For the purpose of this challenge we will use algebraic pyramids pointing downwards (or upside down pyramids!). The idea of this mathematical puzzle is to fill in all the bricks of a pyramid based on the following rule: To work…
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Shuffling Algorithm
Our aim is to implement a shuffling algorithm to shuffle a deck of playing cards. To do so, we will use a list called deck to store the 52 cards of the deck as follows: deck = [“Ace of hearts”,”2…
My Class Register
For this challenge we will create a program to be used by a teacher at a start of a lesson to take the register. The program will go through a class list and for each pupil in the list, will…
The Social Network
Six Degrees of Separation The Six degrees of separation is an idea that was originally set out by Frigyes Karinthy in 1929 and that can be applied to Social Networks such as Facebook. It is based on the idea that…
Space Invaders – 3D Pixel Art
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…
Food Chain Game Using Python
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…
Min, Max, Mean, Median and Mod
In this Python challenge we will manipulate a list of numbers to calculate the Min, Max, Mean, Median and Mod of all these numbers. First you may want to refresh your maths skills and check the meaning of these terms:…
Layer Cake using Python Turtle
In this challenge we will use Python Turtle to create and draw a layer cake. The code provided at the bottom of this blog post is using a few computing concepts such as: A list to store the parameters of…
How many sweets in the jar?
“Guess how many sweets are in the jar” is a fundraising game. A large see-through jar is filled with a carefully counted number of sweets. People then try to guess how many sweets are in the jar. Each contestant has…
Pascal Triangle
In mathematics, one of the most interesting number patterns is Pascal’s Triangle. It is named after Blaise Pascal (1623 – 1662), a famous French Mathematician and Philosopher. To build a Pascal Triangle we start with a “1” at the top.…
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