CISC 1215

Intro to Programming in Python · 3 credits · Fall 2026

About this course

2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab; 3 creditsThe Python programming language. Algorithms, computers and programs. Writing, debugging, and testing programs. Loops and conditional control structures. Function definition and parameter passing. Strings, Lists, and Tuples. Sorting, searching and other basic algorithms. Input and output. Programming applications selected from various areas. Python tools. History and basic concepts of computer science.

Seat status as of Oct 3, 7:44 AM ET. Seats can change between refreshes.

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ECA-LEC Regular

Tue/Wed/Thu · 8:50 AM - 9:40 AM

James 0416

Sarah DuncanNo Rate My Professors rating found

In PersonClosed

STR-LEC Regular

Mon/Wed · 10:40 AM - 12:20 PM

James 3410

Yongqing XiangBusy?★ 2.8(44)Difficulty 3.7/5 · 43% would take again#2 chillest of 2 for this course

In PersonClosed

TY11-LEC Regular

Tue/Thu · TBA

Inger Add 431

Adele PiontnicaFairlimited data?★ 4.3(9)Difficulty 2.8/5 · 70% would take again#1 chillest of 2 for this course

In PersonClosed