module3.md

Module 3: Control Structures

Activity 1: Conditional statements

• Understanding conditional statements and their role in programming.
• Exploring the if statement and its syntax.
• Using comparison operators (==, !=, >, <, >=, <=) to create conditions.
• Understanding the elif and else statements for handling multiple conditions.

Activity 2: Looping statements

• Understanding looping statements and their role in repeating actions.
• Exploring the for loop and its syntax.
• Using the for loop to iterate over a sequence of values.
• Exploring the while loop and its syntax.
• Understanding the break and continue statements for loop control.

Practice Exercises:

1. Print even numbers:

   • Write a program that prints all even numbers from 1 to 20.
   • Use a looping statement to iterate over the numbers.
   • Check if each number is even using a conditional statement.
   • Print the even numbers.

2. Temperature conversion:

   • Write a program that converts temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit.
   • Prompt the user for a temperature in Celsius.
   • Use a conditional statement to check if the input is valid.
   • If valid, convert the temperature to Fahrenheit using the formula: F = (C * 9/5) + 32.
   • Print the converted temperature.

3. Find the maximum number:

   • Write a program that finds the maximum number from a given list of numbers.
   • Use a loop to iterate over the list elements.
   • Keep track of the maximum number encountered so far using a variable.
   • After the loop, print the maximum number.

Estimated time to complete this module is approximately 4-6 hours.

To further enhance your learning, here are some additional resources:

• Python Documentation on Control Flow: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html
• Real Python's Conditional Statements in Python: https://realpython.com/python-conditional-statements/
• Real Python's Looping Techniques in Python: https://realpython.com/python-for-loop/