How to code in Python

Ensure every student can become fluent in Python with this highly practical guide that will help them understand the theory and logic behind coding. How to Code in Python will: > Provide hundreds of coding examples, puzzles and problem-solving tasks to strengthen computational thinking skills required for GCSE, iGCSE and National 4 / 5 success > Help students become proficient in computational thinking and problem-solving using Python > Provide easy-to-follow explanations of concepts and terminology > Feature plenty of opportunities for self-assessment with solutions to coding problems available online This unique book can be broken down into three key features: > Code theory and explanations (worked examples) in a fun and accessible way > Computational thinking puzzles for the reader to solve; this will greatly improve students‘ ability to read code and predict its effect and output when run > Programming problems where the reader has to write a program to solve given scenarios Greg Reid is a very experienced Computer Science teacher in Scotland, who has written How to Pass Higher Computer Science and Higher Computing Science Practice Papers for Hodder Gibson.