3.3 Expressions(Show video 1 and 3)

Vocab: fill in the blanks

the symbol for exponent is *
the symbol for addition is +
the symbol for subtraction is -
the symbol for multiplication is
the symbol for division is / the symbol for modulus is %
an algorithm is a procedure used for solving a problem or performing a computation

Sequencing Practice: the code below does not follow the intended steps below. change the code so that it does so.

  1. divide value1 by 10(value1 = 5)
  2. multiply 2 from the result of the step 1
  3. subtract 4 from the result of the step 2
  4. print the result of step 3
value1 = 5
value2 = value1 / 10 #step 1
value3 = value2 * 2 #step 2
value4 = value3 - 4 #step 3
print(value4)

-3.0

Selection/Iteration Practice: Create a function to print ONLY the numbers of numlist that are divisble by 3.
Hint: use the MOD operator (a % b) to find the remainder when a is divided by b.

numlist = [3,4,9,76,891]
for x in numlist:
    if x % 3 == 0:
        print(str(x) + " is divisible by 3")
        continue
    else:
        print(str(x) + " is not divisible by 3")
        continue

3 is divisible by 3
4 is not divisible by 3
9 is divisible by 3
76 is not divisible by 3
891 is divisible by 3

Homework/Binary Adaptation: Create a python function that will convert a decimal number 1-255 to binary using mathematical operations and powers of 2. Challenge: add frontend with javascript or html.

nums = []
x = int(input("Enter a number between 1 and 255:"))

def convert(x):
    if x >= 1 and x <= 255:
        while x/2 != 0:
            rem = x % 2
            nums.append(rem)
            x = int(x/2)
        nums.reverse()
        binary = " "
        for i in nums:
            binary = binary + str(i)
        return binary
    else:
        print("Number not within range.")

print(str(x) + " to binary: " + convert(x))

244 to binary:  11110100

3.4 Strings(Show video 1)

Vocab: fill in the blanks using the video

Index is a number representing a position, like a character's position in a string or a string's position in a list.
Concatenation is combinding strings. Length is the amount of characters in a string. A substring is individual characters of a string.

What is psuedocode?

Pseudocode is writing out a program in plain language with keywords that are used to refer to common coding concepts.

Can you think of some benefits of using pseudocode prior to writing out the actual code?

  1. Choose an everyday activity
  2. Imagine that you are providing instructions for this activity to a person who has never done it before
  3. Challenge someone to do the steps you wrote out

Ex. Brushing Teeth

  1. Pick up your toothbrush
  2. Rinse toothbrush
  3. Pick up toothpaste
  4. Place toothpaste on the toothbrush
  5. Rinse toothbrush again
  6. Brush teeth in a circular motion
  7. Spit
  8. Wash mouth
  9. Rinse toothbrush
  10. You have brushed your teeth!

Substring/Length Practice: change the print functions to print "hello", "bye", and the string length 

#the substring will have the characters including the index "start" to the character BEFORE the index "end"
#len(string) will print the length of string

word = "hellobye"
x = word[0:5]
y = word[5:]
print(x)
print(y)
print("Total length: " + str(len(word)) + " letters")

hello
bye
Total length: 8 letters

Concatenation Practice: combine string1 and string2 to make string3, then print string3.

string1 = "computer"
string2 = "science"
string3 = string1 + " " + string2
print(string3)

computer science

Homework/List Adaptation: create a function that prints the name of each string in the list and the string's length. Challenge: add frontend with javascript or html.

names = ["jaden","max","dylan","orlando"]

def length(names):
    for x in names:
        print("Length of " + x + ": " + str(len(x)))

length(names)

your_name = input("What's your name?:")
print("Your name is " + str(len(your_name)) + " letters long.")

vowels = 0
cons = 0

for l in your_name:
    if l == "a" or l == "e" or l == "i" or l == "o" or l =="u":
        vowels += 1
    else:
        cons += 1
print("Your name has " + str(vowels) + " vowels.")
print("Your name has " + str(cons) + " consonants.")

Length of jaden: 5
Length of max: 3
Length of dylan: 5
Length of orlando: 7
Your name is 5 letters long.
Your name has 3 vowels.
Your name has 2 consonants.

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