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Course Outline

Module 1 - An Introduction to Computers, Programming and Python

• Different kinds of programming languages
• What is Python
• Introduction to interactive Python
• Inside a Python program

Module 2 - Writing Simple Python Programs

• The software development process
• Variable names
• Introduction to numbers and arithmetic operations
• String literals
• Output statements
• Input statements
• Simple assignment statements
• Simultaneous assignment statements
• Looping with for-loops and ranges

Module 3 - Computing with Numbers

• Numeric data types
• Arithmetic operations
• Using the math library
• Limitations of computer arithmetic
• Type conversion and rounding

Module 4 - Objects and Graphics

• Introduction to Graphics and Tkinter
• Introduction to objects
• Simple graphics programming
• Using graphical objects
• Graphics programming case study
• Interactive Graphics - mouse clicks and text input

Module 5 - Sequences: Strings, Lists and Files

• Introduction to the string data type
• String indexing and slicing
• Simple string processing
• Regular expressions
• String processing using regular expressions
• Lists as sequences
• Simple list operations
• Internal string representation
• String methods
• List methods
• Input and output with strings
• Introduction to file processing
• Opening and closing a file
• Reading and writing files

Module 6 - Functions

• Introduction to functions
• Why use functions
• Program example using functions
• Passing arguments to functions
• Functions that return a value
• Functions that modify parameters
• Functions for modularity

Module 7 - Flow Control and Conditional Expressions

• Boolean conditions
• if, if-else and if-elif-else statements
• Introduction to errors and exception handling
• Try and except statements
• Case study in program design using control flow

Module 8 - Loops and Compound Booleans

• Looping with for-loops
• Looping with while-loops
• Common loop patterns
• Nested Loops
• Boolean Operators
• Looping with repeat-until loops
• Endless loops and the break statement
• Boolean Expressions and short circuits

Module 9 - Designing a Simulation

• Analysis and Specification
• Introduction to top-down design
• The step-wise refinement process
• Introduction to bottom-up implementation
• Unit testing

Module 10 - Defining Classes

• Review of objects
• Designing a sample program with object-oriented design
• Class method definitions
• Using the self parameter with class methods
• Implementing the sample program with OOP
• Encapsulation and Abstractions
• Defining classes in modules
• Working with multiple modules
• Using objects in graphical user interfaces (GUI)

Module 11 - Advanced Features

• Using linear search with an array
• Using binary search with an array
• Comparison of the search algorithms
• Recursive problem solving
• Examples of recursive definitions
• Writing and using recursive functions
• Recursion vs. iteration
• Sorting an array with selection sort
• Sorting an array with merge sort
• Comparison of sort algorithms

Module 12 - Web-Based Applications

• Creating dynamically rendered response pages
• Storing persistent data
• Using view functions
• Overview of selected web frameworks