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Expand Up @@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ <h1 class="title">Discussion 1: Intro + Python Basics</h1>
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<p>Welcome! The problems shown below should be worked on <strong>on
paper</strong>, since the quizzes and exams you take in this course will
also be on paper. <br>We encourage you to complete this worksheet in a
live discussion section. Solutions will be made available after all
also be on paper. <br><br>We encourage you to complete this worksheet in
a live discussion section. Solutions will be made available after all
discussion sections have concluded. You don’t need to submit your
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<p><strong>Answer:</strong> <code>float</code></p>
<p><code>prices[0]</code> represents the price in dollars of some
product at the grocery store. The data type should be a
<code>float</code> because prices are numbers but not necessarily
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<h3 id="problem-1.2">Problem 1.2</h3>
<p>What does <code>type(calories[0])</code> evaluate to?</p>
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<li><p><input type="radio" disabled="" /> The calories in the first product.</p></li>
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<p><strong>Answer:</strong> <code>int</code></p>
<p>Similarly, <code>calories[0]</code> represents the calories in some
product at the grocery store. The data type should be <code>int</code>
because calories in foods are always reported as integers.</p>
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<h3 id="problem-1.3">Problem 1.3</h3>
<p>When we divide two arrays of the same length, their corresponding
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as the two originals. In one sentence, interpret the meaning of
<code>min(prices / calories)</code>.</p>
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<p><strong>Answer:</strong> This is the cost per calorie of the product
which has the lowest cost per calorie, which you might say is the
cheapest food to fuel up on (like instant ramen or pasta).</p>
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<h3 id="problem-1.4">Problem 1.4</h3>
<p>True or false: <code>min(prices / calories)</code> is the same as
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<p><strong>Answer:</strong> False</p>
<p>The former is measured in dollars per calories (a very small number),
whereas the latter is measured in calories per dollar (a very big
number).</p>
<p>However, there is a connection between these two values. The product
that has the lowest price per calorie is the same product with the most
calories per dollar. So these numbers refer to the same grocery store
product, and we can convert one value into the other by taking the
reciprocal, which swaps the numerator and denominator of a fraction.
Therefore, it’s true that <code>min(prices / calories)</code> is the
same as <code>1 / max(calories / price)</code>.</p>
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<h3 id="problem-2.1">Problem 2.1</h3>
<p>How many function calls are there in this expression? How many
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<p><strong>Answer:</strong> 4 function calls: one argument for
<code>int()</code>, one for <code>math.sqrt()</code>, two for
<code>math.pow()</code>, three for <code>min()</code>.</p>
<p>There are four function calls. One is a call to the type-conversion
function <code>int()</code>, which takes one argument. Another is a call
to <code>math.sqrt()</code>, which takes one argument. Another is a call
to <code>math.pow()</code>, which takes two arguments. Finally is a call
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<h3 id="problem-2.2">Problem 2.2</h3>
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<p><strong>Answer:</strong> 8</p>
<p>For nested evaluation, it is helpful to work from the inside out.
Let’s evaluate some arithmetic expressions first. <code>9 % 4</code>
evaluates to <code>1</code> because when we divide <code>9</code> by
<code>4</code>, there is a remainder of <code>1</code>. Additionally,
<code>9 / 4</code> evaluate to <code>2.25</code>, and <code>9 - 4</code>
evaluates to <code>5</code>. Starting with the inner most function call,
we see <code>min(9 % 4, 9 / 4, 9 - 4)</code> is equiavlent to
<code>min(1, 2.25, 5)</code> which evaluates to <code>1</code>.</p>
<p>The next-most inner function call is the call to
<code>math.pow()</code> which takes two arguments: a number for the
base, and a number for the exponent. We’ve already evaluated the
exponent, but we need to evaluate the base of <code>4 * 2 ** 4</code>.
Using the order of operations, we know we need to evaluate the exponent
first. So <code>4 * 2 ** 4</code> is equivalent to <code>4 * 16</code>
or <code>64</code>.</p>
<p>Therefore,
<code>math.pow(4 * 2 ** 4, min(9 % 4, 9 / 4, 9 - 4))</code> simplifies
to <code>math.pow(64, 1)</code>, which Python evaluates to be
<code>64.0</code>, a <code>float</code>.</p>
<p>Next, <code>math.sqrt(64.0)</code> evaluates to <code>8.0</code>.
Finally, the type conversion function <code>int(8.0)</code> evaluates to
<code>8</code>.</p>
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Welcome! The problems shown below should be worked on **on paper**, since the quizzes and exams you take in this course will also be on paper.
<br>We encourage you to complete this worksheet in a live discussion section.
<br><br>We encourage you to complete this worksheet in a live discussion section.
Solutions will be made available after all discussion sections have concluded. You don't need to submit your answers anywhere.
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