Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide

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From the editors of Brain Quest, America&;s #1 educational bestseller! This Big Fat Notebook makes it all &;sink in&; with key concepts, mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, and doodles to help you understand computer science.   Including:Computing systemsBinary codeAlgorithmsComputational thinkingLoops, events, and proceduresProgramming in Scratch and PythonBoolean ExpressionsWeb developmentCybersecurityHTMLCSS&;and more!   The Big Fat Notebook series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit&;borrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class. Each book in the series meets Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and state history standards, and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Award&;winning teachers. They make learning fun and are the perfect next step for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest. Cover Copyright Page Title Page Introduction Contents Unit 1: Computing Systems Chapter 1: What Is Computer Science? Chapter 2: What Is A Computer? Chapter 3: How Do We Interact with Computers? Unit 2: Data and Analysis Chapter 4: Storing Information Chapter 5: Collecting and Using Information Unit 3: Software Engineering Chapter 6: Designing Computer Systems Chapter 7: Testing Chapter 8: Documenting Chapter 9: Incorporating Feedback Chapter 10: Collaborating Unit 4: Algorithms and Programming Chapter 11: Using Algorithms Chapter 12: Programming Languages Chapter 13: Computational Thinking Unit 5: Universal Programming Principles Chapter 14: Variables Chapter 15: Conditional Statements Chapter 16: Loops Chapter 17: Events Chapter 18: Procedures Unit 6: Programming with Scratch Chapter 19: Getting Started Chapter 20: Basic Algorithms Chapter 21: Data and Operators Chapter 22: Control Blocks and Event Blocks Chapter 23: Reusing Scripts Unit 7: Programming in Python Chapter 24: Getting Started with Python Chapter 25: Variables in Python Chapter 26: Strings Chapter 27: Numbers as Variables Chapter 28: Lists and Boolean Expressions Chapter 29: For Loops Chapter 30: While Loops and Nested Loops Chapter 31: Conditional Statements Chapter 32: Functions Unit 8: Web Development Chapter 33: What Is the Internet? Chapter 34: Cybersecurity Chapter 35: Creating a Basic Web Page Chapter 36: HTML Text Elements Chapter 37: Link Elements Chapter 38: Styling with CSS Chapter 39: Styling Individual Elements with CSS Index