Who: Anyone interested in learning about computer programming, ages 12-17
When: 9:00 am to 3:00pm, Monday, July 20th through Friday, July 24th
Where: Central Presbyterian Church, 70 Maple Street Summit NJ
How: Contact Emma Cohron for an application at 908-219-9209 or dcohron@comcast.net
Instruction will be based upon the Raspberry Pi, an ARM (advanced RISC machine). Participants can expect to take away a firm grounding in computer science and will leave with a fully functioning computer to take home and continue exploring after the course.
Topics covered will include:
- Introduction to the Raspberry Pi
- Overview of computer architecture (what makes computers work)
- Sonic P i- making music with your computer
- Introduction to Python
- Why Python?
- Variables and types
- Basic math operators
- Conditionals
- Loops
- Working with strings
- Data structures
- Interactive programming through games
- Making your computer talk to you
- Minecraft- Pi edition
- Raspberry Pi resources
- Where to go from here
Sponsored by: Electronic Access Foundation | Total Home Cleaning | Central Presbyterian Church
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