SVCTE PM Mechatronics Engineering: Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Special Instructions or Announcements:
Check out the earlier blog post for today or yesterday... It's some tips and thoughts I was having.

I have page I'm going to put some links to where to get some good information...
https://sites.google.com/view/steam-clown-mechatronics/resources/covid-19-update-and-information

Flip Grid
Please checking and say "Hi" and submit a Flipgrid video with some words of encouragement to your classmates. click https://flipgrid.com/9f88bc23

Python
I'll be getting us back on track to learning python, with lessons posted, for now please make sure you have the repl.it account setup. Take a look at these python code review and concepts. https://repl.it/talk/learn/Python-Advanced-Concepts-Explanation/7382 In the future I'll be reviewing specific concepts and making some coding assignments... But for today, get your repl.it account working and play with it.

Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 15 Min

Link: Setting up your Repl.it account
Please let me know if you have any problems. There is a Google Assignment in the stream to let me know. Please post a screen shot when you have it working.

Instructions & Expectations: Please set up your account and then start reviewing basic Python constructs... like the IF/Else, For loops and While loops. Write your own code examples.

# Run this code and tell me what it's doing. I want you to explain how the print() function works,

# how the Random() function works, how the While loop works and the Forloop

import math

import random

import time

x = random.randint(-100,100)

print('Printing the first random number',x)

print('Does the while loop run? Why?')

while x > 0 :

x = random.randint(-50,100)

print('Why did this number print or not print? ',x)

print('Did the While Loop run?')

print('If the While loop runs, Why did the While loop stop?')

for i in range(x,0):

print(i)

print('What is the range of this for loop?')

print('Why is it counting up from a negative number?')

Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more or review. Try building some of these code examples: https://repl.it/talk/learn/Python-Advanced-Concepts-Explanation/7382

8 Bit Computer
Randy and I will start posting specific information and videos to watch, so stay tuned, but if you feel like you know where to start or what you are doing, keep working. I hope there is a quiet place in your house where you can setup the 8 bit computer and leave it out. If not, please try to keep everything together, it's easy to lose all the small parts.