Re: how to think like a computer scientist

2005-11-15 Thread Simon Brunning
On 14/11/05, john boy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone know if there is an "answer key" to all of the exercises in "how > to think like a computer scientist"sure would be a lot easier to refer > to that instead of tying up this forum with questions a

how to think like a computer scientist

2005-11-15 Thread john boy
Does anyone know if there is an "answer key" to all of the exercises in "how to think like a computer scientist"sure would be a lot easier to refer to that instead of tying up this forum with questions about exercises I'm sure that have been asked before Yahoo! Fa

Re: how to think like a computer scientist

2005-11-13 Thread Colin J. Williams
Brian van den Broek wrote: > john boy said unto the world upon 2005-11-11 22:25: > >> Question for the following program: sec 5.5 >> >> def factorial (n): >>if n == 0: >> return 1 >>else: >> recurse = factorial (n-1) >> result = n * recurse >> return result >> >

Re: how to think like a computer scientist

2005-11-13 Thread Brian van den Broek
john boy said unto the world upon 2005-11-11 22:25: > Question for the following program: sec 5.5 > > def factorial (n): >if n == 0: > return 1 >else: > recurse = factorial (n-1) > result = n * recurse > return result > > How come whenever I state the function wi

how to think like a computer scientist

2005-11-11 Thread john boy
Question for the following program: sec 5.5   def factorial (n):    if n == 0:   return 1    else:   recurse = factorial (n-1)   result = n * recurse   return result   How come whenever I state the function with "n" given a value it prints no results in the interpreter for EX:   de

Re: "how to think like a computer scientist"

2005-11-06 Thread Fredrik Lundh
"john boy" wrote: > I am using the book "how to think like a computer scientist" and > am finding the examples are not working with Python 2.4.2...I have > typed them exactly as they appear in the textcan someone > relate to this?...is this typical b/c 2.4.2 i

"how to think like a computer scientist"

2005-11-06 Thread john boy
I am using the book "how to think like a computer scientist" and am finding the examples are not working with Python 2.4.2...I have typed them exactly as they appear in the textcan someone relate to this?...is this typical b/c 2.4.2 is a newer version?   -xray- Yahoo! FareChas

"how to think like a computer scientist"

2005-11-06 Thread john boy
Ok...I'm new to Python..and of course am already having troubles.   I have tried the following example from "how to think like a computer> scientist">> def newline():> print>> print "firstline"> newline()> print "secondline">&g