Question

Good night,

I watched lecture 1, did problem set 1 using wiki and stuff, then I watched the lectures 2-3. Now im stuck because I have no idea how to use def evaluate poly ...etc... and idk in which lecture it is covered. I can't find anything good on google.

So How do You go through this course? How do You plan your learning...etc
Please help, I'm lost

Answer 1

This course is mainly about computer science, it won't help you much in python skills.
My suggestion:
1.Focus on algorithm, data structure..etc. while you take the course. Try to think like a computer scientist.
2.As for python, there are many articles on google which can tell you how to make things happen. Do more reading on both codes and articles, and try to write some of your own.

Answer 2

1. So you're telling me to focus more on the structure and the thinking behind the codes rather than the code itself. ok
2. I do write the codes on my own, but when I see a function that I've no idea how to use, like the (evaluate_poly() in p set 2), I don't know who to turn to...Google is horrible lol

Answer 3

evaluate_poly() has two basic parts. The name (evaluate_poly) which can be an arbitrary string starting with a letter and containing uppercase, lowercase, numerical and underscore characters. Usually languages limit the length of a name to 32 characters, and usually programmers will start function names with a lowercase letter.

The second part () is the arguments that have to be passed to the function when it's called.

Simple sample

def printIT( hello, world ):
print hello, world

printIT( "HELLO", "WORLD" )


Will print HELLO WORLD

Answer 4

THANK YOU <3