Fundamentals of Computing – Identification of Computational Problems - Algorithms, building blocks of algorithms (statements, state, control flow, functions), notation (pseudo code, flow chart, programming language), algorithmic problem solving, simple strategies for developing algorithms (iteration, recursion). Illustrative problems: find minimum in a list, insert a card in a list of sorted cards, guess an integer number in a range, Towers of Hanoi.

Python interpreter and interactive mode,debugging; values and types: int, float,boolean, string , and list; variables, expressions, statements, tuple assignment,precedence of operators, comments; Illustrative programs: exchange the values of two variables, circulate the values of n variables, distance between two points.

Conditionals:Boolean values and operators, conditional (if), alternative (ifelse), chained conditional (if-elif-else); Iteration: state, while, for, break,continue, pass; Fruitful functions: return values,parameters, local and global scope, function composition, recursion; Strings: string slices,immutability,string functions and methods, string module; Lists as arrays. Illustrative programs: square root, gcd, exponentiation, sum an array of numbers, linear search, binary search.

Lists: list operations, list slices, list methods, list loop, mutability, aliasing,cloning lists, list parameters; Tuples: tuple assignment, tuple as return value;Dictionaries: operations and methods; advanced list processing - list comprehension; Illustrative programs: simple sorting, histogram, Students marks statement, Retail bill preparation.

Files and exceptions: text files, reading and writing files, format operator; command line arguments, errors and exceptions, handling exceptions, modules, packages; Illustrative programs: word count, copy file, Voter’s age validation, Marks range validation (0-100).