Problem Sets

Problem sets

Problem sets are designed to challenge you to apply your knowledge of computer science. Problem sets can be completed in many different programming languages. All problem sets are calculated as summative grades. Click here to understand how problem sets are assessed

Problem Set	Difficulty Level	Notes
Example Problem Set	Average	None
Contact tracing: part 1	Average	This is a system design problem-set
Contact tracing: part 2	Average	None
Recurring letter	Beginner	None
Middle letter	Beginner	None
Url shortener	Beginner	None
Shortest word	Beginner	None
Factorial	Beginner	None
Classic warm up!	Beginner	None
Towers of Hanoi	Difficult	None
Do these numbers add up?	Average	None
Palindrome	Average	None
A compression problem	Average	None
Convert from plain text to ascii	Average	None
Convert to binary from base-10	Average	None
Sport team lockers!	Average	None
Parking garage problem	Average	This solution is in pseudocode
Dice rolling	Average	None
Modeling and Simulation - naughty or nice	Average	None
Reverse list of last names	Average	None
Find the spelling errors	Difficult	This is for advanced students only
Add numbers in a collection	Beginner	None
Friend finder	Difficult	None
Game of Life	Average	This is a classic!
Extract text from a PDF	Difficult	None
Leaderboard	Average	None
tic tac toe	Average	None
In Flight Entertainment	Average	None
Use google API to recognize an image	Difficult	None
11th grade retreat	Average	None
Facial recognition	Expert	None
Bracket validator	Average	None
Select a random student	Average	None
Create an email address from a name	Average	None
No more than 3 exams	Difficult	None
Secret Santa	Average	None
my priorities, my time	Average	None
chess	Difficult	None
Strings: making HTML tags	Average	None
simple password rules	Average	None
mean, median, mode and other statistical functions	Difficult	There are three parts to this problem set. 2 are beginner, but 1 is very challenging :-)
Email validator	Beginner	None
making a small grid	Average	None
moving around a small grid	Average	This is the foundation for many possible games you can make in Python!!
Guess a number	Average	There are easy ways to extend this fun little guessing game
Simple calculator	Beginner	None

Difficulty Level Key: 
* Beginner: this problem set is good for beginners
* Advanced / Difficult: this problem set should be challenging 
* Expert: This problem set is very challenging for most students (but it can be solved).

Use an idea, equation, principle, theory or law in relation to a given problem or issue.

Produce a plan, simulation or model.