Silicon Valley Code Camp : October 11th and 12th 2014

Anoop Trivedi

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About Anoop
As a seasoned entrepreneur with over 24+ years of IT experience in the field of Computer Science and Engineering, I love to teach kids computer science fundamentals and mathematics. I regularly teach courses in the field of Python programming, HTML, JavaScript, and Mobile development. Since 1994, I have been living in Silicon Valley, and have worked with startups as well as large enterprises. I run my own retail software company for past 15 years, and feel its time to give back to the society. I also hold double major in the field of Computer Science from Sydney, Australia.
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Speaking Sessions

  • Introduction to Python – Beginners – Level 1

    1:15 PM Sunday   Room: PSEC4502
    Python is intended to be a highly readable programming language. It is designed to have an uncluttered visual layout, frequently using English keywords where other languages use punctuation. This is two-hour course on introduction to Python, wherein students will learn basics of programming in python, Python Shell, input/output statements, data types, and conditional executions. Towards the end of the lecture, we will do few exercises and kindle interest in kids who are just starting programming. Students are expected to carry a laptop/Mac, and download instructions for Python and IDE (PyCharm) will be shared before the class. 6+ grader is minimum requirement.

  • Introduction to Python – Beginners – Level 2

    2:45 PM Sunday   Room: PSEC4502
    This session will cover Python types such as List, Tuples, and Dictionary. We will delve into these topics in much detail through examples and hands-on exercise. We will also design and develop working Python game “Hangman”. We will cover topics of methods in Python as well Graphical User Interface (GUI) using tkinter (an in-built API in Python). We will design and built small applications, such as temp. and length converters to give a start. 6+ grader is required to attend this session.