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-- IPYNB Checkpoints ++ Git Ignore File for IPYNB Checkpoints +- Week 5 Homework Files
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2.6 KiB
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101 lines
2.6 KiB
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"cell_type": "markdown",
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"metadata": {},
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"source": [
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"## The Middle"
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]
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},
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{
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"cell_type": "markdown",
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"metadata": {},
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"source": [
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"Suppose that Yulin, another INF110 student, is tasked with writing code to find the middle of three distinct numbers named `a`, `b`, and `c`. (By “middle” we mean the value that is neither the maximum nor the minimum.) For example, given the values 4, 2, and 7, the code should give back 4.\n",
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"\n",
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"Yulin has a moment of inspired thought and rapidly types the following into her Jupyter notebook:"
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]
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},
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"cell_type": "code",
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"execution_count": null,
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"metadata": {
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"collapsed": true
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},
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"outputs": [],
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"source": [
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"a + b + c - (max(a, b, c) + min(a, b, c))\n",
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"# Originally: a + b + c - max(a, b, c) + min(a, b, c)"
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]
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},
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"cell_type": "markdown",
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"metadata": {},
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"source": [
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"Is her code correct? Why or why not? If not, make a *simple* change to the cell above to fix it.\n",
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"\n",
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"*Hint:* Running the cell will produce an error because we haven't defined `a`, `b`, and `c`, but you're free to make any changes you want to test your ideas. (When you submit, just indicate which cell is your final answer.)"
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]
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},
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"cell_type": "code",
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"execution_count": 6,
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"metadata": {},
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"outputs": [
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{
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"data": {
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"text/plain": [
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"888"
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]
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},
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"execution_count": 6,
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"metadata": {},
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"output_type": "execute_result"
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}
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],
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"source": [
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"# Testing the interesting function: a + b + c - max(a, b, c) + min(a, b, c)\n",
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"\n",
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"# Using the test input vals a = 4, b = 2, c = 7\n",
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"\n",
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"##a = 4\n",
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"##b = 2\n",
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"##c = 7\n",
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"\n",
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"a = 999\n",
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"b = 345\n",
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"c = 888\n",
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"\n",
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"a + b + c - (max(a, b, c) + min(a, b, c))"
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]
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},
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"cell_type": "markdown",
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"metadata": {},
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"source": [
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"Code was not correct, would return a value that is not the middle one. By adding parentheses before the call of max and after the call of min, you can return a middle value of three variables every single time."
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]
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}
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],
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"kernelspec": {
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"display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)",
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"language": "python",
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"name": "python3"
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"language_info": {
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"codemirror_mode": {
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"name": "ipython",
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"version": 3
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},
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"file_extension": ".py",
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"mimetype": "text/x-python",
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"name": "python",
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"nbconvert_exporter": "python",
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"pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
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"version": "3.9.12"
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}
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},
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"nbformat": 4,
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"nbformat_minor": 1
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}
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