Lecture 3: Loops and lists

In Lecture 3 we dig deeper in learning the fundamentals of Python programming and programming constructs more generally. In particular we will teach you

• How to write and use for loops and while loops.

• When to use the list object to solve problems.

• How to apply loops and lists alongside functions,conditionals and logic to solve more involved problems.

The weekly tasks are split up into a series of sequential notebooks. Any of these can be opened below by clicking on them. Some of these are interactive notebooks, where you will run and/or write code in the cells. To open any of the notebooks interactively, first click on the section, then click on the rocket and select “Colab”.

Weekly tasks

• Loops and lists: an overview
• Using a for loop: interactive
• Using a for loop: interactive - SOLVED
• For loops: exercises
• For loops: exercises - SOLVED
• The while loop: interactive
• The while loop: interactive - SOLVED
• Writing sums as functions: INTERACTIVE
• Writing sums as functions: INTERACTIVE - SOLVED
• Lists (interactive)
• Lists (interactive) - SOLVED
• Lists: exercises
• Lists: exercises - SOLVED
• Indices and ordering: INTERACTIVE
• Indices and ordering: INTERACTIVE - SOLVED
• Lists: some other list operations
• Lists: some other list operations - SOLVED
• Summary exercises
• Summary exercises - SOLVED