Welcome

Want to learn how to program, but don’t know where to start? Join University of Lincoln's academics Ben Williams, and Dr Chris Headleand for the ‘Ben and Chris Programming Show’! During the weekly show Ben and Chris will take you all the way from writing your first line of code, to creating your first programme. They will be teaching the Python programming language which is used extensively at the University of Lincoln. Why Python? Because it is one of the most versatile programming languages in the world, used in a range of fields from the Biological Sciences through to Animation and Games Development. It is also one of the most popular languages for data analysis which we will discuss during our live-streams. So, if you have an interest in computer science, want to learn about data analytics, or just want to learn a new skill, join Ben and Chris every thursday at 6pm to find out more!

Missed an episode? Re-watch all previous session at any time below.

Week 1

This week we look at how to use Python with repl.it, print statements and very basic calculations

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Week 2

This week we look at variables, what they are, why they're useful, and how you can use them

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Week 3

This week we look at conditions and selection, and how these can be used in your code to create complex programs.

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Week 4

This week we look at loops and iteration, and how you can make use of different types of iteration in your program.

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Week 5

This week we look at functions: what they are, how we can create our own, and how we can use parameters to pass data into functions.

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Week 6

This week we look at lists and their purpose, iteration through them, and how to read data from files into our Python programs.

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Interactive Worksheets

Make the most out of each session, download and complete the worksheets below to put your knowledge in to practice. 

Week 1: Hello World

Week 2: Variables

Week 3: Conditions

Week 4: Getting Loopy

Week 5: Functions

Contact

School of Computer Science
College of Health and Science
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool Campus
Lincoln
  LN6 7TS

enquiries@lincoln.ac.uk