-axis may be the __data__. In an incubator, graphs could be used for a number of things. Some could be heater percentage, egg temperature, and much more.\n",
+    "A plot is a visual representation of the data and is especially valuable to analyze data graphically. You can plot with the ```matplotlib``` package.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "[![Plots](http://img.youtube.com/vi/yyLqmP1AEuU/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyLqmP1AEuU&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Plots\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "In the incubator example, we may want to see how the temperature changes with time. The ```x```-axis may be __time__ and ```y```-axis may be the __data__. In an incubator, graphs could be used for a number of things. Some could be heater percentage, egg temperature, and much more.\n",
     "\n",
     "In the code below, graphs can have lines that are formatted as dashed lines:\n",
     "```python\n",
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diff --git a/XX. Final Project.ipynb b/XX. Final Project.ipynb
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     "## Final Project\n",
     "\n",
-    "The final project is to put together all of the basic parts of the course to help you complete a project to design the temperature control for an egg incubator. This is an opportunity for you to review the course material as you use many of the elements that you learned in Lessons 1-12. A good place to start is to create high-level instructions (pseudo-code) on what you want the program to do. Next, start filling in those parts of the code and test each part as you go. The final test is for 10 minutes but use a shorter time (maybe 10 seconds) as you test your code. Good luck!\n",
+    "The final project is to put together all of the basic parts of the course to help you complete a project to design the temperature control for an egg incubator. This is an opportunity for you to review the course material as you use many of the elements that you learned in Lessons 1-12.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "[![Incubator Project](http://img.youtube.com/vi/5Ry5fKdxNAw/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ry5fKdxNAw&list=PLLBUgWXdTBDi3J05aMVG1knUpqRhkbc46 \"Incubator Project\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "A good place to start is to create high-level instructions (pseudo-code) on what you want the program to do. Next, start filling in those parts of the code and test each part as you go. The final test is for 10 minutes but use a shorter time (maybe 10 seconds) as you test your code. Good luck!\n",
     "\n",
     "![expert.png](attachment:expert.png)\n",
     "\n",
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