Over the last few days, I've begun to work through Allen Downey's <I>Think Python</I> to teach myself the basics of programming with Python. I've previously familiarized myself with Python's syntax ...

It started with a lab experiment for my daughter's class. The assignment was to take 200 pennies and put them in a shoe box. Shake up the box and then open it and remove all the pennies with "heads" ...

What is programming? Sure, it consists of syntax and the assembly of code, but it is essentially a means to solve problems. To study programming, then, is to study the art of problem solving, and a ...