Reference no: EM132886073
HS1031 Introduction to Programming - Holmes Institute
Purpose - Assess student's ability to develop algorithmic solutions to programming problems using Python language.
This assignment evaluates your understanding of basic programming principles using Python language. In particular, it assesses your ability to develop algorithms to solve simple problems, successfully run Python programs, and your ability to write meaningful comments when required.
Most of the constructs you may need to solve the problems in this assignment have already been covered in your class. However, you are encouraged to research other programming concepts, such as Python Lists, to help you in solving the problems.
1. Approximate
The mathematical value pie is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pie is calculated using the following equation:
π/4 = 1 - 1/3 + 1/5 - 1/7 + . . .
Notice that the sign fluctuates from plus to negative and the denominator increases by two in the series. The more iterations implemented, the more accurate the resulting value for Pie.
For example, for an iteration of 3, π = (1 - 1/3 + 1/5)*4= 3.46, while for an iteration of 50, π =
3.12 (which is closer to the actual Pie of 3.141592653589793.
Write a program (save it as approximate.py) which prompts the user to enter the number of iterations and prints out the resulting value of pie on the screen.
Start your answer by stating the algorithm, i.e. steps required to solve the problem. Also make sure to add comments to your code that correspond to the algorithm
2. Truncate
Write a program (save it as truncate.py) which takes an English text as an input and returns the same text, however with the repeated words removed.
For example, for the following text:
If the input message is: "Every person had a star, every star had a friend, and for every person carrying a star there was someone else who reflected it, and everyone carried this reflection like a secret confidante in the heart.
The output message would be: "every person had a star friend and for carrying there was someone else who reflected it everyone carried this reflection like secret confidante in the heart".
Start your answer by stating the algorithm, i.e. steps required to solve the problem. Also make sure to add comments to your code that correspond to the algorithm.
3. Lucky
Develop a game (save it as lucky.py). This game is played by two players. At each round, each player presents either a (1) Rock, (2) Paper or (3) Scissor using their hand gestures:
A Rock (1) wins over Scissors (3) A Paper (2) wins over Rock (1) Scissors (3) win over Paper (2)
Design this game such that the first Player can be you (the user), while the second Player is (the computer). The computer generates a random choice at each round. After each round, a message is printed on the screen declaring the winner. The following rules apply:
• The user enters (1) for Rock, (2) for Paper or (3) for Scissors.
• Whoever wins the round gets one point.
• The game terminates when the user hits enter without making a choice.
• By the end of the game a message is printed on the screen declaring the winner and how many points they accumulated throughout the game.
Attachment:- Introduction to Programming.rar