Learning Objectives
With this assignment you will demonstrate:
- The ability to write Python functions given specifications (and test cases)
- The ability to write a complete, interactive, command line Python program
You will demonstrate these objectives by writing several functions and completing a full implementation of the classic number guessing game.
Readings and Videos
This homework assignment covers the material learned in Labs 1–5. Please go through all of the referenced readings and videos that you will find in the Further Study sections.
Instructions
Work in teams of 1 to 2 students.
Create a folder in your cmsi1010 repo called pset01 (“Pset” is the college term for “Problem Set”, which is just a glorified term for “homework assignment”.) Into this folder, fetch the starter files functions_cardio.py and number_guesser.py. You can use curl to get them, via:
curl -o functions_cardio.py -L https://github.com/rtoal/cmsi-1010-classroom/raw/refs/heads/main/pset_starters/pset_01/functions_cardio.pycurl -o number_guesser.py -L https://github.com/rtoal/cmsi-1010-classroom/raw/refs/heads/main/pset_starters/pset_01/number_guesser.py
or you copy-paste them from your web browser into new files you create in VSCode. Either way is fine. No one will ever know how you did it.
Follow the instructions within the files to complete the functions and the larger program.
Please note that these instructions are in the form of embedded comments which you are expected to remove before your final submission.
You will “submit” your solutions via BrightSpace but you won’t actually upload any code: all you will submit is the url of your GitHub repository, along with any other messages about the submission that I or the grading assistants need to know.
If you worked with a partner, you must include with your submission an affidavit stating that you each worked on the entire assignment, did not partition the work, and are both aware of and responsible for the final submission. Take the opportunity to be patient peer teachers, diligent learners from each other, and enjoy your collaboration.
Grading
The functions_cardio.py portion of the assignment will be worth 50 points. This file comes with test cases that will be used to check your files for correctness. The Number Guesser application (number_guesser.py) will be worth 50 points. It will be tested manually.
In addition to checking the correctness of the code, we’ll be assessing and scoring your work on:
- Are all of the assignment instructions followed exactly (i.e., did you remove the explainer comments?)
- Function and variable names: Are they clear and descriptive?
- Indentation, capitalization, spacing: are they consistent with the accepted Python style?
Complete details for how the pros format their code is found in the PEP 8 Style Guide.