On 22 Sep 2005 at 12:00, (Kirby Urner) wrote:
Some lessons that might be learned from this approach:
(1) when working with floats, you want to compare differences, not check for
equalities, e.g. looking for when b/a == 1/b would be a bad idea.
(2) you get greater accuracy in
On 22 Dec 2005 at 12:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If education is entertainment, where is the incentive to create?
Maybe the boredom is an integral part of the educational experience.
These old fogies are so boring. There must be a better way to do this!
Edutainment, No thanks.
I Prefer
On 25 Feb 2006 at 20:01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:18:47 -0500
From: Paul Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The multidimensional array modules in their various incarnations, Numeric,
Numarray and Numpy - with the Numpy being the latest and hopeful last - are
based on J's
On 26 Feb 2006 at 9:04, Arthur wrote:
Really_ can any of those tools be used to program tacitly?
That is without the need to use variables (with the help of
forks, hooks and the like)?
Expressed as someone in touch with esoteric knowledge.
I am guessing it's a Logo thing.
Are
On 26 Feb 2006 at 8:55, kirby urner wrote:
I just wanted to verify the claim that some Python modules
really incorporate J semantics.
numpy incorporates the idea of 'rank' and 'axes' much the way J or other
array based languages do i.e. you can shape numbers to have however many
axes
On 1 Mar 2006 at 21:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You mean with the -n switch? Why not just use some other language that's
better at Turtles than Python? is my main question. If you're going to use
Turtles as your primary pedagogy, I suggest Logo or some more sophisticated
3D turtle
I find strange that PyLogo hasn't been mention in this
discussion:
Daniel
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 16:16:56 -0600
From: Ian Bicking ianb at colorstudy.com
Subject: ANN: PyLogo 0.1
PyLogo 0.1
==
This is the first public release of the still rough (but I think
functional) PyLogo
On 27 Jun 2006 at 4:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I always viewed Logo as a means to introduce programming within
Logo's environment ... but not really practical outside of this
(unlike Python). I may have been prejudiced due to ignorance there.
I don't think Papert is interested at
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The natural resources of countries and some other entities
http://www.xist.org/earth/ec_natres.aspx
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From: Ian Bicking [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Alan Kay - another one of his ideas
Using Logo Wiki as a way to encourage people to download a plugin would
be a mistake IMHO. Putting all your code into a little dead box
embedded on a web page is pretty lame, and it shows.
From: Ian Bicking [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(There's even a
Logo/Java plugin: http://turtletracks.sourceforge.net/)
Not one, but many. Here is an unusual one (similar in concept
to GvR?):
http://tinyurl.com/p5xwr
http://school.eb.com/lm/manipulatives/enu/workspaces/
ladybug_maze/workspace.html
Not one, but many. Here is an unusual one (similar in concept
to GvR?):
http://tinyurl.com/p5xwr
It seems to be part of this:
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.3/index.htm
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:20:07 +0900
From: Masashi UMEZAWA
Subject: [Squeakland] [ANN] SuperSwiki2 Server Bootable ISO image
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I have created a special USB bootable version of SuperSwiki2 Server.
Features:
o SuperSwiki2 starts automatically after booting.
o Other
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SqueakFest '06
July 19-21, 2006
Columbia College, Chicago
Thursday, July 20th
9:00
Keynote Address: Dr. Seymour Papert
* mp3 87MB
* mp3 Small 21MB
* Windows Media 174 MB
On 8 Sep 2006 at 18:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Kevin Driscoll [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Edu-sig] Python and pre-Calculus
I'm teaching Pre-Calculus for the first time this year and am hoping
to integrate Python as often as possible. My syllabus is focused on
exploring functions
On 12 Sep 2006 at 12:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To cut to the chase: raw_input() provides an extremely useful
I/O function for simple exercise type problems which are so essential
in building a beginners repertoire of programming techniques and
for 'John Zeller' type problems ( simple quick
On 23 Sep 2006 at 12:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You CANNOT articulate OO on a TI. You can?t create a class. Most people
don?t care, right now, because they don?t even know what that means, but I
can guarantee you that there?s a bunch of scientists at places like
CalTech who DO care!
On 27 Sep 2006 at 12:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Getting psyched for Quadratics and Complex numbers in October!
Kevin
This might give you an idea:
http://mondragon.angeltowns.net/paradiso/NumerosComplejosAplicaciones.html
Daniel
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Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:00:33 -0500
From: Jeff Rush [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've never seen programming books in the form of children's books -- can you
point me at some for -other- programming languages?
The Great Logo Adventure :
Electronic copy of the actual book on learning Logo by Jim
On 26 Aug 2007 at 12:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, excellent raw material with real world applications.
E.g.:
http://wiki.gleducar.org.ar/wiki/Nombres_Propios_de_Personas
I used that dataset to decode an anagram. A person in a blog
had said:
I love [anagramedName].
I wanted to know
On 24 Dec 2007 at 12:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So the distinction I was making was between original
Logo syntax, which doesn't explicitly mention the
turtle (because there's only one),
In MicroWorlds Logo there are many turtles and the usual
way to handle this is:
talkto turtle1
repeat
Punished by rewards
Here is another one:
http://www.shearonforschools.com/gold_star_junkies.htm
Gold Star Junkies
By David Ruenzel
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In flash:
http://www.gameroo.nl/games/light-bot
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ask prog: Where can I find lists of data in useful computer formats? ie.
wordlist, world cities, populations, etc.
http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/7civs/ask_prog_where_can_i_find_lists_of_data_in_useful/
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From: Edward Cherlin
2008/12/23 michel paul :
http://www.acm.org/press-room/news-releases/obama-education
Computing education benefits all students, not just those interested in
pursuing computer science or information
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9xAKttWgP4feature=channel_page
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http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/link/2110/why-mit-switched-from-scheme-to-python
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On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:30:08 -0500, Gregor Lingl gregor.li...@aon.at wrote:
http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/link/2110/why-mit-switched-from-scheme-to-python
Daniel
Do you consider this to shed light on the nature and/or qualities of
Python?
Or of the MIT?
Gregor
both
;)
Daniel
How do kids these days get started in programming?
http://www.ensode.net/roller/dheffelfinger/entry/how_do_kids_these_days
Many experiences there mention that now kids start programming by playing with
their calculators. Others speculate that kids start programming by inspecting
HTML and
From: Maria Droujkova
Geogebra was created specifically for the type of projects I want to run. It
is easy enough to start, for kids. I find its specialization to be a
limiting factor, though - it would be nice if kids saw the environment's
potential beyond math.
With Python, I have
I've some other candidates that I have included in my Logo Functional
Extensions (LogoFE).
* A function that receives a math function and plots it.
* A function that receives a math equation and an interval and finds a root in
that interval
* A function that receives a math function and an
http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/8riul/teacher_looking_for_software_for_displaying_3d/
Hi, I have spent a good few hours on a fruitless search for something that will
help my students understand 3D vectors better. What I'm teaching is basically
stuff like this: The equation of a line in
http://www.cforcoding.com/2009/06/do-programmers-optimize-life.html
the age-old chicken-and-egg question of: do people become programmers because
they have the right mindset or do they develop that mindset as a consequence of
becoming computer programmers?
Rich said...
The problem with being
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~jhw/spirals/index.html
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http://jackcoughonsoftware.blogspot.com/2009/05/teaching-functional-programming-to-kids.html
What happens if we put one machine into the slot of another machine?
That's silly, Daddy!
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On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:00:02 -0500, edu-sig-requ...@python.org wrote:
hello,
i am looking for materials, experiences etc. about using turtle module
in math, physics and related for middle or high school students
i realized a lot of work is going on but is there any place where all
or part
PythonTurtle
A learning environment for Python suitable for beginners and children,
inspired by Logo.
PythonTurtle strives to provide the lowest-threshold way to learn Python.
Students command an interactive Python shell (similar to the IDLE development
environment) and use Python
An example of using IF in a game with Logo:
http://davidlongman.com/logo/projects/Shoot/docs/pdf/SHOOT.PDF
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On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:00:01 -0500, edu-sig-requ...@python.org wrote:
After a bit of playing, I realized that I couldn't think of many
examples which use turtle with conditional structures (if- and while-
statements), or functions that return values
Many of these need the values of
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:00:01 -0500, edu-sig-requ...@python.org wrote:
I'm almost sure that there's no way for a turtle to know anything
about the background. That's an unfortunate limitation!
In FMSLogo:
PIXEL
Description
Outputs a three element list of numbers that represent the red,
http://republicofmath.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/it-is-about-the-technology-mathematics-has-computational-objects/
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stackoverflow discussion:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/346061/did-you-feel-learning-to-program-with-turtle-graphics-was-useful
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:23:23 -0500, edu-sig-requ...@python.org wrote:
I humbly disagree that this is the right place to start. I teach
students with diverse backgrounds -- some extremely bright and others
really behind in school and using Python as a calculator is one thing
they would all
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:51:16 -0500, edu-sig-requ...@python.org wrote:
Likewise, an introductory computer language should be
close to self-explanatory. ?It will be difficult to get math and science
teachers to accept it, if they have to make extra efforts explaining the
notation. ?Getting math
From: Phil Wagner philhwag...@gmail.com
Wrote this code after I was inspired by this webpage
http://www.math.com/students/wonders/spirographs.html. Had some initial
difficulties with memory but I discovered Psyco while reading Dreaming in
Code (recommended by this community). It can speed
On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:00:03 -0500, edu-sig-requ...@python.org wrote:
Apropos:
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2006-July/1031208.html
Static data that doesn't need updating a lot might be easiest.
I was recently suggesting the Periodic Table would make a
good module.
Can anybody give me some help?
I am trying to set the heading towards a point that is relative to the
current position.
This isn't working:
setheading towards [xcor+30 ycor+20]
It says,
towards doesn't like [xcor+30 ycor+20] as input
I tried defining two values to use
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 23:56:58 -0700
From: kirby urner kirby.ur...@gmail.com
Regarding Logo, there's an esoteric genre of Logo
where the turtle swims in a 3D tank, has roll,
pitch and yaw type parameters, more like a small
airplane. I'm pretty sure we had open source free
versions.
http://www.maths.qmul.ac.uk/~ht/footballgraphs/index.html
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Now, i have a geometric question about what the authors write:
in sec 1.1.2 they say that the following logo code:
TO ARCR R DEG
REPEAT DEG
FORWARD R
RIGHT 1
produce a circular arc as output, having DEG degrees and R radius;
and that it's
The role of programming
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2726904509434151616#
tl;dr: because math notation is impressionistic, not precise.
Also, has to reference to Mindstorms at the end.
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Seven ways to use Python's new turtle module, presented at PyCon 2009
http://lockerz.com/u/21205615/decalz/13082004/seven_ways_to_use_python_s_new_turtle_mo
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Once again, can someone please unsubscribe this twit?
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http://www.google.com/edu/computational-thinking/lessons.html
These lessons were developed by The Integrating Computational and Creative
Thinking (IC2Think) Project at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE. The
IC2Think project is supported by the National Science Foundation under project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iIqLc0sjjs (1h 16m)
On April 28, 2004, Seymour Papert and Robin Jettinghoff gave a presentation at
the University of Maine on some materials that they prepared for helping
students understand mathematics.
(Published on Jul 1, 2012)
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