Learn Python Properly—Build a 2D Game (teens/young learners)

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: How To Tell The Computer What To Do

Lecture 1: Welcome – What's in This Course?

Lecture 2: So, What's Coding, Really?

Lecture 3: Getting Started • When a Python Meets a Turtle

Lecture 4: Using a Split Screen When Learning

Lecture 5: Smiley Face

Lecture 6: Smiley Face Again

Lecture 7: Exercises

Lecture 8: Swirls and Patterns • Don't Repeat Yourself • `for` Loop

Lecture 9: Swirls and Patterns Again

Lecture 10: Have You Created Interesting Patterns?

Lecture 11: Exercises

Lecture 12: A Flower in the Garden • More on `for` Loops

Lecture 13: A Flower in the Garden Again

Lecture 14: Exercises

Lecture 15: Random Thoughts

Lecture 16: Exercises

Lecture 17: Moving the Turtle

Lecture 18: A Starry Night

Lecture 19: Writing The Code For A Starry Night

Lecture 20: Finishing Touches For A Starry Night

Lecture 21: Exercises

Chapter 2: Extra: More on Section 1, Without the Turtles

Lecture 1: What's Extra 1? Can I Skip This?

Lecture 2: How the Program Talks to The Program's User And How the User Talks Back

Lecture 3: Storing Things in Boxes • Variables

Lecture 4: Revisiting `for` loops

Lecture 5: Revisiting `random`

Chapter 3: More Looping and Creating Your Own Python Words

Lecture 1: Moving to A Better Coding Platform

Lecture 2: Option 1 • Move to Replit (simpler)

Lecture 3: Option 2 • Move to PyCharm (preferred)

Lecture 4: You Can Split Your Screen to Follow Lessons

Lecture 5: Looping The Loop Again • `while` Loops

Lecture 6: Fred and Mary

Lecture 7: Exercises

Lecture 8: Invent Your Own Python Words

Lecture 9: It's Your Turn To Tell Fred Where To Go • Part 1

Lecture 10: It's Your Turn To Tell Fred Where To Go • Part 2

Lecture 11: [Optional] A Drawing Program • Part 1

Lecture 12: [Optional] A Drawing Program • Part 2

Lecture 13: Exercises

Lecture 14: The Spinning Space Station

Lecture 15: The Spinning Space Station • Working Through The Code

Lecture 16: Exercises

Chapter 4: Extra: More on Section 3, Without the Turtles

Lecture 1: The `while` Loop Revisited

Lecture 2: Comparing The `while` and `for` loops

Lecture 3: Defining Functions Revisited

Chapter 5: The Hungry Turtle • A Python Game

Lecture 1: Here's The Hungry Turtle Game

Lecture 2: Planning the Game

Lecture 3: Create a Player

Lecture 4: Move and Steer the Player

Lecture 5: Teleport

Lecture 6: Equals Equals

Lecture 7: Making Decisions • The `if` Statement

Lecture 8: Back to Teleporting

Lecture 9: Finishing the Teleporting Feature

Lecture 10: Create Food for the Hungry Turtle

Lecture 11: Turtle Eats Food

Lecture 12: Keeping a Score

Lecture 13: Finishing Touches

Lecture 14: Exercises

Chapter 6: Extra: Adding a Timer to The Hungry Turtle Game

Lecture 1: Introduce the `time` module

Lecture 2: Timers

Lecture 3: Add A Timer to The Hungry Turtle Game

Lecture 4: Exercises