Learning coding requires making the jump from plain English to binary, 0's and 1's. When you write code, you speak in a language made for a virtual instrument called a compiler. This instrument then translates your specific syntax and language into 0's and 1's. The compiler sends the message to the Computer Processing Unit and the machine reads your instructions. We can work on "if" and "else" statements, for and while loops, arrays and lists, dictionaries and tuples, and common programming problems such as the Leap Year question or the Fibonacci Number. Imagine you're running a loop in one direction, imagine moving to a second dimension, and then a third. This is the type of creativity and problem solving skills you'll need to succeed in your class. Let's tell the problems on your homework assignment, "checkmate."