Fundamentals (Need) Exercises

Exercise 1 (Total recall?) ☻

  1. Purely from memory, list as many of the basic Python features I mentioned in my notes as you remember.
    Use a Markdown cell for this list.
  2. Now, visit the notes and complete the list with the ones you missed.
    Indicate those you missed by putting them in italics.

Exercise 2 (Debug me) ☻

Fix (debug) the following code to create a Pythagorean triple 3, 4, 5 (because \(3^2+4^2=5^2\)).

x, y = 3, 4
        z = sqrt(x*2 + y**2)
    Print(x, y, z)

Exercise 3 (In your own words) ☻

Using your own words, write a single sentence to describe what each of the following means or the role they serve in Python.

Please use a Markdown table for this.

# Term Description
1 Function
2 Arguments
3 Comments
4 Indentations
5 Packages
6 .
7 :
8 []
9 [[[]]]
10 {}

Exercise 4 (More than one way to divide) ☻

Programming languages usually offer multiple options for dividing one number by another. Shown below are three such options. Either by observation (i.e., trial and error), Googling or discussing with a friend, figure out what each one does.
I recommended the trial and error approach first so that you get a feel for how to use Python.
Indicate your answer by writing a comment.

5/2           # What do I do?
5//2          # What do I do?
5%2           # What do I do?
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