Intro to Programming - Python

Module	Topics	Programming Skills
Talking to your Computer	Writing a simple program	Print a string Recognise a syntax error Store things in variables Read input from the user
Calculating Things	Python as a calculator Data types	Use mathematical operations (+ - * / **) Use strings Find the length of a string Convert between numbers and strings Print out numbers and strings
Making Decisions	Making decisions with if statements Conditional operators	Use the if/elif/else control structure Understand the difference between assignment and comparison Make numerical comparisons using (> < = != >= <=) Use nested if statements
Manipulating Strings	Using and changing strings of characters	Check for substrings within a string Use strings in conditional expressions in if statements Change the case of a string Replacing parts of a string
Repeating things	Using for loops for loops	Loop over the characters in a string Loop over a range of numbers Printing output from a loop on one line Sum numbers using a loop
Storing lists of values	Numerical data types String slicing	Understand the difference between floats and integers Convert between floats and integers Maths module Use slicing to extract a substring from a string String methods: startswith, endswith, strip
Looping in the unknown	More Looping	Looping while something is true: while loops Using counters to step in loops Infinite loops Reading multiple lines from the user Looping over characters Factorisation: worked example
Looping and lists	Lists	Access and modify elements in a list Sort and reverse a list Create a list to store multiple values Loop while a condition is true Use while loops to loop over a range of numbers Identify an infinite loop Use a while loop to read input from the user