CourseHES 211

Week6 of 16

SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Repeating code: for loops

Counting loops
Looping with range

What you will be able to do

2.2 Implement sequence, selection, and iteration structures.

Activity

Write a program that prints a times table.

Study materials

Further resources

Introduction to Python Programming, 5.2: For loop · PDF · OpenStax Introduction to Python Programming (2024), 5.2: for loops and range(), pp. 118–121 · for registered students
Python Notes for Professionals, ch. 16: Loops · PDF · GoalKicker Python Notes for Professionals, ch. 16: for loops with range() and loop examples, pp. 91–101 · for registered students
Teaching loops concept through visualization construction · Open-access article · Çetin (2020), Informatics in Education. Students build visualisations to understand how loops run. · for registered students

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Course plan

Week 1: What is programming? High- and low-level languages
Week 2: Your first Python program
Week 3: Variables, data types and constants
Week 4: Input, output and calculations
Week 5: Making decisions: if, elif and else
Week 6: Repeating code: for loops
Week 7: Repeating code: while loops
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Functions: reusable code
Week 10: Lists
Week 11: Looping through data; tuples and dictionaries
Week 12: Finding and fixing errors
Week 13: Tracing and testing a program
Week 14: Mini project: a small program step by step
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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