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Data Structures – Student M&Cs

Listed below are Student Misconceptions and Challenges about Data Structures. The icon video included in the hover-over text means there are video(s) included in the post.
  • M&C1: Confusing the index and the content
  • M&C2: Assuming that all list elements must be accessed
  • M&C3: Using an index lying outside the list (typically an off-by-1 error)
  • M&C4: Overwriting values in a swap operation
  • M&C5: One-off errors in slicing
  • M&C6: Misunderstanding immutability
  • M&C7: Differences and similarities between Lists, Tuples, and Arrays
  • M&C8: Incorrect use of strings, integers, and variable names
  • M&C9: A list can contain a list?
  • M&C10: Does every language allow negative indices for lists and strings?
  • M&C11: Print multiple-line strings
nsf1 This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under grant number 1502462. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation"
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