Week 5 - Loops

Learning Objectives

Upon finishing this learning module, you should be able to:

  • Write programs that use repetition structures to solve problems
  • Identify and use various strategies for controlling repetition
The midterm window starts this week. Be sure you have made plans for where you will take it. See the discussion board for more details.

Day 1

  • Start Loops (Ch 8.1-8.6)
  • Start Ch 8 Exercise Set 1.

Day 2

  • Continue on Loops (Ch 8.7-8.9)
  • Watch Loop Debugging video
  • Start Ch 8 Exercise Set 2. You can work on set 1 (non-nested loops) and set 2 (nested loops) at the same time. It is better to do a few problems from each set rather than doing all of one and none of the other.

Day 3

  • Finish Loops (rest of Ch 8). Don't stress about remembering all the details of the examples in 8.11 and 8.13. Instead, focus on how the loops are used in each one.
  • Check out the assignment

Day 4


Loops

Read Ch 8 on Loops.

These videos review some of the ideas. They are not required, but may help with a particular concept.

Building up values: (8.4)


Nested loops: (8.8)

Loop Debugging

As your code gets more complex, the debugger becomes even more important.

This video shows how to use the debugger to step through loops and skip ahead to particular iterations.

You will need to demonstrate (with a screenshot) using the debugger as part of this week's assignment.

Midterm

Take the Midterm at your planned location during your scheduled time. If you are not planning on taking the midterm this week, start in on the week 6 material so you are not overwhelmed next week.

See last week for details on what to expect.