最初的问题

我目前正在教我弟弟编程。他完全是个初学者,但很聪明。(他真的很想学)。我注意到我们的一些会议陷入了一些小细节,我觉得我不是很有条理。(但这篇文章的答案有很大帮助。)

我怎样才能更好地有效地教他?是否有一个逻辑顺序,我可以用一个概念一个概念地运行?是否有什么复杂的问题我应该在以后再讨论?

我们正在使用的语言是Python,但任何语言的建议都是受欢迎的。


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初级练习和项目想法 初学者教学资源 屏幕视频/博客文章/免费电子书 印刷适合初学者的书籍

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初学者在线教学资源:

A Gentle Introduction to Programming Using Python How to Think Like a Computer Scientist Alice: a 3d program for beginners Scratch (A system to develop programming skills) How To Design Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Learn To Program Robert Read's How To Be a Programmer Microsoft XNA Spawning the Next Generation of Hackers COMP1917 Higher Computing lectures by Richard Buckland (requires iTunes) Dive into Python Python Wikibook Project Euler - sample problems (mostly mathematical) pygame - an easy python library for creating games Invent Your Own Computer Games With Python Foundations of Programming for a next step beyond basics. Squeak by Example Snake Wrangling For Kids (It's not just for kids!)


推荐印刷书籍的教学初学者

加速c++ Python编程绝对初学者 Charles Petzold编写的代码 Python编程:计算机科学介绍第二版


当前回答

用现实世界的类比和想象的人物来教他们编程。比如当我教人们变量和控制语句的时候。

通常我从计算器的例子开始。我说,想象你有一个盒子,每个变量都有10个卡板,上面印着数字0 - 9。假设这个盒子一次可以装一个纸板,用类似的方法解释编程元素是如何工作的

并强调每个操作符是如何工作的。像简单的'='操作符一样,总是先将右边的值计算为一个值。然后将该值放入名为num_1(变量名)的框中

这是非常非常有效的,因为他们能够非常快速地想象流动。

其他回答

起初,我对不同的程序是如何工作的很感兴趣,所以我从查看源代码开始。然后,当我开始了解程序的工作原理时,我会改变某些参数,看看会发生什么。所以基本上我在学会写字之前就学会了阅读。巧合的是,大多数人都是这样学英语的。

所以如果我想教别人如何编程,我会给他们一个小程序,让他们试着阅读和理解它是如何工作的,让他们只是玩玩源代码。

只有这样,我才会给他们布置“任务”去完成。

现在,如果他们有一个特别的原因想要学习如何编程,那么从他们想要完成的事情开始肯定是一个好主意。例如,如果他们想精通blender这样的应用程序,从Alice开始肯定是个好主意。

我绝对推荐使用具有垃圾收集功能的语言,如D、Perl或一些解释性语言,如javascript。在Perl 6接近完成之前远离Perl可能是一个好主意,因为它解决了阅读和理解Perl的一些困难。

这是一本很棒的书,我的小弟弟们曾经学过:

http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/

当然,最重要的是在读完这本书之后立即开始一个真正有用的程序。

Something you should be very mindful of while teaching your brother to program is for him not to rely too heavily on you. Often when I find myself helping others they will begin to think of me as answer book to all of their questions and instead of experimenting to find an answer they simply ask me. Often the best teacher is experimentation and every time your brother has a question like "What will happen if I add 2 to a string?" you should tell him to try it out and see for himself. Also I have noticed that when I cannot get a concept through to someone, it helps to see some sample code where we can look at each segment individually and explain it piece by piece. As a side note people new to programming often have trouble with the idea of object oriented programming, they will say they understand it when you teach it to them but will not get a clear concept of it until actually implementing it.

我建议首先教授几乎所有语言都使用的基本知识,但不需要语言。概述所有的基本概念If-Else If-Else,循环,类,变量类型,结构等。这是大多数语言的基础。然后转向真正理解布尔、比较和复杂的and或语句,以了解更复杂语句的结果。

通过这样做,他将理解编程的概念,并更容易地进入语言,从那里它只是学习语言的复杂细节,它的功能和语法。

Python is easy for new developers to learn. You don't get tangled up in the specifics of memory management and type definition. Dive Into Python is a good beginners guide to python programming. When my sister wanted to learn programing I pointed her to the "Head Start" line of books which she found very easy to read and understand. I find it's hard to just start teaching someone because you don't have a lexicon to use with them. First have him read a few books or tutorials and ask you for questions. From there you can assign projects and grade them. I find it hard to teach programming because I learned it over nearly 15 years of tinkering around.