A Bit of Fun with Python
Every now and then I look at a syllabus or textbook for GCSE Computer Science and it strikes me how much more interesting the content could be. Fun with Python for Computer...
We Need to Talk About Pseudocode
Pseudocode for Computer Science GCSE and A Level Pseudocode for Computer Science GCSE and A Level is supposed to provide a way of describing algorithms which is simple, clear, unambiguous and language-agnostic....
Learning Bubble Sort for Computer Science GCSE and A Level
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and that is probably true, IF you are ready to understand the picture! When this is the case, we often experience those wonderful...
GCSE Computer Science Programming Misses the Mark?
How well does GCSE Computer Science prepare students to become good programmers? I know, programming is not everything, and the other aspects are important too, but still, in the modern world the...
Recording a Python Course for LinkedIn January 2020
As a very good song by a very good band once put it … you may find yourself, in another part of the world… Somehow I found myself in Carpinteria, California, USA...
Eight Queens Puzzle in Python
The Eight Queens Puzzle is a classic problem whose goal is to place 8 queens on an 8x8 chessboard in such a way that none of the queens share a row, column...
A Puzzle About Socks
Here’s a puzzle to help practice your computational thinking skills. Don’t forget to take it slowly and think through your answer carefully before committing. A sock drawer contains ten pairs of black...
Running Python Scripts from a Command Line
There are many ways to run Python code. Many learners begin with IDLE which comes bundled with the standard Python installation. You can go a long way with IDLE but eventually you...
Exploring Random Walks with Python Turtle Graphics
In this post we will be looking at an idea from mathematics called a random walk. In a random walk, each step in a process is determined randomly and we are interested...
Generating Random Graphs in Python
Random Graphs in Python for A Level Computer Science and Beyond The jupyter notebook below shows an implementation of an algorithm for generating a random undirected, unweighted graph. The algorithm uses the...