Python for mathematics
Sharpen your python coding skills by solving these mathematical problems and puzzles.
There are currently 38 quizzes on this page, which are aimed at nurturing various levels of python programming skills.
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Each quiz asks the student to write the python code that solves the given problem, then call the relevant function in the box below it. You can define as many functions as you need.
Level 0: Solved preparatory quizzes
These quizzes are accompanied with their solutions. Check them out if you want to warm up before attempting the quizzes in Level 1 and up.
- A function that adds up two numbers
- A function that calculates the square of integers after reading them from a file
- A function that calculates the square of integers after reading them from a file, with validation
- A function that adds up two integers after reading them from a file
- A calculator function
- A function that returns the length of a string
- A function that counts the number of "a" characters in a string
Level 1
These quizzes test the student's understanding of the following concepts in python: numeric and string data types, and control statements, particularly the for loop.
Level 2
These quizzes enhance the student's understanding of for and while loops, and challenge them to apply complex conditional statements within the loops.
- A calculator function that reads input from a file
- A calculator function that performs a sequence of calculations from a file
- Consecutive pairs of digits
- Prime number test
- Summing a sequence of positive numbers
- Summing a sequence of negative numbers
- Counting occurrence of digits
- Count the number of vowels
- Count the number of vowels in a string read from a file
- I think of a number
- Counting occurrence of digits
- Counting occurrence of digits by reading from a file
Level 3
These quizzes train the students on a deep understanding of iterative and conditional statements, and to apply these programming concepts to solve complex mathematical tasks.
Level 4
These quizzes train the students to apply their understanding of functions, conditional and iterative statements, and collection data types to solve complex mathematical problems.