Week 5: Loops

Learning Objectives

By the end of this week, students will be able to:

• Use for loops to repeat a task over a known collection or range of values
• Use while loops when repetition depends on a changing condition
• Update variables correctly inside a loop
• Recognize and avoid common loop errors such as off-by-one mistakes and infinite loops

Perspectival Reading

Reading: TBD

Reflection Questions

1. When is repetition better expressed with a loop than by copying code?
2. Why are off-by-one errors so common in looping problems?
3. What strategies help you debug a loop that does not stop when expected?

Slides

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Lab Assignment

Week 5 Lab — GitHub Classroom (link TBD)