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Repeating code: while loops

HES 211 · Introduction to Programming with Python — Week 7 of 16

CourseHES 211
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Repeating code: while loops

  1. Loops that stop on a condition
  2. Avoiding endless loops

What you will be able to do

  • 2.2 Implement sequence, selection, and iteration structures.

Activity

Write a number-guessing game.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Introduction to Python Programming, 5.1: While loop · PDF · OpenStax Introduction to Python Programming (2024), 5.1: while loops that stop on a condition, pp. 115–117 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Python Programming, 5.4: Break and continue · PDF · OpenStax Introduction to Python Programming (2024), 5.4: controlling loops and avoiding endless loops, pp. 127–129 · for registered students
  • Think Python, ch. 7: Iteration · PDF · Downey, Think Python 2e (Green Tea Press), ch. 7: the while statement and break, pp. 63–70 · for registered students
  • Understanding loops: what are the misconceptions of lower-secondary pupils? · Open-access article · Vaníček et al. (2023), Informatics in Education. Common misconceptions about loops, including when a loop stops. · 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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