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Python Turtle Race

Administrator — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:17:29 +0000

In this challenge we will create a Python script to complete a Turtle race with four turtles racing across the screen. We have started the code for you to set up the pitch of grass. You will complete this project…

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Vera Molnár’s Artwork revisited using Python

Administrator — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 14:46:21 +0000

Vera Molnár (born 1924) is a French media artist of Hungarian origin. She is considered to be a pioneer of computer art. Trained as a traditional artist, she began working with computers in 1968, where she began to create algorithmic…

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Polar vs. Cartesian Coordinates

Administrator — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 11:17:20 +0000

In this blog post we will investigate two types of coordinates used to identify the location of a point on a 2D plan: Cartesian Coordinates (x,y) Polar Coordinates (r,θ) Both sets of coordinates have their own applications and are often…

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Manhattan distance calculator

Administrator — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:56:31 +0000

When calculating the distance between two points on a 2D plan/map we often calculate or measure the distance using straight line between these two points. Thought this “as the crow flies” distance can be very accurate it is not always…

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The Honeycomb Challenge

Administrator — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:39:10 +0000

Honeycomb is a structure of hexagonal cavities (cells of wax), made by bees to store honey and eggs. In this challenge we will use a set of iterative algorithms to draw a honeycomb pattern. First, we will create a function…

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Pentagram Challenge

Administrator — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 16:57:50 +0000

A polygon is a plane shape (2D) with straight lines. It consists of vertices and edges. A polygon is regular when all angles are equal and all sides are equal. For instance a regular pentagon consists of 5 vertices and…

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Estimating Pi using the Monte Carlo Method

Administrator — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 22:55:43 +0000

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…

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Python Turtle – WordArt Challenge

Administrator — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:00:54 +0000

In this challenge we will use Python Turtle to draw text on screen and customise the appearance of our text. To do so we have created our own font as a Python dictionary. Each letter of the alphabet is represented…

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Confetti Artwork Challenges

Administrator — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 22:48:40 +0000

For these challenges we will produce on screen artwork by randomly positioning confetti on different shapes of canvas. Our code will use Python Turtle to draw the canvas and the confetti. Square Canvas Check how the code provided below randomly…

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Confetti Challenge

Administrator — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 15:33:12 +0000

In this Python challenge we will write a script to randomly draw confetti on a canvas while ensuring that none of the confetti overlap with each other! Problem Decomposition In this challenge we will need to solve the following problems:…

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