CS110: Winter 2021

Intro to Computer Programming with Python

CS110: Winter 2021

Schedule > 5. Creating Your Own Functions: Part 1

Week 3: Fri, Jan 22

In today’s lesson, we will practice building our own functions and modules.

This week’s tutorial (Tutorial 2) and homework (Homework 2) will be based on content reviewed in this lesson and the next one. You are strongly encouraged to review the content in these lessons before trying the lab/homework.

Today's Activities

1. Download the Exercise Files

Exercise Files

2. Review the Slides

  1. Creating your own functions
  2. Supplementary Slides for Live Lecture

3. Review the Lecture Video(s)

Link Type Title Duration
Video 1 required Making your own functions 7:50
Video 2 required Demo: Creating your first function 11:53
Video 3 required Demo: Creating your second function 12:30
Video 4 required Demo: Creating your third function 8:33
Video 5 required Terminology and documentation 15:00
Video 6 lecture Live Lecture 1:16:18

4. Do the Practice Quiz (Exercises)

Note: The quiz is to help you test your own understanding of the concepts. It is not graded, and is designed to help you to see what you already know and what you should review / ask about.
https://canvas.northwestern.edu/courses/130514/quizzes/132646