Unit 3 Sections 16
Hacks on section 16
Hack 1
Create an idea for a simulation about coding and describe it.
Idea: simulation game about coding takes place in a virtual city where the player is a software engineer starting a new job. The game involves completing coding challenges to advance in the player's career and help the company succeed. As the player progresses, they are faced with increasingly complex challenges and must manage their time and resources. The game also includes city-building and management elements, where the player's success impacts the virtual city's growth and development.
questions_number = 6
answers_correct = 0
questions = [
"True or False: Simulations will always have the same result. \n A: True, \n B: False",
"True or False: A simulation has results that are more accurate than an experiment \n A: True, \n B: False",
"True or False: A simulation can model real world events that are not practical for experiments \n A: True, \n B: False",
"Which one of these is FALSE regarding simulations \n A: Reduces Costs, \n B: Is safer than real life experiments, \n C: More Efficient, \n D: More accurate than real life experiments",
"Which of the following scenarios would be the LEAST beneficial to have as a simulation \n A: A retail company wants to identify the item which sold the most on their website, \n B: A restaurant wants to determine if the use of robots will increase efficiency, \n C: An insurance company wants to study the impact of rain on car accidents, \n D: A sports car company wants to study design changes to their new bike design ",
"Which of the following is better to do as a simulation than as a calculation \n A: Keeping score at a basketball game, \n B: Keeping track of how many games a person has won, \n C: Determining the average grade for a group of tests, \n D: Studying the impact of carbon emissions on the environment"
]
question_answers = [
"B",
"B",
"A",
"D",
"A",
"D"
]
print("Welcome to the Simulations Quiz!")
def ask_question (question, answer):
print("\n", question)
user_answer = input(question)
print("You said: ", user_answer)
if user_answer == answer:
print("Correct!")
global answers_correct
answers_correct = answers_correct + 1
else:
print("You are incorrect")
for num in range(questions_number):
ask_question(questions[num], question_answers[num])
print("You scored: ", answers_correct, "/6")
Hack 3
Explain the dice rolling game
The code has two functions, called parse_input and roll_dice.
- The parse_input function takes a string and checks if it's a number from 1-6. If it is, it returns the number. If it's not, it prints an error and exits.
- The roll_dice function takes a number and simulates rolling that many dice. It does this by generating a random number between 1-6 for each die and storing the results in a list. It then returns the list of roll results.
- The code then asks the user how many dice they want to roll and uses the parse_input function to parse the input. It then uses the roll_dice function to simulate rolling the dice and prints the results.def parse_input(input_string):
if input_string.strip() in {"1", "2", "3","4", "5", "6"}:
return int(input_string)
else:
print("Please enter a number from 1 to 6.")
raise SystemExit(1)
import random
def roll_dice(num_dice):
roll_results = []
for _ in range(num_dice):
roll = random.randint(1, 6)
roll_results.append(roll)
return roll_results
num_dice_input = input("How many dice do you want to roll? [1-6] ")
num_dice = parse_input(num_dice_input)
## ADDED CODE HERE
num_sides_input = input("How many sides should the dice have? ")
num_sides = parse_input(num_sides_input)
roll_results = roll_dice(num_dice)
## ENDS HERE
print("you rolled:", roll_results)