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Glossary for Alice Programming: math
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ball-cost:
Cost of 3 Soccer Balls
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
How much does one soccer ball cost? Then 3 would cost total=cost * 3
counter:
Counter (Lesson:
A Little Math
)
A counter is a variable that is initialized to 0, then add 1 to it when the thing you are counting occurs.
counter example:
Counters
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
Penguins count using counter=counter+1
division:
Division (Lesson:
A Little Math
)
Division
is performed using the / operator.
division drill:
Integer Division Drill
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
Practice integer division.
function:
functions vs procedures (Lesson:
A Little Math
)
There are two tabs on the left in code view. Functions return a value, whereas procedures just do something.
function example:
How far is the cave?
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
We use a function to find how far away something is.
goldcoins:
The fish share the gold coins
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
Learn about division and remainders.
height:
Height (Lesson:
A Little Math
)
The
height
is one of the properties of all 3D objects. The function getHeight is used to retrieve its current value. The setHeight procedure is used to change the value. The width, height and depth properties will stay in proportion.
height example:
How tall is the snow-woman?
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
We use a function to find height.
math discussion:
Discussion questions
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
What do you think?
multiply monkey jump:
Monkey jumps for banana
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
Monkey jumps a bit higher each time by multiplying variable by 1.3
procedure:
functions vs procedures (Lesson:
A Little Math
)
There are two tabs on the left in code view. Functions return a value, whereas procedures just do something.
remainder:
Remainder Drill
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
Practice finding remainders.
tip:
Finding a Tip
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
The Mad Hatter calculates 15% tip.
total:
Total (Lesson:
A Little Math
)
A variable (called an accumulator) can be used to find the total of several items.
total 3 items:
Cost of 3 different items
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
Finds the total of 3 different values: total=total+cost
witch-age:
The Witch is Older
(Lesson:
A Little Math
)
What ever age you say you are, the witch says she's older.
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Glossary for Alice Programming: math