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 series of commands used to do a specific task

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 number in numlist:
    if int(number) % 3 == 0:
        print(number + "/3" + " is divisible by 3")
        continue
    else:
        continue
            

3/3 is divisible by 3
9/3 is divisible by 3
891/3 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.

def convert(base10):
    base10 = int(base10)
    base10 = bin(base10)
    print(str(base10)[2:])

base10=input("Convert a number to binary")
convert(base10)

11110011

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 combining multiple strings into one
Length is the length of a string or list
A substring is a smaller section of the string within a larger 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

string = "hellobye"
print(string[0:5])
print(string[5:8])
print(len(string))

hello
bye
8

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

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

computerscience

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(list):
    for name in names:
        print(f"{name} - {len(name)} characters long")

length(names)

jaden - 5 characters long
max - 3 characters long
dylan - 5 characters long
orlando - 7 characters long

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