GUIDANCE AGENDA FOR COURSE CONTENTS

Introduction to Python and Setting Up the Environment

• What is Python and why is it one of the most popular languages?

• Installing Python and setting up the development environment (IDLE, PyCharm or VSCode).

• Getting started with Python: running your first program ("Hello World").

• Introduction to the Python console and how to interact with the interpreter.

Data Types and Operators

• Basic data types: integers, floats, strings, and booleans.

• Arithmetic, relational and logical operators.

• Variables and value assignment.

• Data type conversion (casting).

Flow Control Structures

• Conditional structures: if, elif, else.

• Loops: while and for.

• Using break and continue to control loops.

• How to create control structures to solve common problems (calculations, iterations).

Functions and Modularization

• What are functions and why are they important in programming?

• Defining functions with def and how to use them to modularize code.

• Function arguments and parameters.

• Functions with return values and how to use them.

Data Structures

• Lists: creating, accessing and modifying items.

• Tuples and dictionaries: uses and differences.

• Common operations with lists and dictionaries (add, remove, modify elements).

• Iteration over data structures.

File Management

• Reading and writing text files with open(), read(), write().

• How to manipulate files to store and retrieve information.

• Practical examples: creating a program that reads and processes data from a file.

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Introduction to Libraries and Modules in Python

• What are modules and how to import them?

• Using standard libraries like math and random.

• Introduction to installing external packages with pip.

• Basic exploration of popular libraries such as NumPy for data management.

Final Project

• Development of a simple project using everything learned.

• Examples of projects: a small game, a calculator, a task management system.

• Project presentation and analysis.