Learning outcomes¶

Below are the learning outcomes of this course, as copied from its evaluation. The course is learner-centered (why?), hence the pace is determined be the learners (i.e. not by the clock).

You can be reasonably sure you'll do this:

I am comfortable using the documentation of my HPC center
I am comfortable using the Python book
I am comfortable learning Python
I can login to my HPC cluster
I can load a Python version on my HPC cluster
I can describe what the Python programming language is
I can describe what the Python interpreter is
I can describe what a program is
I can use a text editor on my HPC cluster
I can create a Python script
I can run a Python script
In Python, I can create a variable
In Python, I can use a variable
I can convert a simple equation to Python code
In Python, I can find and use the operator for exponentiation
In Python, I know what the modulo operator is and when to use it
I can convert a simple text question to Python code

Here are the rest of the learning outcomes, each item being less and less likely to be discussed:

In Python, I can ask a user for input
In Python, I can use user input in a calculation
I can find and use a Python module on Rackham
In Python, I can read a file
In Python, I can create a file
In Python, I can use command-line arguments
In Python, I can import the matplotlib library
In Python, I can use a for loop
In Python, I can write a function without an argument and without a return type
In Python, I can write a function that calls a function
In Python, I can write a function that requires an argument
In Python, I can write a function with a return value