Course Preparation

IT214 is a computation and programming course using Python. This course asks students to apply their newly acquired knowledge in the resolution of everyday computation problems and introduces students to Python programming.

Recommended course equipment and software:

– Working computer [with an up-to-date operating system and security patch]

– Camera, Webcam, or smartphone

– Microphone for VOIP – web communication

– The ability to capture physical writing and print to Portable Document Format (PDF), a scanner would be best.

– A screen capture software tool (example, Microsoft Windows Snipping Tool)

– Internet connection [at least four (4) hours per week]

– Download Python 3.9.x

– An Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Common IDEs are:

– The build-in Python IDLE [Integrated Development and Learning Environment]

– Anaconda

– PyCharm

– Sublime

– Visual Studio Code

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Helpful Visual Studio Code tutorials:

Visual Studio Code Tutorial for Beginners Introduction (34 minutes) (May 24, 2018)

Visual Studio Code Tutorial for Beginners | Beginners Guide to VS Code (1 hour) (May 9, 2020)

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Helpful Sublime tutorials:

Sublime Text Basics: All the Best Features in One Video

May 7, 2017 **OLDER

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Helpful Notepad++ tutorials:

Notepad++ Tips & Tricks | Notepad++ Tutorial for Beginners | Notepad++ Hacks Revealed Apr 12, 2020

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