Task 1
An ornithologist collects and analyses data about ducks. She is writing a program which will allow her to determine if a duck is stressed.
Here is the program, written in PYTHON:
#ask for and get the number of quacks
quacks = int(input("Please enter the number of quacks: "))
if quacks >=10:
sickDuck()
else:
healthyDuck()
Using your own creativity, design the sickDuck and healthyDuck functions.
Task 2
The following code segment is being tested as part of a game about dreams and nightmares.
It generates a random number in the range 1 to 10.
If the number is greater or equal to 8, it means a dream occured
Else if the number is greater than or equal to 4, it means a nightmare occured
Else both a dream and a nightmare occured!
#import the random library file
import random
#generate a random number and assign to a variable
rand = random.randint(1,10)
#evaluate the random number
if rand>=8:
print("Welcome to the world of dreams!")
print("Let your imagination lift you high!")
elif rand>=4:
print("Welcome to the world of nightmares!")
print("Let your imagination drown you in despair!")
else:
print("Welcome to the world of dreams!")
print("Let your imagination lift you high!")
print("Welcome to the world of nightmares!")
print("Let your imagination drown you in despair!")
print("End of program!")
Design 2 functions, dreams() and nightmares() to handle the tasks of displaying the output.
Rewrite the above program to call the functions when necessary.
Task 3 - Tricky!
A statistician needs to compare 2 randomly generated numbers. Here is an attempt at writing a program.
import random
def start():
rand1 = random.randint(-5,5)
rand2 = random.randint(-5,5)
#compare the 2 numbers
if rand1 == rand2:
display1()
elif rand1 > rand2:
display2()
else
display3()
def end():
print("End of program")
def main():
start()
end()
#####call the main function#####
main()
What do you think the purpose of the 3 display functions is?
Design the functions using your own ideas.
Test your program and see if it works as you expect.