CS173: Intro to Computer Science - Conditionals

Activity Goals

The goals of this activity are:
  1. To be able to write an if statement
  2. To be able to write an else statement
  3. To design boolean expressions for conditionals
  4. To implement complex conditional statements using boolean expression operators

Supplemental Reading

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The Activity

Directions

Consider the activity models and answer the questions provided. First reflect on these questions on your own briefly, before discussing and comparing your thoughts with your group. Appoint one member of your group to discuss your findings with the class, and the rest of the group should help that member prepare their response. Answer each question individually from the activity, and compare with your group to prepare for our whole-class discussion. After class, think about the questions in the reflective prompt and respond to those individually in your notebook. Report out on areas of disagreement or items for which you and your group identified alternative approaches. Write down and report out questions you encountered along the way for group discussion.

Model 1: Conditionals for Selective Execution with if Statements

Questions

  1. Try running the above program for different ages (say, 18, 34, 35, and 36).

Embedded Code Environment

You can try out some code examples in this embedded development environment! To share this with someone else, first have one member of your group make a small change to the file, then click "Open in Repl.it". Log into your Repl.it account (or create one if needed), and click the "Share" button at the top right. Note that some embedded Repl.it projects have multiple source files; you can see those by clicking the file icon on the left navigation bar of the embedded code frame. Share the link that opens up with your group members. Remember only to do this for partner/group activities!

Model 2: Conditionals for Selective Execution with if/else Statements

Questions

  1. Write and execute an if/else statement that determines if it is warm and not raining outside, and prints out whether or not it is appropriate to go outside.

Submission

I encourage you to submit your answers to the questions (and ask your own questions!) using the Class Activity Questions discussion board. You may also respond to questions or comments made by others, or ask follow-up questions there. Answer any reflective prompt questions in the Reflective Journal section of your OneNote Classroom personal section. You can find the link to the class notebook on the syllabus.

For Additional Practice

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