COURSE OBJECTIVES

To write, test, and debug simple Python programs.
To implement Python programs with conditionals and loops.
Use functions for structuring Python programs.
Represent compound data using Python lists, tuples, dictionaries.
Read and write data from/to files in Python.

Cheat Sheets

• http://j.mp/pythonCrashCS - main page for all cheatsheets

• http://bit.ly/beginnerCS - beginner Python cheatsheet (variables, strings, etc)

• http://bit.ly/conditionalCS - cheat sheet for conditionals (if and while statements)

• http://bit.ly/functionCS - cheat sheet for functions (functions)

• http://bit.ly/testingCS - cheatsheet for unit testing (unit testing)

List of programs

Concept	Sequence	Objective
Learn Python in 10 minutes	lab 0.0	Blockly Challenge and Turtle Graphics, Read http://bit.ly/python10
Waterloo, CodingBat	lab 0.1	Problem sets
7 constructs, 140 CloudCoder exercises, Python workshop	lab 0.2	Swap two numbers (variables), test for Leap Year (conditional), cycle through n variables, and sum of array of numbers (loops)
Algorithmic, Tuples, Modulo Arithmetic, Global Scope (vs) Local Scope, Indefinite looping (while keyword), if-else statements, Recursion	lab 1	Compute the GCD of two numbers
Algorithmic - same as above	lab 2	Find the square root of a number (Newton’s method)
Algorithmic	lab 3	Exponentiation (power of a number)
Algorithmic, Searching, Subscripting	lab 4	Linear search and Binary search
Algorithmic	lab 5	First n prime numbers
Lists	lab 6	Find the maximum of a list of numbers
Lists, Dictionaries	lab 7	Removing all the duplicate elements in a list
Looping through Lists, Sorting	lab 8	Selection sort, Insertion sort
Sorting (divide-and-conquer)	lab 9	Merge sort, Quick sort
Mutable data - List of Lists	lab 10	Multiply matrices
Mutable data - Dictionary, main() function, sys module, getopt function, Basic error handling	lab 11	Programs that take command line arguments (word count, aka Unix command wc)
Dictionary, File Handling, Exceptions, Formatted Writing	lab 12	Find the most frequent words in a text read from a file
Advanced	Lab Integration	Solve the CloudCoder problem at http://cloudcoder.kgkite.ac.in/cloudcoder/#exercise?c=7,p=1229. Maximum points for the most elegant solution, aka one that is both efficient and one that is also easy to understand.
Advanced	Lab Integration2	Read personal GPS data from file and plot on a map and find the distance from home to KITE

Platform needed

• Python 3 interpreter for Windows/Linux

• Total: 60 Periods

COURSE Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

• Write, test, and debug simple Python programs.

• Implement Python programs with conditionals and loops.

• Develop Python programs step-wise by defining functions and calling them.

• Use Python lists, tuples, dictionaries for representing compound data.

• Read and write data from/to files in Python.

Bonus Lab GTG

For Inspiration review - https://www.python.org/about/success/

• Genius Project - choose an open source project of your choice from github. If you are mechanical engineer, choose a project that is related to your discipline. Make a serious attempt to understand 100% of the logic of the code.

  • Make changes to the code to improve the efficiency or effectiveness or create meaningful extensions.

  • Pre-register with your faculty to indicate that you want to complete this project with mentoring help

  • If you win the Python Genius Project Competition which will be held in the week of Sept 6, 2017, you will be awarded a prize for the best GTG Project, worth upto Rs 10,000

• Think up a creative use of a Python script that you would like to use on your mobile. Create a personal Mobile App using Python to implement it - https://www.quora.com/Can-I-make-an-Android-app-with-Python

  • http://qpython.com/