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Simple coding

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Have you ever wanted to try out simple coding? Want to understand the basics of what it entails? This course introduces you to the skills, concepts and jargon of coding. 

Syllabus

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Sequence
  • 2.1 The art of failure
  • 3 Selection
  • 3.1 And now for something not completely different
  • 4 Iteration (part 1)
  • 5 Functions
  • 5.1 The input function
  • 5.2 A conversion function
  • 6 Iteration (part 2)
  • 6.1 The oldest algorithm

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