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1.1.   Introduction 1.2.   About the Author & Contact Info 1.3.   Book Conventions 1.4.   What (Who) is a Programmer? 1.5.   Programming Across Disciplines 1.6.   Foundational Computing Concepts 1.7.   About Python 1.8.   First Steps 1.8.1 Computer Setup 1.8.2 Python print() Function 1.8.3 Comments
2.1. About Data 2.2. Data Types 2.3. Variables 2.4. User Input 2.5. Data Structures (DS)         2.5.1. DS Concepts         2.5.2. Lists         2.5.3. Dictionaries         2.5.4. Others 2.6. Files         2.6.1. Files & File Systems         2.6.2. Python File Object         2.6.3. Data Files 2.7. Databases
3.1. About Processing 3.2. Decisions         3.2.1 Decision Concepts         3.2.2 Conditions & Booleans         3.2.3 if Statements         3.2.4 if-else Statements         3.2.5 if-elif-else Statements         3.2.6 In-Line if Statements 3.3. Repetition (a.k.a. Loops)         3.3.1 Repetition Concepts         3.3.2 while Loops         3.3.3 for Loops         3.3.4 Nested Loops         3.3.5 Validating User Input 3.4. Functions         3.4.1 Function Concepts         3.4.2 Built-In Functions         3.4.3 Programmer Defined Functions 3.5. Libraries         3.5.1 Library Concepts         3.5.2 Standard Library         3.5.3 External Libraries 3.6. Processing Case Studies         3.6.1 Case Studies         3.6.2 Parsing Data
4.1. About Output 4.2. Advanced Printing 4.3. Data Visualization   4.4 Sound
  4.5 Graphics
  4.6 Video
  4.7 Web Output
  4.8 PDFs & Documents
  4.9 Dashboards
  4.10 Animation & Games
  4.11 Text to Speech

5.1 About Disciplines 5.2 Accounting 5.3 Architecture 5.4 Art 5.5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5.6 Autonomous Vehicles 5.7 Bioinformatics 5.8 Biology 5.9 Bitcoin 5.10 Blockchain 5.11 Business 5.12 Business Analytics 5.13 Chemistry 5.14 Communication 5.15 Computational Photography 5.16 Computer Science 5.17 Creative Writing 5.18 Cryptocurrency 5.19 Cultural Studies 5.20 Data Analytics 5.21 Data Engineering 5.22 Data Science 5.23 Data Visualization 5.24 Drone Piloting 5.25 Economics 5.26 Education 5.27 Engineering 5.28 English 5.29 Entrepreneurship 5.30 Environmental Studies 5.31 Exercise Science 5.32 Film 5.33 Finance 5.34 Gaming 5.35 Gender Studies 5.36 Genetics 5.37 Geography 5.38 Geology 5.39 Geospatial Analysis ☯ 5.40 History 5.41 Humanities 5.42 Information Systems 5.43 Languages 5.44 Law 5.45 Linguistics 5.46 Literature 5.47 Machine Learning 5.48 Management 5.49 Marketing 5.50 Mathematics 5.51 Medicine 5.52 Military 5.53 Model Railroading 5.54 Music 5.55 Natural Language Processing (NLP) 5.56 Network Analysis 5.57 Neural Networks 5.58 Neurology 5.59 Nursing 5.60 Pharmacology 5.61 Philosophy 5.62 Physiology 5.63 Politics 5.64 Psychiatry 5.65 Psychology 5.66 Real Estate 5.67 Recreation 5.68 Remote Control (RC) Vehicles 5.69 Rhetoric 5.70 Science 5.71 Sociology 5.72 Sports 5.73 Stock Trading 5.74 Text Mining 5.75 Weather 5.76 Writing
6.1. Databases         6.1.1 Overview of Databases         6.1.2 SQLite Databases         6.1.3 Querying a SQLite Database         6.1.4 CRUD Operations with SQLite         6.1.5 Connecting to Other Databases
Built-In Functions Conceptss Data Types Date & Time Format Codes Dictionary Methods Escape Sequences File Access Modes File Object Methods Python Keywords List Methods Operators Set Methods String Methods Tuple Methods Glossary Index Appendices   Software Install & Setup
  Coding Tools:
  A.  Python ↗   B.  Google CoLaboratory ↗   C.  Visual Studio Code ↗   D.  PyCharm IDE ↗   E.  Git ↗   F.  GitHub ↗
  Database Tools:
  G.  SQLite Database ↗   H.  MySQL Database ↗

Python Across Disciplines
by John Gordon © 2023

Table of Contents

6.0 Chapter Overview     6.1. Databases
        6.1.1 Overview of Databases         6.1.2 SQLite Databases         6.1.3 Querying a SQLite Database         6.1.4 CRUD Operations w/SQLite         6.1.5 Connecting to Other Databases     6.2. Object Oriented Programming
            6.2.1. Introduction to OOP             6.2.2. Unified Modeling Language             6.2.3. Classes & Objects             6.2.4. Abstraction             6.2.5. Encapsulation             6.2.6. Inheritance             6.2.7. Polymorphism             6.2.8. Exception Handling             6.2.9. Codealong: Employees             6.2.10. Codealong: Cars     6.3. Graphical User Interfaces
            6.3.1. Introduction to GUIs
            6.3.2. Tkinter
            6.3.3. Codealong: Login Form
            6.3.4. Codealong: Data Entry Form
    6.4. Algorithms & Data Structures
            6.4.1. Introduction to Algorithms
            6.4.2. Searching
            6.4.3. Sorting
            6.4.4. Metrics
            6.4.5. Nodes
            6.4.6. Linked Lists 1
            6.4.7. Linked Lists 2
            6.4.8. Stacks
            6.4.9. Queues
            6.4.10. Heaps
            6.4.11. Trees
            6.4.12. Graphs
            6.4.13. Maps
            6.4.14. Hashing
            6.4.15. Cryptography
    6.5. Additional Advanced Topics
            6.5.1. APIs
            6.5.2. Automation
            6.5.3. Recursion
            6.5.4. More About Datasets
            6.5.5. Large Language Models
            6.5.6. Text Analysis
            6.5.7. Web Scraping
            6.5.8. Data Science
            6.5.9. Machline Learning
            6.5.10. Natural Lang Processing
            6.5.11. Artificial Intelligence
            6.5.12. Cython
            6.5.13. PyPy
            6.5.14. Multi-Threading
            6.5.15. Parallel Processing

Table of Contents » Chapter 1 : Preliminaries : About the Author

About the Author & Contact Info

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Profile Image Hello, my name is John Gordon. I am the Program Manager of the SCI-HUM Research Initiative at the Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute (SCI) and the Kahlert School of Computing, in collaboration with the College of Humanities, at the University of Utah. I manage and develop joint research projects between SCI and the College of Humanities. In addition, I am an Interdisciplinary Adjunct Professor in the College of Humanities, Kahlert School of Computing, and the David Eccles School of Business.

You can contact me through my faculty profile at the University of Utah here ↗.

Military Service: I served 12 years of active duty in the United States Air Force (USAF) and am a Gulf War Veteran.

Education: I have earned several college degrees and certificates in Information Systems (MSIS), Business Analytics (GCBA), English (BA), Computer Science (BS), and Construction Technology (AS). Currently, I am a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Utah in the Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies. My current research interests include Code Studies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Interdisciplinarity, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Programming Languages, and the History of Computing.

Computing Industry: I have worked in the computing industry for nearly 40 years in a variety of roles, including System Administrator, Programmer, Database Developer, Multi-Media Developer, Software Engineer, Systems Architect, Database Administrator, IT Manager, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Senior Consultant. Over the course of my career, I have worked in local and national government, non-profit and commercial sectors, with Utah-based and out-of-state national and international companies.

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