Math Hacks for Scratch

2024-10-15 Young Adult Nonfiction

Author : Michael Mays
Release : 2024-10-15
Genre : Young Adult Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 393/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Math Hacks for Scratch by : Michael Mays

Download or read book Math Hacks for Scratch written by Michael Mays. This book was released on 2024-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Push Scratch programming to the limits as you explore primes, Fibonacci numbers, Pascal’s triangle, and other mathematical curiosities through hands-on coding projects. If you’re a student looking for project ideas to practice your math and coding skills, or a Scratch enthusiast just looking for something different, this is the book for you! Discover the exciting intersection of mathematics and programming with Math Hacks for Scratch®. This book is perfect for kids, educators, and programming enthusiasts eager to learn or teach math through fun, hands-on projects using Scratch, the popular visual programming language. You’ll see how a little bit of planning, combined with the right mathematical or coding tricks, can make complex calculations doable. These are the “hacks” mentioned in the title. You’ll write programs to speed up factoring big numbers, sort out a pizza party with Pascal’s triangle, explore Fibonacci’s famous sequence for counting rabbits, use cryptography to create unbreakable secret codes, and so much more. Inside, you’ll find: Step-by-Step Projects: Learn how to create interactive games, animations, and simulations that bring math concepts to life. Convert between binary and decimal to see how computers keep track of numbers. Make sense of patterns in lists, sequences, and arrays. Encode cryptograms, unscramble secret messages, and crack the Caesar cipher. Real-World Applications: See how math is used every day to calculate probabilities in games and create dynamic graphics. Expert Guidance: Benefit from the insights of author Michael Mays, a seasoned math educator with a PhD in mathematics and a 40-year teaching career. Accessible Learning: Ideal for both beginners and experienced programmers, this book offers clear explanations and practical examples that make learning fun and easy. Whether you’re a beginning coder wanting to enhance your Scratch skills, a teacher looking to inspire students, or a parent supporting your child’s education, Math Hacks for Scratch provides the tools to turn coding projects into math adventures.

Code a Calculator with Scratch

2021-08-05

Author : Sheng Ying Chen
Release : 2021-08-05
Genre :
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Code a Calculator with Scratch by : Sheng Ying Chen

Download or read book Code a Calculator with Scratch written by Sheng Ying Chen. This book was released on 2021-08-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is my Scratch project book about program a screen calculator for my primary school students. It is an example of how coding could help children turn their ideas into something real. This book contains 8 chapters. Each chapter based on a question and then work through for answers. The project begin at playing Scratch math blocks, then introduce methods of coding for calculation, like changing display and making keypad buttons. Start with fix numbers and single digit, and develop into more numbers, more digits and mix operators calculation. This book involved with some math concepts in different levels. Methods of solving math expression by coding are explained in details. Each chapter has a workable outcome. The limit in function of the outcome is showed and that make another section to be followed for improve. The last chapter lead to a calculator project for math operation with brackets. Contents of this book cover following topics. Code for keying number, Code to form multiple digits number, Code to calculate multiple terms operation, Code to calculate for mix operators, Code to solve operation with brackets. Full scripts are included at end of each section.

Make Your Own Scratch Games!

2019-07-02 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Anna Anthropy
Release : 2019-07-02
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 361/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Make Your Own Scratch Games! by : Anna Anthropy

Download or read book Make Your Own Scratch Games! written by Anna Anthropy. This book was released on 2019-07-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to make interactive games with Scratch—the beginner-friendly, block-based programming language from the MIT Media Lab! Anna Anthropy, game designer extraordinaire, will show you how to do everything from building a game map to creating animations and debugging the end product. Take a peek inside the history of video game design, learn programming basics, and turn your ideas into creative games that you can play and share with your friends. Learn how to: •Draw characters like a hungry, leaf-eating bug•Animate characters—make them walk, jump, climb, and fall! •Create objects for your player to collect and obstacles to avoid •Design multiple levels to create a cave exploring platform game•Create sound effects and music for your games •Share your games online and use player feedback to improve your games Isn’t it time to Make Your Own Scratch Games? The world is waiting! Covers Scratch 3.0

Math Adventures with Python

2019-01-08 Computers

Author : Peter Farrell
Release : 2019-01-08
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 675/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Math Adventures with Python written by Peter Farrell. This book was released on 2019-01-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn math by getting creative with code! Use the Python programming language to transform learning high school-level math topics like algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus! Math Adventures with Python will show you how to harness the power of programming to keep math relevant and fun. With the aid of the Python programming language, you'll learn how to visualize solutions to a range of math problems as you use code to explore key mathematical concepts like algebra, trigonometry, matrices, and cellular automata. Once you've learned the programming basics like loops and variables, you'll write your own programs to solve equations quickly, make cool things like an interactive rainbow grid, and automate tedious tasks like factoring numbers and finding square roots. You'll learn how to write functions to draw and manipulate shapes, create oscillating sine waves, and solve equations graphically. You'll also learn how to: - Draw and transform 2D and 3D graphics with matrices - Make colorful designs like the Mandelbrot and Julia sets with complex numbers - Use recursion to create fractals like the Koch snowflake and the Sierpinski triangle - Generate virtual sheep that graze on grass and multiply autonomously - Crack secret codes using genetic algorithms As you work through the book's numerous examples and increasingly challenging exercises, you'll code your own solutions, create beautiful visualizations, and see just how much more fun math can be!

Impractical Python Projects

2018-11-27 Computers

Author : Lee Vaughan
Release : 2018-11-27
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 918/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Impractical Python Projects written by Lee Vaughan. This book was released on 2018-11-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Impractical Python Projects is a collection of fun and educational projects designed to entertain programmers while enhancing their Python skills. It picks up where the complete beginner books leave off, expanding on existing concepts and introducing new tools that you'll use every day. And to keep things interesting, each project includes a zany twist featuring historical incidents, pop culture references, and literary allusions. You'll flex your problem-solving skills and employ Python's many useful libraries to do things like: - Help James Bond crack a high-tech safe with a hill-climbing algorithm - Write haiku poems using Markov Chain Analysis - Use genetic algorithms to breed a race of gigantic rats - Crack the world's most successful military cipher using cryptanalysis - Derive the anagram, "I am Lord Voldemort" using linguistical sieves - Plan your parents' secure retirement with Monte Carlo simulation - Save the sorceress Zatanna from a stabby death using palingrams - Model the Milky Way and calculate our odds of detecting alien civilizations - Help the world's smartest woman win the Monty Hall problem argument - Reveal Jupiter's Great Red Spot using optical stacking - Save the head of Mary, Queen of Scots with steganography - Foil corporate security with invisible electronic ink Simulate volcanoes, map Mars, and more, all while gaining valuable experience using free modules like Tkinter, matplotlib, Cprofile, Pylint, Pygame, Pillow, and Python-Docx. Whether you're looking to pick up some new Python skills or just need a pick-me-up, you'll find endless educational, geeky fun with Impractical Python Projects.

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