Outline for January 20, 2012

Reading: §4

1. Assignment [swap.py]
   1. Simple assignment: variable = expression
   2. Simultaneous assignment: variableA, variableB = expressionA, expressionB
2. Functions [hello.py]
   1. What functions are
   2. Defining them
3. Returning values from functions [calc.py]
   1. Use of return statement
   2. Example: doing error checking in it to be simple
   3. Passing values back through parameters (cannot do it directly; more later)

ECS 10, Basic Concepts of Computing Winter Quarter 2012