check1.txt

Edit this file and then submit it to autolab.

Be sure to watch the videos very carefully, and not just
skip ahead to the parts required to answer these questions!

Be *very brief* in your answers!  Seriously.  Brief.

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1. Your full name:

2. Your andrew id:

3. Dates/times that you watched the videos listed in check1.html (fill this out as you go):

4. Total time this check required (fill this out when you are done):

5. Getting Started Video:

5.1. In the video, how do I distinguish programming from computer science?

5.2. Look through the Term Project Gallery and watch a few videos.  List here a project that you thought was compelling in some way, and briefly why:

5.3. What were the two specific examples I used in the video that
resulted in math.factorial generating errors?

6. Functions Video:

6.1. In the video, how do I define "dead code"?

6.2. In the video, what did I do that resulted in Python printing this error message:  "TypeError: unsupported operand type9s) for *: 'NoneType' and 'int'"?

6.3. In the video, how do I define "helper functions"?

6.4. In the video, what is one reason I give for not using global variables?

7. Data and Expressions Video

7.1. What does pow(x,y) evaluate to?

7.2. What is the difference between x/y and x//y?

7.3. What do we mean by "Types affect semantics"?

7.4. What is the difference between x//y and x%y?

7.5. Why is it that printing ((0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1) == 0.3) prints False and not True?

That's it.  We hope you had fun, learned a thing or two, and are now
ready to dive in when we get going in earnest on Tuesday!

Carpe diem!