euroscipy keynote - python programming in science education

PYTHON PROGRAMMINGIN SCIENCE EDUCATION

BEN NUTTALL

Development & Outreach

Raspberry Pi Foundation

Education Team

@ben_nuttall

MY BACKGROUND

BSc Mathematics & Computing

Manchester Metropolitan University (2011)

● Dynamical Systems & Chaos● Digital Communications● Digital Sound & Image Processing

… all with MATLAB

MY BACKGROUND

Worked in software development

Raspberry Pi advocate, community member, event organiser

STEM volunteer

Hired by Foundation late 2013

LAST YEAR

THIS YEAR

RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION

RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION

UK Educational Charity based in Cambridge

PROTOTYPES

RASPBERRY PI MODEL B+

$35 single board computer

BCM 2835 SoC

ARM11 700MHz

VideoCore IV GPU

512MB RAM

600mA power (3.0 W)

RASPBIAN DESKTOP

GPIO

40 GPIO PINS on B+

PYTHON RPI GPIO

CAMERA MODULE

PYTHON PICAMERA

PYTHON PICAMERA

CAT DETECTOR

PI IN THE CLASSROOM

PROGRAMMING

COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

CROSS-CURRICULAR

GEOGRAPHY

ART

MUSIC

SCIENCE

PROJECTS

MORSE CODE

MORSE CODE

MINECRAFT PI

MINECRAFT PI

ENERGENIE

SOUS-VIDE COOKING

SOUS-VIDE COOKING

WHAT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER?

ABSTRACTION

LIBRARIES

ADD-ON BOARDS

TUTORIALS & DOCUMENTATION

INSPIRING PROJECTS

EASY PROJECTS MADE EASY

RASPBERRYPI.ORG

RESOURCES

EXAMPLES OF RESOURCES

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

TAKE A CARD (OR TAKE A PICTURE)

Ben NuttallDevelopment & OutreachRaspberry Pi Education Team

@ben_nuttallben@raspberrypi.orggithub.com/bennuttall