Python Level 1

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Course Overview

Unit 1: Python Basics and Console Programming

• Learn the fundamentals of Python programming, including printing, variables, user input, and arithmetic expressions.
• Example Project: Calculate the area of a rectangle or determine someone’s age in one year.

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Unit 2: Interactive Storytelling with Mad Libs

• Use Python variables and user input to create interactive "Mad Libs" stories.
• Example Project: Build a story generator that prompts users for their own words to complete a fun narrative.

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Unit 3: Making Decisions with Python

• Learn how to use conditionals, boolean logic, and comparison operators to make your programs smarter.
• Example Project: Create programs that check if it’s raining, calculate recipe amounts, or manage a user’s bank transactions.

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Unit 4: Build Your Own Quiz Game

• Combine variables, conditionals, and boolean logic to create an interactive multiple-choice quiz.
• Example Project: Test users with fun questions and calculate their final scores.

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Unit 5: Loops: Writing Efficient Programs

• Master Python loops, including while loops, for loops, and nested loops, to simplify complex tasks.
• Example Project: Create a number-guessing game or roll dice combinations for a simulation.

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Unit 6: Password Security with Loops

• Build a password authentication system using loops and control structures to ensure security.
• Example Project: Allow users to attempt password entry and lock them out after repeated failed attempts.

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Unit 7: Breaking Problems into Functions

• Learn to write reusable and modular code using functions, parameters, and return values.
• Example Project: Create a temperature converter or a program that repeatedly asks for positive numbers.

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Unit 8: Strings: Manipulating Text in Python

• Dive deep into string manipulation with slicing, loops, and string methods.
• Example Project: Write a program to count occurrences of a word or replace specific characters in a sentence.

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Unit 9: Develop a Dice Game: The Game of Pig

• Combine loops, conditionals, and functions to create a two-player dice game.
• Example Project: Implement the Game of Pig, where players roll dice to reach a target score while avoiding penalties.

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Unit 10: Mastering Lists and Tuples

• Learn how to create, manipulate, and modify data with lists and tuples.
• Example Project: Build a librarian program to sort book returns, or create a fun greeting program using lists.

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Unit 11: Advanced Data Structures with Dictionaries and Grids

• Explore dictionaries and 2D lists to store and manipulate complex data.
• Example Project: Create a phone book program or print the layout of a checkerboard using grids.

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Unit 12: Word Guessing Game

• Combine strings, loops, and conditionals to design a word-guessing game similar to Hangman.
• Example Project: Incrementally develop a game where users guess letters to reveal a hidden word.

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Unit 13: File Handling in Python

• Learn to read and write data from text files to create programs that store and process information.
• Example Project: Build an activity tracker or validate tweet lengths from a file.

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Unit 14: Software Development Roles and Teamwork

• Explore the roles and responsibilities of software engineers, designers, and project managers in a team.
• Example Project: Create a task board and mood board for a software project, simulating real-world development processes.