Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Image Credits
- Introduction
- Downloading Python
- Some Tips
- Part I Learning Python
- Challenges 1–11 The Basics
- Challenges 12–19 If Statements
- Challenges 20–26 Strings
- Challenges 27–34 Maths
- Challenges 35–44 For Loop
- Challenges 45–51 While Loop
- Challenges 52–59 Random
- Challenges 60–68 Turtle Graphics
- Challenges 69–79 Tuples, Lists and Dictionaries
- Challenges 80–87 More String Manipulation
- Challenges 88–95 Numeric Arrays
- Challenges 96–103 2D Lists and Dictionaries
- Challenges 105–110 Reading and Writing to a Text File
- Challenges 111–117 Reading and Writing to a .csv File
- Challenges 118–123 Subprograms
- Challenges 124–132 Tkinter GUI
- Challenges 133–138 More Tkinter
- Challenges 139–145 SQLite
- Part II Chunky Challenges
- What Next?
- Glossary
- Index
Challenges 27–34 - Maths
from Part I - Learning Python
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 May 2019
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Image Credits
- Introduction
- Downloading Python
- Some Tips
- Part I Learning Python
- Challenges 1–11 The Basics
- Challenges 12–19 If Statements
- Challenges 20–26 Strings
- Challenges 27–34 Maths
- Challenges 35–44 For Loop
- Challenges 45–51 While Loop
- Challenges 52–59 Random
- Challenges 60–68 Turtle Graphics
- Challenges 69–79 Tuples, Lists and Dictionaries
- Challenges 80–87 More String Manipulation
- Challenges 88–95 Numeric Arrays
- Challenges 96–103 2D Lists and Dictionaries
- Challenges 105–110 Reading and Writing to a Text File
- Challenges 111–117 Reading and Writing to a .csv File
- Challenges 118–123 Subprograms
- Challenges 124–132 Tkinter GUI
- Challenges 133–138 More Tkinter
- Challenges 139–145 SQLite
- Part II Chunky Challenges
- What Next?
- Glossary
- Index
Summary
The reader is introduced to the maths library and several mathematical operators including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, whole number division, finding the remainders, using pi and calculating the square root of a number. They also look at the difference between integers and floating point numbers and use rounding to display number to a set number of decimal places as they complete the eight challenges in this chapter.
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- Python by ExampleLearning to Program in 150 Challenges, pp. 31 - 34Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019