[Baypiggies] Python Class for Novices

[Donna Snow]

I hope Marilyn offers this again.. I'd really like to take it but we
are bogged down with Plone work and I can't take the time away this
month ;-(  (even a weekend)

darn.. this would have been perfect for me.. because I just happen to
be a python noob.. and have been trying to learn via books/online.. I
probably need an in class setting..

Donna M. Snow

On 10/1/07, Russell Whitaker <whitaker at google.com> wrote:
> Hi all, apologies for the long radio silence: I've moved to New York City for
> work (internal transfer at Google) and school (pre-med at Columbia).  I've
> been quiet on most of the lists of which I'm a member.  However, I felt like I
> should take a minute and add a very hearty endorsement of Marilyn Davis.
>
> A little less than a year ago, I brought Dr. Davis onto Google's Mountain View
> campus in order that she might teach an intensive pilot course in
> Python programming,
> the second one she mentions below.  The pilot was successful, and we
> retained her to
> teach more of these.  Her training was effective and made a dramatic,
> demonstrable
> impact in the work of a number of my colleagues.
>
> I'm very happy to see that she's developed a curriculum to fill the gap between
> that course - intended for those with some grounding in the practice of
> programming - and the complete (but motivated) novice.  I look forward to
> hearing feedback from students who take the preparatory course, and I
> personally endorse her efforts.
>
> Congratulations on putting this together, Marilyn!
>
> Cheers,
> Russell
>
> On 10/2/07, Shannon -jj Behrens <jjinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Marilyn Davis <marilyn at deliberate.com>
> > Date: Oct 1, 2007 5:54 PM
> >
> > I'm excited to announce a new Python class for beginners at UCSC Extension:
> >
> > http://www.ucsc-extension.edu/ucsc/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=3576274
> >
> > It will be a weekend of programming, starting from scratch and taking
> > the time to understand the basic mechanisms of software engineering:
> > operators, flow-of-control, functions, modules/namespaces and
> > importing. We'll study a few of the  properties of lists and strings,
> > and, time permitting, we'll touch on classes as blueprints for
> > namespaces.
> >
> > The class is intended to give a novice the maximum programming power
> > with the minimum effort.  Hopefully, this taste of programming will
> > whet the student's appetite for more.
> >
> > Self-motivated, reasonably-well-behaved high school students are
> > encouraged to attend.
> >
> > Also, the class is designed to meet the prerequisite for the "Python
> > For Programmer's" class:
> >
> > http://www.ucsc-extension.edu/ucsc/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=1531625
> >
> > which is essentially the same class that I teach in corporate
> > environments, including Google.
> >
> > Please send me students!
> >
> > Marilyn Davis, Ph.D.
> > 650 965-7121
> > marilyn at deliberate.com
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> Russell Whitaker
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> Google Inc.
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