Python for Problem Solvers

PYTHON BASICS FOR PROBLEM SOLVERS
Programming for Beginners
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
Understand the power of programming in solving problems
Understand what a software hiring manager validates when hiring a software engineer
Learn how to make python a go-to-tool for applying it in solving problems in our day-2-day life
Master the fundamentals of writing Python scripts
Learn core Python scripting elements such as variables and flow control structures
Discover how to work with lists and sequence data
Write Python functions to facilitate code reuse
Use Python to read and write files
Make their code robust by handling errors and exceptions properly
Work with the Python standard library
PROGRAM DETAILS
HELPING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH STEM

1
INTRODUCTION
What is Programming?
What is Python?
Role of python in problem-solving
Write your first python program
2
Data Types, Variables, and Expressions
Assignment Sample: Write a program to calculate the percentage increase in the cylinder if the height and or radius is increased/decreased by a given percentage.
3
Turtle Graphics
Assignment Sample: Write a program that displays a clock. It should ask the user to input an hour and minutes, and then have the turtle draw a clock face with the hour and minute hands in the correct position.
4
Functions, booleans and conditions
Assignment Sample: On planet CK STEM, each year has 15 months and each month has 26 days. Write a program to calculate your age on CK STEM today? How much younger or older you will be on this new planet?
5
Looping and iterations
Assignment Sample: Morphe images to change its face or make it run etc.
Write a program to check whether a product of digits at even places is divisible by the sum of digits at the odd place of a number.
6
Strings
Assignment Sample: Write a function that returns an acronym for a string consisting of the all capital letter of each word in a string. For example, make_acronym('Competitive Kids STEM') would return 'CKSTEM'.
Write a program to find if a word is a palindrome.
7
Flow of Control
Assignment Samples: Write a program to calculate maximum profit after buying and selling the stocks
Write a program that asks the user to enter a positive integer n and then outputs the nth Fibonacci number.
Solve a simple 3x3 or a complex 9x9 sudoku using lists.
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FINAL PROJECT
The final project will be assigned in week 3. Students are supposed to use all concepts taught from week 1-8 and demo their solution in the final 2 weeks. The project will be marked based on the creativity and use of concepts taught in the first 8 weeks.
COURSE LOGISTICS

15
Total Number of Sessions
60
Length of each session in minutes
Sep 16 - Dec 23
First session starts, weekly
7:00 pm
Eastern Time (ET) when we will meet online every Wednesday
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PYTHON BASICS FOR PROBLEM SOLVERS

Programming for Beginners

COURSE OBJECTIVES

PROGRAM DETAILS

HELPING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH STEM

INTRODUCTION

Data Types, Variables, and Expressions

Turtle Graphics

Functions, booleans and conditions

Looping and iterations

Strings

Flow of Control

FINAL PROJECT

COURSE LOGISTICS

15

60

Sep 16 - Dec 23

7:00 pm

ENROLL

Python Programming Registration

COURSE REQUEST FORM

JOIN A TEAM OF WINNERS