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DaWei · May 22nd, 2006, 10:43 AM

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Create classes that have the properties of things like vectors, complex numbers, Cartesian co-ordinates etc. Take your inspiration from math and physics. While making the classes include functions that properly manipulate and allow calculations using those data types.

And that's "DON'T WRITE PROGRAMS" ????

gryfang · May 22nd, 2006, 7:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Basu

Don't write programs ... try writing programs...

I'm sorry I just had to do that

I think what (s)he means is not doing full blown time consuming projects and doing minor tasks instead (which aren't necessarily executable).

The immediate benefit is that you see progress as you complete tasks and have something tangible to rate, of course you can do that with large projects provided you know how to plan prototyping correctly

megamind5005 · May 25th, 2006, 7:05 AM

I was just thinking, how about make a version of the Towers of Hanoi game? If you don't know about it, google spews out hundreds of good pages on it.

I'm thinking you can record the position of each disk and redraw a graphical representation using ASCII art (unless you're very good at GUI) everytime a change is made. Then you can either have a user give commands as to put what where, but also have a traced solution.

This is a classic problem used in many computer science books so you'll probably come across an algorithm to solve the problem fairly soon, but this algorithm is very general. The interesting part will be how you implement it in a command line interface. You could even take up the suggestion of using classes (e.g. disk objects etc).

I'd do this myself too, if it wasn't for my upcoming exams

jj_frap · May 29th, 2006, 12:01 PM

Factorials are fun!

<3 probability models and combinatorics

No wonder I've made so much playing poker given that I love the stuff...Now I'm teaching myself Python though...I'm taking a breather from C/C++ because the pointers and memory-related bitch work are driving me nuts.

Python's syntax is also far easier...Hell, it makes VB6 look obfuscated. :-)

free-zombie · May 29th, 2006, 4:41 PM

These excercises should keep my brother reasonably occupied for a while when he wants to program... (he wants to learn programming

)
I mentioned factorials to him - and surprisingly he asked me how to do functions in python again today

Tomorrow I'll give him a little rehash on loops - and maybe he'll manage factorials on his own, maybe not...

Dietrich · May 30th, 2006, 12:32 AM

Write a Python program that tells us what factorials are good for!

DaWei · May 30th, 2006, 8:03 AM

Calculating blocking factors

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Dietrich · May 30th, 2006, 11:10 AM

At the presently going interest rate (6%), calculate how long it would take to pay off the national debt (USA), if you could set aside (squeeze out of the taxpayers) one trillion Dollars a year.

Google for the present value of the debt.

That assumes that all further deficit spending can be stopped (wishful thinking).

May 25th, 2006, 7:05 AM	#33
megamind5005 Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK Posts: 53 Rep Power: 4	I was just thinking, how about make a version of the Towers of Hanoi game? If you don't know about it, google spews out hundreds of good pages on it. I'm thinking you can record the position of each disk and redraw a graphical representation using ASCII art (unless you're very good at GUI) everytime a change is made. Then you can either have a user give commands as to put what where, but also have a traced solution. This is a classic problem used in many computer science books so you'll probably come across an algorithm to solve the problem fairly soon, but this algorithm is very general. The interesting part will be how you implement it in a command line interface. You could even take up the suggestion of using classes (e.g. disk objects etc). I'd do this myself too, if it wasn't for my upcoming exams __________________ Tetris is so unrealistic

May 30th, 2006, 12:32 AM	#36
Dietrich Professional Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 434 Rep Power: 4	Write a Python program that tells us what factorials are good for! __________________ I looked it up on the Intergnats!

May 30th, 2006, 8:03 AM	#37
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Calculating blocking factors . __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

May 30th, 2006, 11:10 AM	#38
Dietrich Professional Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 434 Rep Power: 4	At the presently going interest rate (6%), calculate how long it would take to pay off the national debt (USA), if you could set aside (squeeze out of the taxpayers) one trillion Dollars a year. Google for the present value of the debt. That assumes that all further deficit spending can be stopped (wishful thinking). __________________ I looked it up on the Intergnats!

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May 29th, 2006, 12:01 PM	#34
jj_frap Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Factorials are fun! <3 probability models and combinatorics No wonder I've made so much playing poker given that I love the stuff...Now I'm teaching myself Python though...I'm taking a breather from C/C++ because the pointers and memory-related bitch work are driving me nuts. Python's syntax is also far easier...Hell, it makes VB6 look obfuscated. :-)

May 29th, 2006, 4:41 PM	#35
free-zombie Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 50 Rep Power: 0	These excercises should keep my brother reasonably occupied for a while when he wants to program... (he wants to learn programming ) I mentioned factorials to him - and surprisingly he asked me how to do functions in python again today Tomorrow I'll give him a little rehash on loops - and maybe he'll manage factorials on his own, maybe not...

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