Python Conditionals

There were two days of class this week. This week in Computer Programming we learned about Python Conditionals. On Tuesday we had a presentation on Python conditionals and it took about 45 minutes. We were also assigned a new lab, lab 05a. On Thursday, there was a substitute in class and we only had an hour of class. We were assigned a new project, project 02. We also continued to work on lab 05a, and I almost finished the lab. I hope that I can get the new project done faster to focus on other things. Either on Tuesday or Thursday of next week we will take a quiz on Python conditionals, so I will make sure to study up for that.

Project Week!

There was three days of class this week and they were okay. On Tuesday I think I was really productive because half of  the period I was working of lab04a and I finished and the other half of class I continued to work on the project that was assigned to us. Yesterday, Thursday, was a late start so we really only had an hour of class, so you couldn't really do much but I did as much as I could and we were also assigned problems from codingbat.com and I think I am going to do those to raise my average. On Friday, today, we had a regular day and I continued to work on the project and I also figured out the equation for the first part of the project. I really want to finish this project to get it over with.

Project Week!

There was three days of class this week and they were okay. On Tuesday I think I was really productive because half of  the period I was working of lab04a and I finished and the other half of class I continued to work on the project that was assigned to us. Yesterday, Thursday, was a late start so we really only had an hour of class, so you couldn't really do much but I did as much as I could and we were also assigned problems from codingbat.com and I think I am going to do those to raise my average. On Friday, today, we had a regular day and I continued to work on the project and I also figured out the equation for the first part of the project. I really want to finish this project to get it over with.

Python and Its Functions!

We had two days in class this week. On Tuesday we were suppose to have a quiz, but it wasn't written. We also went over a new thing in Python, Functions. We went over a new presentation that practically took the whole class period. I really learned a lot about how function work and how to make new things. We also got a new lab. I started reading the prelab, but I wish I would have read it more thoroughly, because some of the questions from the quiz came from the prelab. On Thursday when I tried to open the lab 04a file apparently I didn't save it correctly and I had to start over. We also took a quiz on the functions and I used all the time that was provided and I got a 50 on the quiz. I understood the errors I made, and will retake the quiz. Also, we had a project introduced which I will probably start this weekend.

Python and Its Magic!

This week was pretty cool. There were three days of class this week. We learned a lot of stuff this week like variables and functions. The things we learned were put to the test yesterday when we took a quiz over variables and functions, and I was really proud of my score, which was an 80. I finished the second lab today and and I also started the third lab and almost finished. For some reason, when I ran my program it just went haywire and it would stop running it until you hit exit. That is something I will have to fix on Tuesday when I go back to class. I also think I am understanding Python a lot better and next week should be interesting. Even though I think Python is kind of boring I still find it interesting to use. Next week we will be taking another quiz over functions and I hope I really pass that quiz to bring my grade up.  

Python!

This week was pretty interesting, there were only two days of class of this week and one day was a late start. On Thursday of last week we started to learn about Python programming language and all the basics about it. We had a hour long presentation on everything about Python and the different syntax's and about binary numbers. I didn't really understand the binary numbers when we learned about them in class. Also during class we were given a worksheet and we had to compare different things about computer science and also make a algorithm on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. On Tuesday it was a day to catch  up with things you didn't finish on Thursday like the two labs and also the worksheet. I had finished both labs but I still continued to make edits to worksheet. On Thursday we had to take a quiz about Python and binary numbers and I got a 60. I was actually surprised I thought I would have done worst. I got both of the binary questions wrong because I didn't know much about binary numbers, I knew I should have asked for help on binary numbers on Tuesday but I was just playing games during the class period.      

Final Blogpost for the Semester

 In this being the final blogpost of the semester I will be reflecting over mostly everything that happened this semester in Computer Programming.

            When I first entered the class in August I really didn’t know what to expect out of it. I wasn’t the kind of person who was into computer stuff or programming or any kind of thing like that. The first six weeks was kind of easy because we didn’t really do any kind of programming. All we would were group activities that were mostly puzzles and I really liked the fact that they were in groups. The computer-buying project was something that was really cool and I enjoyed doing because I got a 91 on it. Also the TED talks we would watch in class were really cool. I ended up getting a 98 in the class for the first six weeks.

            The first time we did some kind of programming was with the HTML/CSS project. In this project we had to build our own website using the specific codes that go along with HTML and CSS. In the beginning I was REALLY confused on what to do and I spent a whole day just doing nothing because I didn’t know what to do. After getting some help from other teammates I finally figured out how to use HTML and CSS and my website was on a soccer team called Real Madrid. I ended up getting a 90 on this project, which I was satisfied with because it was pretty good for the experience I had with it.

            In the second six weeks I ended up getting an 83 and the things that brought my grade down were the quizzes because they were hard. I really did not enjoy taking those quizzes because they were worth 40% of out grade.

            When scratch rolled around the corner, I was really getting the hang of it and I actually kind of liked it for some odd reason. I thought that the first few labs were easy and that they weren’t teaching me anything. As time went on though they actually became harder and I was really having trouble with them. I ended up finishing all the labs except for the number guessing game and the rock, paper, scissors, labs and I got two zeros. I thought that the quizzes over Scratch weren’t hard it’s just that I didn’t pay attention to the questions on the quiz.

            When it was time to do Jeroo, I was SO lost in the first labs and I didn’t know what to do. It took me at least 30 minutes just to figure out how to do the first lab, 1A. I got some help from some classmates and after a while I started to understand what to do. The first quiz we ever took on Jeroo I got a 40, but I retook it and got an 80. After going over the answers I got wrong I figured out why they were wrong. I finished all the labs that need to be finished and I retook all the quizzes up to 70’s. Something that I found hard about Jeroo was the compounds if because I didn’t really understand those at first but I started to get the hang of it little by little. I am a little bit nervous about the final for this semester because it is over Jeroo but I think I will do pretty well on it.

            Overall this semester in computer programming was pretty fun and I enjoyed it. I really think we should watch more TED talk videos because those were always pretty interesting. I also am curious on what will happen when we get back next semester. I really want to explore Python because it is very similar to Jeroo and it seems cool. Well I hope you enjoyed this final blogpost for this semester and I hope it gave you a over view of this semester. Soccerdude17 out!