resources

software

• tools - editors, compilers, ssh, etc
• python.org
  • install 2.7.8 (Or a version 2.x near that ... if your computer doesn't already have it.)
  • docs 2.7.8 (The python documentation will be more useful later in the term.)
• ipython.org - IPython is an interactive, alternative "python with extras" : browser notebook, scientific graphics & documents
  • install iPython , continuum's Anaconda version (everything included)
  • ipython docs

textbook : Zelle's "Python Programming"

• at Google books
• book website with code , graphics API, examples (local copy)
• Zelle's graphics module
  • graphics.py | local copy
  • Graphics API | local copy

command line

• background
  • In the Beginning was the Command Line - Neal Stephenson's essay
  • wikipedia:Command Prompt
• on a Mac
  • wikipedia:Apple Terminal (probably in /Applications/Utilities)
• Unix & Mac
  • basic unix shell commands
• on Microsoft Windows
  • GitBash - a good way to install a unix-ish command shell on windows
  • or use Microsoft's DOS : wikipedia:List of DOS commands

python docs

• python 2.7 quick reference

python books & tutorials

• How to Think Like a Computer Scientist - Learning with Python: Interactive Edition 2.0
• Zed Shaw's Learn Python the Hard Way
• A Beginner's Guide to Python (Udemy)
• python practice book
• Norm Matloff's Quick Python Tutorials
• codeacademy's - getting started with python
• MIT's gentle introduction to programming using python course
• list of the best free python books

python consoles in the cloud

• PyCloud
• https://www.pythonanywhere.com - includes a bash shell
• http://pythontutor.com/ - visualize code execution
• http://picloud.com - run local python function remotely, or run IPython notebooks on theirs.
• https://www.pythonanywhere.com/try-ipython/ - IPython demo

computer background material

• CS uplugged - computer science without a computer
• ASCII
• UTF-8

misc

• Copyright and Plagiarism
• creative commons
• These wiki pages allow math formulas like \( \left( \sum\limits_{i=1}^\infty \frac{1}{i} \right) \) in LaTex via MathJax.