Lab 10: Yahtzee, part II (Updated)
Objectives:
Complete the Yahtzee game
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Lab 10: Yahtzee, part I
Objectives
Understand how to write methods that accept parameters and return values
Lab 9: Arrays and Iterators
Objectives
- Practice the basics of array access and manipulation
- Use arrays to hold an indeterminate amount of data
- Explain the semantics of the array
collect,select,reject, andinjectiterators - Use iterators and blocks to examine array contents
Use iterators and blocks as an alternative to loops
Lab 8 due dates
As announced during lecture today:
- Lab 8, exercise 1 (the improved guessing game) is due this Friday in lab and is now worth double the points of a regular lab exercise (24 points).
- The due date for lab 8, exercise 2 (Mastermind) has been postponed to next Friday, and the exercise will be worth triple the regular points (36 points).
Students that wish to turn in exercise 2 early may do so, but the point worth of the exercise will not change.
Lab 8: Branches and Loops, Part II (Updated)
Objectives
- Practice writing programs that use loops and branches
- Understand the purpose and application of the
randmethod Understand the semantics and possible application of the
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Lab 7: Branches and Loops, Part I
Objectives
- Learn to use
ifstatements to implements branches Learn to use
whilestatements to implement loops
Lab 6: True or False?
Objectives
- Use
irbto quickly test Ruby code - Understand how to evaluate Boolean expressions
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Lab 5: Exploring Objects and Methods
Objectives
- Know how to invoke methods on objects
- Use methods to obtain information about objects
- Use methods to perform operations on objects
- Understand how to look up and read documentation for classes
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Lab 4: Mad Libs
Objectives
- Use
getsto obtain user input - Use variables to store and manipulate user input
Lab 3: Variables
Objectives
- Know how and when to use variables
- Use variables to limit repetition in programs
- Use variables containing strings and numbers