INSY 3300 – Introduction to Programming | Python

Python programming coursework focused on problem solving, reusable functions, control flow, validation, file processing, modules, and core data structures.

Core Technologies

Python 3 · Functions · Control Flow · File I/O · Exception Handling · Lists · Dictionaries · Sets · Modules

Projects & Assignments

Programming Fundamentals

A group of interactive programs demonstrating foundational Python logic.

Projects include:

• subject-popularity calculator
• temperature validation and conversion
• beverage recommender
• even/odd calculator

Concepts: functions, user input, arithmetic, conditionals, loops, validation, and string processing.

Modules, Data Processing & File I/O

Programs focused on reusable code, structured data, and persistent files.

Projects include:

• multiplication quiz with random questions and exception handling
• reusable temperature-conversion module
• list-processing exercises using slicing and comprehensions
• file-statistics program that writes, reads, analyzes, and appends numeric data

Concepts: modules, imports, random-number generation, lists, comprehensions, file I/O, exception handling, aggregation, and helper functions.

Dictionaries, Sets & Simulation

Applications using Python data structures for lookup, analysis, and simulation.

Projects include:

• fruit-color quiz using a dictionary
• library category analysis using set operations
• 500-roll dice simulation with frequency tracking

Concepts: dictionaries, sets, intersections, differences, unions, symmetric differences, sorting, counters, random simulation, and aggregation.

Skills Demonstrated

• Python application development
• reusable functions and modular programming
• conditional logic and loops
• input validation
• exception handling
• file input/output
• lists and list comprehensions
• dictionaries and sets
• modules and imports
• random-number generation
• basic statistics and calculations
• string processing

Repository Structure

INSY-3300-Introduction-to-Programming-Python/
├── assignment-01/
│   ├── subject_popularity.py
│   ├── temperature_validation.py
│   ├── beverage_recommender.py
│   └── even_odd_calculator.py
├── assignment-02/
│   ├── multiplication_quiz.py
│   ├── TemperatureConverter.py
│   ├── temperature_app.py
│   ├── list_processing.py
│   ├── file_statistics.py
│   └── calculations.txt
└── assignment-03/
    ├── fruit_color_quiz.py
    ├── library_set_analysis.py
    └── dice_roll_simulator.py

Running the Programs

Python 3 is required. No third-party packages are needed.

python assignment-02/multiplication_quiz.py

For the temperature module example:

cd assignment-02
python temperature_app.py