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Python for GCSE

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1: Getting Started
Getting Started
1.1: understand the basic concept of the python programming language.
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1.2: be able to assign and use variables
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1.3: Input and output to the python console
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1.4: be able to understand and use arithmetic operators
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2: Logic and flow control
Logic and flow control
2.1: understand the selection statement and nested selection
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2.2: be able to use: equal to; not equal to; less than; greater than; less than or equal to; greater than or equal to
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2.3: be able to use and understand AND, OR, NOT and XOR logical operators as symbols and in selection criteria
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3: Debugging and data types
Debugging and data types
3.1: understand the difference between syntax, logic and runtime errors
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3.2: be able to debug code using IDE tools and error messages
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3.3: be able to convert between data types
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4: Strings and lists
Strings and lists
4.1: understand the need for data structures
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4.2: understand how to use one and two-dimensional arrays
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4.3: be able to format and concatenate strings and find substrings
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5: Iteration
Iteration
5.1: use definite iteration and understand how to iterate over a list
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5.2: use indefinite iteration and nested iteration structures
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5.3: be able to determine what value a variable will hold at a given point in a program (tracing)
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5.4: be able to determine the strengths and weaknesses of a program and suggest improvements
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6: Sub programs
Sub programs
6.1: understand the benefits of using subprograms
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6.2: be able to write code that uses user-written and pre-existing (built- in, library) subprograms
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6.3: understand the concept of passing data into and out of subprograms (procedures, functions)
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6.4: understand the need for, and how to use, global and local variables when implementing subprograms
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7: Validation and exception handling
Validation and exception handling
7.1: know the purpose of testing and be able to design and use test plans and test data.
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7.2: understand how to write code that accepts and responds appropriately to user input.
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7.3: use validation and exception handling to make programs robust
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8: File input and output
File input and output
8.1: understand the difference between a text file (.txt) and a Python file (.py)
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8.2: be able to write code that can read from a text file
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8.3: be able to write code that can write to a text file
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8.4: understand how to write data structures (one-dimensional and two-dimensional arrays) to file by iteration
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