Loops, Counters, and Accumulators

Chapter 05 of 13 · Beginner

Trace repeated work with visible iteration state, stopping conditions, counters, totals, and sentinels.

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Chapter plan

What you will be able to do

  • Choose between fixed collection iteration and condition-controlled repetition.
  • Initialize and update counters and accumulators exactly once per qualifying item.
  • Trace each iteration and identify off-by-one or non-terminating behavior.
  • Verify a loop with empty, one-item, ordinary, and stopping-boundary cases.
Study time
2533 minutes, self-paced
Course
Programming Logic & Debugging (Beginner)
Practice order
Four sets, completed in sequence

Chapter practice

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10 activities · 80% mastery target