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Jabatheblob1

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Python and Computer Science.

So I am now in college and I am in a orientation class that I can no longer get out of. But for those who are interested in programming might have an interest in this topic. I was wondering if I were to post some of my assignments, would you guys find that interesting? This is the very first class of Computer science at my school which is why I ask. If it seems like there's positive feedback, i'll begin posting some. The assignments are in python though. It's not a hard language to pick up if you know some programming, just kinda annoying in my opinion. Just let me know what you guys think.

▼Assignment 1

Assignment 1 was just an intro assignment asking why we wanted to be in computer science and how we wanted to use our major after college or even in college. We had to cite three sources and had to be two pages long.

▼Assignment 2

Assignment 2 was a little different. First she had us convert 5 decimal numbers to binary, and 5 binary numbers to decimal. Afterwards, she had us design an algorithm to do this but this is how she proposed the task.

You're pretty much writing an algorithm for a robot to do and the input should be a positive decimal number less than 256. The output should be the binary number. The only memory you have, is an index card. The input should be written on an index card and the output should be written on a second index card. The robot can't remember anything, but can read and write on the index card. So if you were to get an input of 20, and you did 20-10=10 you can't just assume that the robot still remembers the number 20. You'd have to go back and read it. It was pretty much to show how memory can be a problem in computer science.

▼Assignment 3

Assignment 3 was close to assignment 2, but instead of on note cards, we programmed it this time. We were not allowed to use for loops or conditional loops or built in functions except for print(), and input().

▼Assignment 4

Assignment 4 was the same as 3 except you had to add error handling without using try and catch. You had to check the input for any letters, or any characters that were not suppose to be there.

▼Assignment 5

You were to make a program that would ask if you wanted to be in binary mode or scientific mode. If you entered binary mode, you had the option of entering a decimal number and getting back a binary number, or entering a binary number and getting back a decimal number. If in scientific mode, you could enter any two numbers and an operator and have the program calculate it all. This was all suppose to be done with error handling.

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mrjawapa

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

I'm about to go to college for computer science, and I know there are a few others that are on their way.

I think it'd be nice to see what we'd be getting into.

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Swarth100

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

Same here.
I believe my Uni's notes are protected by copyright but not the assignments they hand out to us.

I can provide assignments for:
-Haskell (great to get introduced to functional programming)
-Java
-C
-C++
-Introductions to Git, Ruby or Bash

University: Imperial College London (usually listed in the top 10; http://www.topuniversities.com/universi … kings/2016)

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Zumza

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

Please do.
Btw what college did you entered? I'm also interested in your year schedule.

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hummerz5

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

oh hey me three (four?)

but the assignments are in java and probably wouldn't stump anyone for more than a few minutes so I don't see the benefit except syntax similar to the almighty C#

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Zumza

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

oh hey me three (four?)

but the assignments are in java and probably wouldn't stump anyone for more than a few minutes so I don't see the benefit except syntax similar to the almighty C#

Please do.
Btw what college did you entered? I'm also interested in your year schedule.

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hummerz5

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

1) Print "Hello World"
2) Print some fancy ASCII art... y'know like writing with block letters and stuff.
3) Accept three integers. Output the sum and the average.
4) Accept one four-digit integer. Output the sum of the digits.
5) A doctor wants an appointment-scheduling prompt. Ask for Monday or Tuesday, Morning or Afternoon, and a time, outputting the user's responses with each question.
6) Calculate employee holiday bonuses using this information and spit the value back out:

▼Hidden text

 Each employee is assigned a base bonus based on their code:
a.	Code 1: One week’s pay
b.	Code 2: Two weeks’ pay; maximum of $700
c.	Code 3: One and a half week’s pay
●	This base bonus is adjusted based on the employee’s time with the store.
a.	For less than two years, they are given on half of the base bonus
b.	For more than 10 years’ experience with the store, they get an additional $100 added to their base bonus.

7) Convert a given Gregorian calendar year to Chinese Zodiac year (Rat, Ox, Tiger, etc). Given algorithm: (year-1972) % 12. 0 is Rat, 1 is Ox, 11 is Pig.
8) Accept a string and a character from the user. Count how many times the character is in the string.
9) Calculate a user's GPA: The number of credits a student earns per course is the grade points multiplied by the credit hours of that course. The average is the sum of this product for all classes divided by the total number of credit hours. User can input as many grades as they want.
10) Knapsack problem: Accept a bag's capacity and the weight of four items. Determine the most items that can be carried (up to one of each) without exceeding the bag's limit.

In hindsight, these problems have been getting more difficult than the previous. How fun!

edit: I DID warn you guys how difficult these are

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

If anyone wants to try out challenges in any language: https://projecteuler.net/
There are currently 565 challenges, some very hard and some very easy.

Would love to hear of coursework assignments, something meatier than Cutting Triangles.

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Zumza

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

@Hummerz5 all of them were extremely easy except for the first two. I have no idea how to send data to a printer in Java.

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Ratburntro44

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

you may be overthinking this, i would be extremely surprised if "print" in that context meant print on a piece of paper rather than print to a command line

Zumza

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

you may be overthinking this, i would be extremely surprised if "print" in that context meant print on a piece of paper rather than print to a command line

i wanted just to make a joke...

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Jabatheblob1

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

For the most part my assignments have been easy. This is an introductory class that is very very basic(I regret not skipping this class and moving to the next). But, it is a good class to start in if you're not confident in programming. I attend Oregon State University, which isn't the hardest college, but has a decent engineering college. I'll go ahead and edit my original post for the assignments I've been given so far.

Please do.
Btw what college did you entered? I'm also interested in your year schedule.

I attend Oregon State University, I am taking 17 credits, (12 is minimum, 15 is recommended to stay on track to graduate, yet some are classes I've already taken) and I am taking a fictional literature class, calculus, cs orientation, public speaking, and health. So far, all of those classes were put into my schedule no matter how I wanted my schedule so that I complete my prerequisites. Hope that helps!

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Jabatheblob1

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

Sorry for double posting, just saying that i updated the list and put my first 5 assignments up. That's all our assignments up till midterms.

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mrjawapa

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

Sorry for double posting, just saying that i updated the list and put my first 5 assignments up. That's all our assignments up till midterms.

they all seem pretty easy... even though I barely know a thing about python

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Jabatheblob1

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

Sorry for double posting, just saying that i updated the list and put my first 5 assignments up. That's all our assignments up till midterms.

they all seem pretty easy... even though I barely know a thing about python

Yep. That's kinda the point of this thread. I went to the first two lectures, and haven't been to one since, and still have an A in the class. I am kinda telling everyone, who's entering college, to do some research on the classes they sign up for, cause i could have skipped this class. And the next one.

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Jabatheblob1

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Re: Python and Computer Science.

During one of my classes freshman year we had to make a ray caster in C. I'll post details if anyone is interested. Currently 4th year in CS and graduating soon!

What college do you go to? And also do you ever get to do more complex networking, or is it all kinda left to research groups and internships to teach you that.

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