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Methods , Variables, Functions Alice 2 Projects

 

#1  Apollo 15 :

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During the Apollo 15 mission to the moon, astronaut David Scott performed an experiment to prove that Galileo was right when he said that any two objects dropped at the same time would land on the ground at the same time in the absence of air. Scott, standing on the surface of the moon, dropped a hammer and a feather and indeed both objects hit the ground simultaneously.(Again, you must use “do together”)

Create an Alice world that recreates the experiment. You will find classes for the astronaut, lunar Lander, and the moon’s surface in the Web gallery’s Space collection. You can find a class for the Hammer in the Objects collection. Substitute any object of your choice for the feather.

Note : for following 3 steps, see Example 1 below

  1. Create a variable called  dropDistance
  2. set the value of this variable to the returned value of a distance function to make the objects fall the distance to the ground. (If stuck, read this )
  3. Make the two objects fall down the value of the distance

Example 1 (help with steps 2-4)

Steps 2-4 are similar to what is happening in the following picture :

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#2 Space Ship Repair :

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Create a space world with an astronaut and two spaceships(from the Web gallery’s Space collection). One of the spaceships is stranded with engine trouble, and the astronaut has arrived in the other spaceship to perform a repair.

  • The astronaut should initially be positioned just outside one of the spaceships, about to perform a space walk to the other ship. When the world is played, the astronaut should initially be positioned just outside one of the spaceships, about to perform a space walk to the other ship.
  • create a variable called walkingDistance ( to hold the distance that the astronaut must walk)
  • set the value of walkingDistance  to the returned value of a a proximity function  . (If stuck, read this ).  Here are some tips on using proximity functions in Alice 2.0.
    • NOTE: It turns out that, in this case, the best proximity function to use is distance to .
  • When the world is played, the astronaut should float to the stranded spaceship, appear to work for a few moments, and then float back to the rescue ship.
  • The repaired ship should then fly away, off the screen.

#3 Drag Racing:

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  • Use  at least 1 set of comments
  • Create a world with a road (from the City collection) and two cars (from the Vehiclescollection).
  • Resize the road as necessary to match the size of the cars. The cars should be lined up side by side at one end of the road, which is a drag strip.
  • When the world is played, the cars should simultaneously move to the other end of the road and stop(You must use “do together”).
  • Change the duration of the method call that you use to move one of the cars so it is faster than the others.
  • Position the camera so you can see the cars as they approach the end of the drag strip.
  • Put an object at the end of the race to signify the ‘finish line’ and use a proximity function to move the cars to the end.

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#4  Open Ended Project

  • Two or more objects
  • Must tell some kind of story
  • use at least 1 variable
  • use at least 1 function

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Limitations of Inheritance

why Interfaces Are Useful

We are going to write a class that sorts some of the classes we have already written –namely : the Account and Student classes that we wrote in the past. Specifically, this class is going to sort Student and accounts by their grade point averages and their account balances , respectively..

Organizer Skeleton class (You only have to fill in 1 method)

Class : Organizer

The Constructor

  • The constructor is completely written for you already. It creates an array of Accounts and an array of Student. It also sends the arrays to both of the sort methods described below. You only need to write 1 method : public static void sort (Student[] arr) which is described below.

Accessor Methods

  • Sort Methods
    • public static void sort(Account [] arr)// Implemented this for you
    • public static void sort (Student[] arr) //basically…modify the sort method above so that it works for the Student class by comparing how old they are

What if we wanted to sort the PlayList class and add the method void sort(PlayList[] lists)?

Answer: We’d have to yet again add a whole new method that is very similar to the two sort methods we already wrote

Final Alice Assignment

This is your “cumulative Assignment”

  • It must tell a story
  • Minimum of 5 objects

 

Programming Requirements

  • Some kind of interactive event (#27) . Something should happen when a mouse is pressed, key is pressed etc

 

10 points of the following

 

  • Loop    (2 points )
  • variable (1 point)
  •  function (1 point)
  • custom object (save to file etc)  2 points

Alice Unit 5

5.1: Exercise Competition:

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Three girls Jenny, Kelly, and Barb are enrolled in an exercise class. One day after class the three decide to have a friendly competition to see how many sets of 10 repetitions of running in place each can do before getting tired. Barb decides to go first and gets tired at 10 repetitions. Kelly goes next and she gets tired at 20 repetitions. Jenny, who has been in the exercise class for the longest, goes next. She gets tired at 30 repetitions.

Create a world that suites the competition.

  • Note: Basically, you are just using a parameter to determine how many times the girl “runsInPlace”
  • Important: Each of the girls should be an instance of ExerciseGirl class that you created in chapter 5.

 

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EACH Assignment below requires the use of a parameter in some way.  If you do not have a parameter, as described, you will lose a lot of credit.

 

Here is a helpful link on how to create and use parameters, in case you forget.

 

5.2 : Jumping Jacks

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Add a jumpingJack method to the ExerciseGirl class. The method should make the object perform jumping jacks .

  • Important: this method should have a parameter for the number of repetitions to perform.

5.3 : Marcello The Magician:

 

Marcello the magician has finally mastered his disappearing act. To perform the act, he places several items on a table in front of him. He stands with his right arm extended over an item. He says the magic word “Alakazam, Alakazee” and the object disappears. He repeats this procedure for each object on the table. Create a world in which Marcello (an instance of the Magician class from the People Collection) demonstrates his new act . In the magician object

  • you should create two new class-level methods:
    • sayMagicWords
      • should cause Marcello to say the magic words.
    • makeDisappear
      • This method should have an object as its parameter
      • should cause Marcello to turn to face the object, say the magic words (by calling the sayMagicWords method) and then make the object disappear by setting its opacity to zero (note: for some reason the bunny object cannot be made to disappear this way!).
  • gigantaicize
    • This method should have an object as its parameter
    • the object should be made to 5 times its original size!
  • Want to get an “A+”: then create a transmute method tha
    • takes an object  parameter
    • Changes a locust to a boar (hide the one , make the other appear)
    • changes a bird to a locust

ALice Loop Assignments

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1)  Centigrade to Fahrenheit Modification: Modify the Fahrenheit to centigrade project as follows.

  1. Let the user do as many centigrade modifications as you want (like this link here)
  2. Then use a loop to do that many conversions

2) Miles Per Gallon Modification: Modify the miles per gallon projec. In this one, ask the user how many times they want the MPG program to run and use a loop like this. .Due wed/Thurs the 17th/18th

  1. Ask the user how many times, they want to do the MPG and use a loop like this
  2. Then use a loop to do that many conversions

3) Sea Plane Loop-the-Loop : Create a world with a sea plane (from the Vehiclescollection).Create an infinite loop that causes the sea plane to do a circular loop the loop. Adjust the style and duration editing tags to make the animation fast, and as smooth as possible.

EOU)  Open assignment. Your open project must have each of the following criteraDue before Winter vacation

  1. a variable
  2. store the return value of a function into that variable
  3. a loop of some kind

Objects In Java Unit

 

Unit 4  Objects && ArrayList

Unit 5 : Objects Continued

Unit 4** Alice Assignments

Assignment ): Tutorial 4-2 Gum Drop Fish Assignment will be graded (2 points) from packet #13 will be graded.  Download the GumdropBigFish world 

  • gum drop alice

Assignment 1 )   Miles Per Gallon: Create a world in which the

  •  Create 3 variables :  miles, gallons ,MPG  
    •  2 of the variables  store the return value of a function
      • The user is asked for the number of gallons  of fuel his or her car can hold. Use the return value of the ask use for a number function as shown below.screenshot21
      • Do the same thing for the the number of miles  that he or she can drive on a full tank. Use ask a user function to set the value of the miles variable.
  • a third variable called MPG.   This one will store the result of some math and will hold the car’s miles-per-gallon (MPG). Calculate the MPG with the following formulampg (2)
  • At the end , your character should say the value of the   mpg , as shown below.

How to use “what as a string”

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Assignment  3) Fahrenheit to Centigrade :

First, watch the animated gifs on this web page that explain how to use math in Alice

 

  • Create a variable called degreesFahrenheit  .
  • Store the return value of the ask_user to enter a number function
    • You should ask them for the degrees in Fahrenheit
  • Create a variable called  degreesCentigrade
  • Use the following formula to convert the degreesFahrenheit   to Centigrade using the following formula
  • use a character from thePeople collection to say the centigrade temperature.
  • Don’t forget that you can’t say numbers, you must use what as a string

 

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Assignment 4) Modification of MPG

reopen the miles per gallon project

  • if the MPG variable <  20
    • say “What a Gas Guzzler”
  • else
    • say ” Your car is not a gas guzzler”

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Assignment 5) Modification of Fahrenheit to Centigrade

reopen the Fahrenheit to Centigrade project and add

  • if the degreesCentigrade  variable <30
    • say “It’s Very cold
  • else
    • say ” It is warm outside”

Assignment 6) Circle’s Area and Circumference: Create a world with your choice of person from the Peoplecollection. When you play the world, it should

  • ask the user for the radius of a circle. (This value should be stored in a variable ).
  • The person should then say the area and the circumference of the circle.( Links for the circumference formula , area of a circle)
  • (For an extra point do the same thing with a “Sphere“. Ask the user for the radius and calculate the surface area and the volume.

Assignment 8 

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Roman Numeral translator

Here’s a gif showing partial code and what the finished project should look like
Objective : to let the user type in a number between 1 and 10 and then have a character “translate” that into Roman Numerals ( I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X)

  • Ask the user for a number and store the return value into a variable called numberToTranslate
  • if the user enters a number greater than 10 then  OR less than 1 , have your character say, use either a or b “Only enter numbers between 1 and 10”screenshot59

 

 

  • use a series of “if/else tests to translate the number and say the write translation for each number between 1 and 10
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We are going to use the roman Numeral Translator file again, so it’s important that you don’t lose the file and give it a good name that you can easily recognize in the future.

Assignment 7-extra credit ). Look up the formulas for the volume and surface area of a cylinder . Ask the user for the height of the cylinder and the radius, which should be stored in variables. Then calculate the surface area and volume of the cylinder . See if there is a cylinder shape in the gallery to use as a visual aid.

Assignment 8 ) Open Assignment

Create an Alice world that

  • uses a variable
  • uses a ask_user world function
  • uses a comment
  • uses an if/else
  • uses a math expression with more than one operation (ie addition and also multiplication or multiplication and also subtraction)
  • tells a story

 

Unit 4 . Objects & Arraylists

Unit 4  Objects && ArrayList

 

Part I

import java.util.ArrayList

 

RPN Calc Assignment

Use A Stack Class to create a RPN calculator

Part I : RPN Math Class

Input: String representing RPN syntax

Parse the String  (Maybe a separate method)

Calculate the return value of the RPN syntax.

Examples of Syntax

  • “3 -5 * “ -15

 

IF invalid syntax is entered, your method should throw an ArrithmeticException

Things to Support

  • negative numbers (vs subtraction)
  • decimal points
  • multiple spaces between characters

Part II: The GUI

  • Numbers 0-9
  • negative
  • 5 operators
  • Enter button
  • Clear button
  • System.exit(0) button
  • ** EC: support for keypresses including enter

Part III: **EC : Infix to postfix (allow users to enter numbers in infix)

 

Send me the jar file.