Course Book

There are several books these classes are taken from. All these books are freely available at the following links:

• Think Python, 2nd Edition
• Grokking Algorithms An illustrated guide for programmers and other curious people
• Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python, 4th Edition
• Game Programming Patterns

Below, a detailed description of our best picks!

... simply, Think Python! We will follow this book closely, the slides are only a guide. Why this book? According to the Author's Preface, this book: keeps it short, better to read 10 pages than 50 is careful with vocabulary, minimazing jargon builds gradually, avoids trapdoors effect focus on programming (not only the language's syntax)

Grokking Algorithms: An illustrated guide ... To illustrate some of the most advanced algorithms. Why this book? From the Author's own words: lead with examples made easy to visualize these concepts no need to cover every sorting algorithm useful algorithms for a software engineer "I’m a visual learner. This book is chock-full of images."

Invent Your Own Computer Games! This introduces the basics of pygame and game design. Why this book? When the Author was a kid: he didn’t just want to play video games, but to make them he learned how to program by making video games games don’t have to be complicated to be fun! think logically (make plans) and do reconsider any idea

Game Programming Patterns To help, with a collection of design patterns found in video games. Why this book? What the Author's says: make the code hang together into a cohesive whole don't find it harder to make changes as the codebase grows don't feel like everything is intertwined with everything else run faster, with “cache coherency” and “object pools” "This is the book I wish I had when I started making games, and now I want you to have it."