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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 systems Binary code Algorithms Computational thinking Loops, events, and procedures Programming in Scratch and Python Boolean Expressions Web development Cybersecurity HTML CSS &;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 1 Copyright Page 3 Title Page 4 Introduction 5 Contents 7 Unit 1: Computing Systems 12 Chapter 1: What Is Computer Science? 13 Chapter 2: What Is A Computer? 24 Chapter 3: How Do We Interact with Computers? 40 Unit 2: Data and Analysis 50 Chapter 4: Storing Information 51 Chapter 5: Collecting and Using Information 68 Unit 3: Software Engineering 78 Chapter 6: Designing Computer Systems 79 Chapter 7: Testing 84 Chapter 8: Documenting 92 Chapter 9: Incorporating Feedback 100 Chapter 10: Collaborating 108 Unit 4: Algorithms and Programming 120 Chapter 11: Using Algorithms 121 Chapter 12: Programming Languages 132 Chapter 13: Computational Thinking 150 Unit 5: Universal Programming Principles 158 Chapter 14: Variables 159 Chapter 15: Conditional Statements 174 Chapter 16: Loops 190 Chapter 17: Events 198 Chapter 18: Procedures 202 Unit 6: Programming with Scratch 210 Chapter 19: Getting Started 211 Chapter 20: Basic Algorithms 234 Chapter 21: Data and Operators 258 Chapter 22: Control Blocks and Event Blocks 284 Chapter 23: Reusing Scripts 310 Unit 7: Programming in Python 320 Chapter 24: Getting Started with Python 321 Chapter 25: Variables in Python 334 Chapter 26: Strings 344 Chapter 27: Numbers as Variables 362 Chapter 28: Lists and Boolean Expressions 376 Chapter 29: For Loops 392 Chapter 30: While Loops and Nested Loops 404 Chapter 31: Conditional Statements 414 Chapter 32: Functions 434 Unit 8: Web Development 454 Chapter 33: What Is the Internet? 455 Chapter 34: Cybersecurity 474 Chapter 35: Creating a Basic Web Page 492 Chapter 36: HTML Text Elements 508 Chapter 37: Link Elements 522 Chapter 38: Styling with CSS 534 Chapter 39: Styling Individual Elements with CSS 550 Index 566 Released just three years ago, The Big Fat Notebooks revolutionized the study guide for middle schoolers, and students, parents, and teachers respondedthe series has nearly 4 million copies in print with sales escalating every year. Now introducing Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding , an essential new title with the potential to run hand-in-hand withor even outrunMath (over 1.3 million copies in print) and Science (925,000 copies in print) as the next critical STEM companion. Instruction is presented in the simple but powerful format of the previous Big Fat Notebooks . The key concepts of coding and computer science easily digested and summarized, with critical ideas clearly explained, doodles that illuminate tricky concepts, and quizzes to recap it all. Kids will explore the concepts of computer science, learn how websites are designed and created, and understand the fundamentals of coding with Scratch, Python, HTML, and CSS. Written by Grant Smith, a computer science education expertand vetted by an award-winning computer-science teacherthis Big Fat Notebook is for every student who is either taking computer science in school or is a passionate code warrior. "The key concepts of coding and computer science easily digested and summarized, with critical ideas clearly explained, doodles that illuminate tricky concepts, and quizzes to recap it all. Kids will explore the concepts of computer science, learn how websites are designed and created, and understand the fundamentals of coding with Scratch, Python, HTML, and CSS. Written by Grant Smith, a computer science education expert -- and vetted by an award-winning computer-science teacher -- this Big Fat Notebook is for every student who is either taking computer science in school or is a passionate code warrior" -- Provided by publisher **From the editors of Brain Quest, America&;s #1 educational bestseller!** **__Big Fat Notebook__****Including:** The 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.