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Spend extra time teaching Big O in intro classes that use Python because the underlying implementation of Python lists is a mystery to students that leads students to believe many operations are constant, O(1), that are not.
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Misconception: With conditionals, students may try to compare the memory address of a function to a number, like x < foo, when they intended to compare x with the return value of foo.
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Have all functions return something in an intro course to help students understand that functions have a start and an end, even though they are always returning.
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Include a lot of visual examples in intro classes to help students learn by giving concrete visualizations of new, abstract concepts.
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Have the class make instructions for a Robot class you created that will bring Chipotle back to the classroom to motivate instructions and method sequencing.
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In anticipation of a relatively large project, assign smaller projects that include the programming concepts necessary for the large project.
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Draw attention to types when teaching students Python to help lay the groundwork for understanding types in lower-level programming languages they’ll learn about later.
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