[melbourne-pug] "Introduction to Programming with Python" from Open Tech School

[martin schweitzer]

Yes. The part of it being an introduction to Scientific Python was part of
the quote (I should have made the quote clearer).  I had looked at the
course and it seems a basic introduction to Python.  The book,
"Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python" by John Guttag
is the book used for the course.  It is available on Amazon and maybe I am
being a bit harsh in my assessment of it, but looking at how much Amazon
allows us to see, it is certainly no SICP.

Regards,
Martin



On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Mike Rezny <mikerezny at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Martin,
> unless I am mistaken, this course is "Introduction to Computer Science and
> Programming"
> and uses the book by John Guttag, Introduction to Computation and
> Programming Using Python.
> So it would appear to be another "Introduction to programming using Python"
>
> I don't believe it is a course or book on Scientific Programming using
> Python
> since it does not appear to cover numpy, scipy, or matplotlib. Also courses
> in Scientific Programming generally expect that the reader has some
> familiarity
> with basic programming.
>
> regards
> Mike
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* martin schweitzer <schweitzer.ubiquitous at gmail.com>
> *To:* Melbourne Python Users Group <melbourne-pug at python.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, 24 January 2013 2:26 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [melbourne-pug] "Introduction to Programming with Python"
> from Open Tech School
>
> And this was just posted to another Python group of which I am a member:
>
> MIT is about to start a *free* online course on scientific programming
> with Python:
> https://www.edx.org/courses/MITx/6.00x/2013_Spring/about
>
>  I have had a browse at the textbook for the course by Guttag and was not
> /that/ impressed. However, it was a very brief look, so I could be wrong.
>
> Regards,
> Martin
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> Copied from the Melbourne Raspberry Pi Jam list, via the CCHS list,
> this announcement of the event and call for coaches:
>
> "Posting this in case you, or anyone you know, has never programmed and
> would like to learn:
>
> http://www.meetup.com/OpenTechSchool-Melbourne/events/99983172/
>
> It's a free event, hosted by Electron Workshop. Assumes absolutely no
> prior knowledge.
>
>
> I figure there are probably many CCHS folk who have some programming/Python
> experience as well. If anyone is keen to help out at the workshops,
> OTS Melbourne is also looking for coaches:
>
>
> https://groups.google.com/a/opentechschool.org/d/topic/coaches.python/PJrfBkIgtg8/discussion
> "
>
>
>     Richard
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