Week 2: Python for Mathematicians

• This was an exciting second week as we studied how we can automate our problem solving process using loops and decisions. We looked into the use of decision conditions such as simple if statement, if else statements, if-elif-else statements.
• The concepts of nested conditions along logical operators was used which is necessary to solve complex problems.
• We then studied the concepts of loops (for, while) that helps us to repeat tasks which in return make our problem easy. We also had a look on the break, continue, pass statements.
• These concepts were followed up by lectures in which we used our concepts to code interesting problems.

• Specially, the mini project: "guess the number game" was a brilliant problem that we were asked to code.

Additionally, during this week I also presented some codes to few of my classmates. There were different programs that we discussed but one problem that I would like to mention is the famous problem (1+1/n)^n as n approaches to infinity. Its answer approaches to e.

import cmath
n=1

sum=(1+1/n)**n
error=cmath.e-sum
print('itr        e        approx        error')
print(f'{n}   {cmath.e}   {sum}    {error}')
while(error>0.01):
  n=n+1
  sum=(1+1/n)**n
  error=cmath.e-sum

  print(f'{n}   {cmath.e}   {sum}    {error}')
print(f'approx: {sum}')
print(f'original: {cmath.e}')
print(f'error: {error}')
print(f'n: {n}')        

Looking forward to the presentations coming up on weekend.

Special mention of our mentors:

Leader: Ma'am Afsheen Ghuman

Nice effort by Moderators: Ma'am Zartashia Afzal , Ma'am Shafaq Aslam

Special mentions: Ma'am Fatima Malik ,Sir Ubaid Ur Rehman

Special thanks: Dr. SARFRAZ AHMAD , DR. Zafar Shahid, PhD

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