Foundation of Programming

Topic:

1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS AND PROGRAMMING

   • Introduction

   • Hardware and Software

   • How Computers Store Data

   • How a Program Works

   • Using Python

2. INPUT, PROCESSING, AND OUTPUT

   • Designing a Program

   • Input, Processing, Output

   • Displaying Output with the print Function

   • Comments

   • Variables

   • Reading Input from the Keyboard

   • Performing Calculations

   • More about Data Output

3. SIMPLE FUNCTIONS

   • Introduction to Functions

   • Defining and Calling a Function

   • Designing a Program to Use Functions

   • Local Variables

   • Passing Arguments to Functions

   • Global Variables and Global Constants

4. DECISION STRUCTURES AND BOOLEAN LOGIC

   • The if Statement

   • The if-else Statement

   • Comparing Strings

   • Nested Decision Structures and the if-elif-else Statement

   • Logical Operators

   • Boolean Variables

5. REPETITION STRUCTURES

   • Introduction to Repetition Structures

   • The while Loop: A Condition-Controlled Loop

   • The for Loop: A Count-Controlled Loop

   • Calculating a Running Total

   • Sentinels

   • Input Validation Loops

   • Nested Loops

6. VALUE-RETURNING FUNCTIONS AND MODULES

   • Introduction to Value-Returning Functions: Generating Random Numbers

   • Writing Your Own Value-Returning Functions

   • The math Module

   • Storing Functions in Modules

7. FILES AND EXCEPTIONS

   • Introduction to File Input and Output

   • Using Loops to Process Files

   • Processing Records

   • Exceptions

8. LISTS AND TUPLES

   • Sequences

   • Introduction to Lists

   • List Slicing

   • Finding Items in Lists with the in Operator

   • List Methods and Useful Built-in Functions

   • Copying Lists

   • Processing Lists

   • Two-Dimensional Lists

   • Tuples

9. MORE ABOUT STRINGS

   • Basic String Operations

   • String Slicing

   • Testing, Searching, and Manipulating Strings

10. DICTIONARIES AND SETS

    • Dictionaries

    • Sets

    • Serializing Objects

11. RECURSION

    • Introduction to Recursion

    • Problem Solving with Recursion

    • Examples of Recursive Algorithms

12. GUI PROGRAMMING

    • Graphical User Interfaces

    • Using the tkinter Module

    • Display Text with Label Widgets

    • Organizing Widgets with Frames

    • Button Widgets and Info Dialog Boxes

    • Getting Input with the Entry Widget

    • Using Labels as Output Fields

    • Radio Buttons and Check Buttons