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Basic Programming Concepts
- APSC Phase 1
We need to understand basic programming concepts like input and output.
Program 1
Write a program that asks for your name, and then prints “Hello, Mr. <name>!”.
Step One: Basic Output
In python, the basic output is print().
print-1a.py
print("Hello, my name is Mr. Appledog!")
This allows you to print messages to the console.
Now lets explore what a variable is.
print-1b.py
name = "Appledog"
print("Hello, my name is Mr. " + name + "!")
Here we store some information and use it later. We store the name “Appledog” in a variable called “name”. You could also call the variable “x”, or any other word.
Step Two: Basic Input
print-1c.py
name = input("What is your name? ")
print("Hello, my name is Mr. " + name + "!")
This is the final version of the instruction program. Now we ask the students to write their own program:
Problem 1
Problem 1: Input your first name and last name, and write “Hello <firstname> <lastname>!”
Answer
print-1d.py
a = input("What is your first name? ")
b = input("What is your last name? ")
print("Hi, Mr. " + a + " " + c + ".")
Mark: 100%
Comment: Many students don't format the English correctly, or forget to include a space between the two words. In such a case they should lose 5% for the mistake.