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GE17151 PROBLEM SOLVING AND PYTHON PROGRAMMING L T P C
(Common to all branches of B.E. / B.Tech.programmes) 3 0 0 3

OBJECTIVES:
● To know the basics of algorithmic problem solving
● To develop Python programs with conditionals and loops.
● To define Python functions and call them.
● To use Python data structures –- lists, tuples, dictionaries.
● To do input/output with files in Python.

UNIT I ALGORITHMIC PROBLEM SOLVING 9
Introduction to computers - characteristics - basic organization of a computer – algorithms - building blocks
of algorithms (instructions/statements, state, control flow, functions) - notation (pseudo code, flow chart,
programming language) - algorithmic problem solving - simple strategies for developing algorithms (iteration,
recursion).

UNIT II DATA, EXPRESSIONS, STATEMENTS AND CONTROL FLOW 9
Python interpreter and interactive mode - values and types - data types – variables – keywords - expressions
and statements - python I/O - operators - precedence of operators – comments. Conditionals: conditional (if) -
alternative (if-else) - chained conditional (if-elif-else) – nested conditional. Iteration: while – for - break –
continue – pass. Illustrative programs: exchange the values of two variables - circulate the values of n
variables - test for leap year.

UNIT III FUNCTIONS 9
Function calls – type conversion – math function – composition - definition and use - flow of execution -
parameters and arguments. Fruitful functions: return values – parameters - scope: local and global - recursion.
Strings: string slices – immutability - string functions and methods - string comparison. Illustrative programs:
square root – GCD – exponentiation - sum the array of numbers - linear search - binary search.

UNIT IV COMPOUND DATA: LISTS, TUPLES AND DICTIONARIES 9
Lists - list operations - list slices - list methods - list loop – mutability – aliasing - cloning lists - list
parameters. Tuples – immutable - tuple assignment - tuple as return value. Dictionaries: operations and
methods – dictionaries and tuples – dictionaries and lists. Advanced list processing - list comprehension.
Illustrative programs: Sorting.

UNIT V FILES, MODULES AND PACKAGES 9
Files and exception: file operation - text files - reading and writing files - format operator- command line
arguments - errors and exceptions - handling exceptions – writing modules – packages. Illustrative programs:
word count - copy file – case studies.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
● Develop algorithmic solutions to simple computational problems.
● Structure simple Python programs for solving problems.
● Decompose a Python program into functions.
● Represent compound data using Python lists, tuples and dictionaries.
● Read and write data from/to files in Python programs.

TEXT BOOK:
1. Allen B. Downey, Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist, Second edition, Updated
for Python 3, Shroff/O’Reilly Publishers, 2016 (http://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python/)

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