Duration: 4-6 weeks
Goal: Equip students with the foundational knowledge of Python programming and the skills to build basic-level projects.

Course Outline

Week 1: Introduction to Python

• What is Python? Why Python?
• Setting up Python and IDEs (e.g., PyCharm, VSCode, or Jupyter Notebook).
• First Program: "Hello, World!"
• Python Basics:
• Variables and Data Types
• Input/Output
• Comments and Code Structure

Hands-on Exercises:

1. Write a program to calculate the area of a rectangle.
2. Build a basic calculator for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Week 2: Control Structures and Loops

• Conditional Statements: if, else, elif
• Loops: for, while
• Break, Continue, and Pass statements

Hands-on Exercises:

1. Write a program to check if a number is even or odd.
2. Create a program to find the factorial of a number.

Week 3: Functions and Modules

• What are functions?
• Built-in vs. user-defined functions
• Arguments and Return values
• Importing and using modules (math, random)

Hands-on Exercises:

1. Create a function to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of two numbers.
2. Write a program to generate a random password using the random module.

Week 4: Data Structures in Python

• Strings and String Manipulation
• Lists, Tuples, Sets, and Dictionaries
• Iterating through data structures
• Nested data structures

Hands-on Exercises:

1. Write a program to count the occurrence of each word in a sentence.
2. Create a program to manage a to-do list using a dictionary.

Week 5: File Handling and Exception Handling

• Reading from and writing to files
• Appending data to files
• Try, Except, Finally

Hands-on Exercises:

1. Write a program to store student records in a file.
2. Create a program to read a file and count the number of lines.

Beginner-Level Projects

Project 1: Student Marks Management System

Problem Statement: Build a program to manage and analyze student marks. The system should allow users to:

• Input student names and their marks
• Calculate the average marks
• Identify the highest and lowest marks

Tools: Python
Prerequisites: Variables, Lists, Loops, Functions

Project 2: Number Guessing Game

Problem Statement: Create a simple game where the computer generates a random number, and the user has to guess it within a limited number of attempts.
Features:

• Provide feedback like "too high" or "too low."
• Track the number of attempts.

Tools: Python
Prerequisites: Variables, Loops, Functions, Random Module

Project 3: Simple Expense Tracker

Problem Statement: Develop a program to track daily expenses. Users can add an expense, view all expenses, and calculate the total.
Tools: Python
Prerequisites: Lists, Dictionaries, Loops