HTTLACS: Ch 2 Exercises

Directions:

1. Open a text editor (Applications->Accessories->gEdit Text Editor)
2. Put your name at the top
3. Save the file as YOURLASTNAME_ch2.txt
4. Complete the exercises below in this file. If you use DrPython, then be sure to copy your code back into this file
5. Be sure to number each of your answers!!

References:

• How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 2

Exercises:

1. Try the following code in a program: print n = 7
   • The above should crash, change it to two lines of code so that you can print n and it works
2. Take the sentence: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Store each word in a separate variable, then print out the sentence on one line using print.
   • Example: a = "All"
3. Add parenthesis to the expression 6 * 1 - 2 to change its value from 4 to -6.
4. Prompt the user for a number and store it in a variable named x. Print out the square of x
5. Prompt the user for a noun, verb, and adjective, storing them each in a variable
   • You should then print out the following sentence "The NOUN VERB in ADJECTIVE pants" and NOUN, VERB, ADJECTIVE are variables
6. Take the following code:

print "Hello"
print "Washington-Lee"
print "Generals"

and comment out (#) the print "Washington-Lee" so that it does not run.

Submit:

• Submit the file to School Web Lockers