Programming and Problem Solving syllabus

SPPU First Year Engineering, 2024 pattern, Semester II. Course code PCC-151-ITT. Five units of Python programming, 19 hours of theory and a practical component, with the marks scheme, outcomes and books taken from the official syllabus book.

3 credits (2 theory + 1 practical)CCE 30 + End-Sem 70Term work 255 units, 19 hours

19hours of theory

05.units

03.credits

Unit-wise syllabus

UNIT I

Problem Solving, Programming and Python Programming

4 hours

General problem solving concepts and top-down designProblem solving strategiesFeatures, history and applications of PythonProgramming paradigms and features of object oriented programming

UNIT II

Advance Data Types and Decision Control Statements

4 hours

Tuples, Lists, Sets and Dictionaryif, if-else, nested if, if-elif-elsewhile and for loops, nested loopsbreak, continue, pass and else with loops

UNIT III

Functions and Strings

3 hours

Function definition, call, scope and lifetime, returnLambda functions and documentation stringsModules, packages and standard library modulesString operations, methods and the string module

UNIT IV

File Handling and Dictionaries

4 hours

File paths, types of files, opening and closingReading and writing files, file positionsRenaming and deleting files, directory methodsDictionaries: creating, accessing, adding and updating values

UNIT V

Object Oriented Programming

4 hours

Classes, objects, methods and message passingInheritance, polymorphism, containership, delegationData abstraction and encapsulation__init__(), class and object variables, public and private members, static methods

Marks and credits

Head	Marks	Credit
Theory: CCE	30	2
Theory: End-Semester	70	2
Practical / term work	25	1

The prerequisites listed in the syllabus are basics of computers, basic mathematics and Fundamentals of Programming Languages. The course covers problem solving, then Python: data types, decision control, functions, strings, file handling and object oriented programming. The credit split follows the semester scheme table in the book (2 theory + 1 practical = 3); the course page itself prints a different practical figure, so check your college notice if it matters. The practical side has Group A assignments for each unit, and Group B assignments set by Mechanical, Civil and Electrical faculty in their own application domains.

Course outcomes

CO1Apply various skills in problem solving.
Covers Unit I
CO2Choose appropriate programming constructs and features to solve problems in different domains.
Covers Unit II
CO3Use functions and string manipulation for problem solving.
Covers Unit III
CO4Demonstrate file handling and dictionaries in Python.
Covers Unit IV
CO5Apply object oriented concepts in Python.
Covers Unit V

Books

Text books

Python Programming Using Problem Solving Approach by Reema Thareja (Oxford University Press)
Core Python Programming by R. Nageswara Rao, 2nd edition (Dreamtech Press)

Reference books

How to Solve it by Computer by R. G. Dromey (Pearson Education India), and Problem Solving and Programming Concepts by Maureen Spankle (Pearson, 9th edition)
Learning Python by Fabrizio Romano (Packt Publishing)
Head First Python by Paul Barry, 2nd edition (SPD O’Reilly)
Python: The Complete Reference by Martin C. Brown (McGraw Hill Education)
Introduction to Computing and Problem Solving with Python by Jeeva Jose and P. Sojan Lal (Khanna Computer Book Store)

Video lectures

The syllabus lists no NPTEL or video resources for this subject.

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FAQ

How many credits is Programming and Problem Solving in the SPPU 2024 pattern?

PCC-151-ITT carries 3 credits in the book’s semester scheme table: 2 for theory (2 hours a week) and 1 for practical (2 hours a week).

How are the marks split?

Theory is graded out of 100: CCE (continuous internal evaluation) 30 and End-Semester 70. Term work is a separate 25 marks tied to the practical credit.

Which language does the course use?

Python. The five units cover problem solving and Python basics, advanced data types with decision control, functions and strings, file handling with dictionaries, and object oriented programming.

Is everything in the syllabus examined in theory?

No. The Unit IV case study, on the design, features and use of a popular system built with Python, is excluded from the theory examination.

What are the lab assignments?

Group A has practicals for each of the five units, from installing Python and operators to string operations, file handling and classes. Group B has assignments from Electrical, Mechanical and Civil application domains, designed with faculty from those branches.

Which books does the syllabus list?

Two text books (Reema Thareja, and R. Nageswara Rao) and several reference books including Dromey, Fabrizio Romano’s Learning Python and Paul Barry’s Head First Python.