3.0 Programming Fundamentals

Imagine you want a robot to do something for you, like fetch a specific book from a shelf. How would you tell it exactly what to do? You'd have to give it very clear, step-by-step instructions: "Walk three steps forward," "Turn left," "Reach out," "Grab the blue book," "Come back."

Programming is basically giving instructions to a computer in a language it understands. Just like you speak English and a robot might understand a special "robot language," computers understand special "programming languages" like Python, Java, or JavaScript.

Programming Fundamentals are the basic ideas and rules you need to know to write these instructions. It's like learning the alphabet, words, and basic grammar before you can write a story. Once you understand these fundamentals, you can make computers do amazing things, from running apps on your phone to playing video games and controlling robots!