When you get done with this math problem you should consider a book on punctuation. Not using it makes your sentences run together and difficult to read. :-) Honestly, I just gave up after the first two lines.
max baseman wrote: > haha :) yeah it's the new imp stuff i like parts of the idea but > other parts i really dislike basically it TRIES to make math more > interactive and world like i really enjoy how most of it is really > programable stuff :) where compared to normal math books it's a bit > harder to program just a problem instead of a story but imp needs > help with it's grading and teaching the grading is terrible i can get > a A as long as i can explain and know how my way of doing it wrong > "works" but will fail if i just write the write answer without > explanation i dont mind the explanations bit but that what i write > matters more than if i can do the work is odd > adn i just haven't learned anything new yet :) > > On Sep 10, 2007, at 7:16 PM, wormwood_3 wrote: > > >> Don't have any ideas to Pythonize this problem for you, but I must >> say that I hope this problem was listed in a chapter entitled >> "Cruel and Unusual"! >> >> -Sam >> ____________________________________ >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: max baseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: tutor@python.org >> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 6:28:23 PM >> Subject: [Tutor] making math problems mmmm fun >> >> hello all this is a homework in math i dont need to program it but i >> would like to :) so like any other time pleas dont just give a >> answer tutorials or a explanation. i dont like to use script >> something i dont understand :) >> >> thanks >> >> basically the problem is to find a bunch of ways to put 1,2,3,4,5 >> into different math problems to that equal 1-25, i haven't spent to >> much time thinking about how to do this but i cant think of a way to >> do it it without writing making the program rather long here is the >> page from the book for the rules i will be working on this for the >> next week or so thanks for any help :) >> >> >> >> >> . you may use any of the four basic arithmetic operations- >> addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (according to the >> order of operations rules). for example, 2+1x3-4 is a 1-2-3-4 >> expression for the number 1. >> >> . you may use exponents. for example, 2² - 4 - 1 is a 1234 expression >> for the number 3 >> >> . you may use radicals for EX: √4x2+1 is equal to 3 so 3+√4x2+1 is >> a 1234 expression for 6 >> >> . you may use factorials for EX: 4! means 4x3x2x1 so 3+4!+1-2 is a >> 1234 expression for the number 26 >> >> >> . you may juxtapose two or more digits (that is put them next to >> each other) to form a number such as 12. for example 43-12 is a 1234 >> expression for 31 >> >> . you may use parentheses and brackets to change the meaning of a >> expression for example according to the rules of order of operations 1 >> +4x3² is a 1234 expression for 37. you can add parentheses and >> brackets to get [(1+4)x3]² which is a 1234 expression for 225 >> >> . must use 1,2,3,4 exactly once >> >> >> >> thanks for the help ill post if i find anything >> _______________________________________________ >> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >> > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
