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HES 211 · Introduction to Programming with Python — Week 10 of 16

CourseHES 211
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Lists

  1. Creating and changing a list
  2. Using indexes

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Use lists, tuples and dictionaries.

Activity

Write a program that keeps a shopping list.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Introduction to Python Programming, 3.4: List basics · PDF · OpenStax Introduction to Python Programming (2024), 3.4: creating lists and using indexes, pp. 78–80 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Python Programming, 9.1–9.3: Working with lists · PDF · OpenStax Introduction to Python Programming (2024), 9.1–9.3: changing, sorting and using lists, pp. 211–218 · for registered students
  • Think Python, ch. 10: Lists · PDF · Downey, Think Python 2e (Green Tea Press), ch. 10: lists, indexes and list operations, pp. 89–102 · for registered students
  • Analysis of student misconceptions using Python as an introductory programming language · Open-access article · Johnson et al. (2020), Computing Education Practice (CEP '20), ACM. How Python lists behave with +, += and references, a common trap. · 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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