ENGR 103 — Week 09: Tuples and Lists

📖 Weekly Overview

Python's sequence types — tuples and lists — are the most commonly used data structures. This week we master both: tuples for fixed records (like sensor readings at a moment in time), and lists for growing, changing collections of data.

🎯 Learning Objectives

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

Create and use tuples for immutable records
Manage mutable data with lists and list methods
Write list comprehensions for concise data processing
Apply tuples and lists to environmental datasets

📚 Required Reading

Guttag, "Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python" (3rd Ed)
Week 09 Reading: Ch 5.1–5.3
Complete before the first lecture of the week.

📅 This Week's Schedule

Monday: Monday: Tuples
Friday: Friday: Lists and list comprehensions.

🔬 Studio 4 (this week): Lists and tuples for environmental data management

✅ Assignments Due This Week

Week 09 Quiz — Due Sunday 11:59 PM on Canvas (15 questions, 15 pts)
Week 09 Assignment — Due Sunday 11:59 PM on Canvas (3 coding problems)
Studio 4 (this week): Lists and tuples for environmental data management — During studio session

🔗 Resources

Lecture slides available on Canvas before each class
Textbook: Guttag Ch 1 available free at MIT OpenCourseWare
Python documentation: docs.python.org
Office hours: Check Canvas calendar for times and Zoom/room info
Course Piazza: Post questions (anonymously if preferred)