Guide 2

ANL251 Python Programming
July 2018 Semester
© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

Study Unit 2
Control Flow and Lists

Learning Outcomes and Learning Resources
1. Compose appropriate Boolean expressions for given scenarios

– SU2 Chapter 1.1
– Textbook Videos and Exercises 27, 28
3. Construct conditional control flow
– SU2 Chapter 1.2
– Textbook Videos and Exercises 29 ~ 31
4. Use while-loop for repeated tasks
– SU2 Chapter 1.3
– Textbook Video and Exercise 33

4. Select lists as the appropriate data structures for given scenarios,
and implement subsetting on Lists
– SU2 Chapters 2.1, 2.2
– Textbook Videos and Exercises 34, 38
– https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#sequence-types-li
st-tuple-range
– https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#mutable-sequenc
e-types
5. Solve problems using Python lists and for-loop
– SU2 Chapter 2.3
– Textbook Video and Exercise 32

1. Boolean Expressions

Recap
• Boolean expressions (SU2 Chapter 1.1, Textbook Videos and

Exercises 27, 28)
• The Python type bool has two values: True and False.
• The comparison operators take two values and produce a Boolean
value.
• There are also logical operators that produce Boolean
values: and, or, and not.

Discussion
• What are the Python data types we have learned so far?

• What are the Python operators we have learned so far

Recap
Operators
Precedence(https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#oper
ator-precedence)

Quiz
not 80 >= 50 or 90 >= 50

not ((80 >= 50) or (90 >= 50))
not (80 >= 50)
(80 >= 50) and (70 <= 50)
(80 >= 50) or (70 <= 50)
50 >= 50 and 85 >= 50

Discussion
The minimum passing grade is 50. Variable grade refers to the grade
for a student. Do the expressions below correctly represent the English
sentence: "The student passed.”?
grade >= 50
not (grade < 50)
50 > grade
not not (grade >= 50)

Discussion
The minimum passing grade is 50. The

variables math_grade, bio_grade, and cs_grade represent a student's
final grades in three courses. Write the boolean expressions to
correctly represent each of the English sentences below:
The student passed none of the courses

The student passed at least one of the courses.
The student passed all of the courses.
The student passed some but not all of the courses

Discussion
The minimum passing grade is 50, the minimum grade for "A" is 80 and
variables math_grade, bio_grade, and cs_grade represent a student's
final grades in three courses. Write the expression that represents the
English sentence:
The student passed all their courses and earned at least one A.

2. Conditional Statements

Recap
Conditional statements (SU2 Chapter 1.2, Textbook Videos and Exercises 29

~ 31)
Note: Each indentation level should be indented by 4 spaces. As Python requires

indentation to be consistent, it is important not to mix tabs and spaces. You should
never use tabs for indentation. Instead, all indentation levels should be 4 spaces.

Discussion
Conditional statements
1. Change the numbers of cars, people, and trucks, and then trace
through each if-statement to see what will be printed.
2. Try some more complex Boolean expressions like cars > people or
trucks < cars.

Quiz
What is printed when the code below is executed?
def howbig(n):
if n > 100:
return "It's huge."
elif n > 10:
return "It's pretty big."
else:
return "It's not so big.“
print(howbig(150))

Quiz
Correct the syntax error for each of the code below if there is any.

Discussion
Simplify the code below.
if temp > 28:

print(True)
elif temp < 12:
print(True)
else:
print(False)

Discussion
Simplify the code below.
if temperature > 28:

if money > 0.99:
print("I'm buying a lemonade.")

Quiz
Variables grade1 and grade2 represent grades in two courses. Write

the code to count the number of courses passed (with a 50 or higher).

3. while-loop

Recap
while-loop for repeated tasks (SU2 Chapter 1.3, Textbook Video and
Exercise 33)
Note: while-loop is a type of unbounded loop, i.e. it does not stop if we

set an always True condition.

Quiz
What will be printed when executing the code below?
num = 6
while num > 0:
num = num - 2
print(num)

Discussion
Write a program to ask the user for a "yes" or "no" input and continue
asking until the user gives a valid response. Print the answer.

Discussion
validating user inputs: The program expects numeric inputs from the
user for the two variables height, weight. What if the user inputs
non-numeric characters?
Study Handling Exceptions and improve the code above.

4. Operations on lists

Recap
Operations on lists (SU2 Chapters 2.1, 2.2, Textbook Videos and

Exercises 34, 38)

Discussion
Common sequence operations on lists (also applicable to tuple in SU3)
https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#sequence-types-list-tupl
e-range

Quiz
If the variable grades refers to [80, 90, 70, 24], what does each of the
following evaluate to?
grades[1]
grades[1:2]
grade[-1]
grade[3:]
len(grades)
min(grades)
max(grades)
sum(grades)

Recap
Operations on lists

Discussion
Operations on lists
(https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#mutable-sequence-type
s)

Quiz
If the variable grades refers to [80, 90, 70, 24], what does each of the
following evaluate to?
grades[1]
grades[1:2]
grade[-1]
grade[3:]
len(grades)
min(grades)
max(grades)
sum(grades)

Quiz
What will grades refer to after this code is executed?
grades = [80, 70, 60, 90]

grades.sort()
grades.insert(1, 95)

Discussion
Write a program to add each user input into a list until the user types
enter to end.

4. Lists and for-loop

Recap
lists and for-loop (SU2 Chapter 2.3, Textbook Video and Exercise 32)

Discussion
What’s the first line to be printed after executing the code below?
What will be printed if s is initialized as an empty string?
s = ’good day'
for char in s:
print(char)

Discussion
for-loop over indices:
There are problems where knowing the value of the items in a list or
the characters in a string is not enough; we need to know where it
occurs (i.e. its index).
Question 1: Write a program to shift each item in a list one position to

the left and shift the first item to the last position.
Question 2: Write a program to count the corresponding characters of

the two strings that are the same character. Your program may assume
the two strings have the same length.

Choosing Test Cases

Discussion

Choose test
cases to
thoroughly test
the code in Figure
2.2


Guide 2

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Guide 2

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Guide 2

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

ANL251 Python Programming

July 2018 Semester

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

1. Compose appropriate Boolean expressions for given scenarios

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

• Boolean expressions (SU2 Chapter 1.1, Textbook Videos and

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

• What are the Python data types we have learned so far?

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

not 80 >= 50 or 90 >= 50

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

The minimum passing grade is 50. The

The student passed none of the courses

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

Conditional statements (SU2 Chapter 1.2, Textbook Videos and Exercises 29

Note: Each indentation level should be indented by 4 spaces. As Python requires

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

What is printed when the code below is executed?

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

Simplify the code below.

if temp > 28:

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

Simplify the code below.

if temperature > 28:

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

Variables grade1 and grade2 represent grades in two courses. Write

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

Note: while-loop is a type of unbounded loop, i.e. it does not stop if we

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

What will be printed when executing the code below?

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

Study Handling Exceptions and improve the code above.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

Operations on lists (SU2 Chapters 2.1, 2.2, Textbook Videos and

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

grades = [80, 70, 60, 90]

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

© 2018 Singapore University of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

for-loop over indices: