One method to estimate the value of π (3.141592…) is by using a Monte Carlo method. This methods consists of drawing on a canvas a square with an inner circle. We then generate a large number of random points within…
In this blog post we will use Glowscript to create a 3D animation of a space invader. 2D Graphics used in retro arcade games consist of pixels. A 2D graphic can be described as a grid of pixels of different…
The aim of this Python challenge is to investigate how graphs can be used in Computer Science and investigate the key algorithms used when manipulating graphs in Python such as an algorithm to find the shortest path between two nodes…
The Insertion sort algorithm is one of the key sorting algorithms used in Computer Science. To start with, the algorithm considers the first value of a list as a sorted sub-list (of one value to start with). This iterative algorithm…
The Bubble sort algorithm is one of the key sorting algorithms used in Computer Science. It is a fairly simple algorithm to implement and is particularly useful when you need to find the top x values of a list. The…
The purpose of this Python challenge is to demonstrate the use of a backtracking algorithm to find the exit path of Maze. Backtracking Algorithm A backtracking algorithm is a recursive algorithm that attempts to solve a given problem by testing…
The purpose of this Python challenge is to demonstrate the use of a backtracking algorithm to solve a Sudoku puzzle. Did You Know? The objective of a Sudoku puzzle is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each…
The purpose of this Python challenge is to demonstrate the use of a backtracking algorithm to solve a Magic Square puzzle. Did You Know? A 3×3 magic square is an arrangement of the numbers from 1 to 9 in a…
Learning Objectives? In this set of Python challenges we will investigate the use of two data structures used in programming to represent data: We will use an array/list to represent a food chain. We will use a graph to represent…
The purpose of this challenge is to use a Python program to demonstrate how frame-based animations can be implemented. For this challenge we are using the Processing.py library. The code below will run the setup() procedure once, when the program…