Unit 1 Problem Solving using Flowchart and Algorithm

5 lecture hours

• Steps for problem-solving
• Algorithm and its characteristics
• Importance of algorithm. 1.2 Symbolic representation of a flowchart
• Importance and Limitations of flowchart
• Flow of control 1.3 Problem solving using pseudocode

Unit 2 Basics of Python

10 lecture hours

• 2.1 Introduction to python
• Python features
• Applications of python programming 2.2 Python installation 2.3 Basic structure of python program
• Python Comments
• Data types, and Operators. 2.4 Type Conversion

Unit 3 Flow of Control

10 lecture hours

• 3.1 Introduction to Flow of Control 3.2 Selection ● If statement ● Elif statement ● Nested if statement ● match statement 3.3 Repetition ● For loop ● While loop ● Nested loop 3.4 break
• continue, and pass Statements

Unit 4 Functions

• 4.1 Introduction to Functions 10 24 Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Information Technology Course / Subject Code : DI01016011 Course / Subject Name : Python Programming ● User Defined Functions ● Arguments and Parameters 4.2 Scope of a Variable ● Global Variable ● Local Variable 4.3 Python Standard Library ● Built-in functions ● Input or output - input()
• print() ● Mathematical Functions - abs()
• sum() ● Module ○ math ○ random ○ statistics

Unit 5 Strings and Lists

10 lecture hours

• 5.1 Introduction to Strings
• String Operations
• Traversing a String 5.2 Strings Methods and Built-in Functions 5.3 Introduction to List and its Operations 5.4 List Methods and Built-in Functions ● Nested and Copying Lists 5.5 List as Arguments to Function