[Tutor] making math problems mmmm fun

[max baseman]

haha :) yeah it's the new imp stuff i like parts of the idea but  
other parts i really dislike basically it TRIES   to make math more  
interactive and world like i really enjoy how most of it is really  
programable stuff :) where compared to normal math books it's a bit  
harder to program just a problem instead of a story but imp needs  
help with it's grading and teaching the grading is terrible i can get  
a A as long as i can explain and know how my way of doing it wrong  
"works" but will fail if i just write the write answer without  
explanation i dont mind the explanations bit but that what i write  
matters more than if i can do the work  is odd
adn i just haven't learned anything new yet :)

On Sep 10, 2007, at 7:16 PM, wormwood_3 wrote:

> Don't have any ideas to Pythonize this problem for you, but I must  
> say that I hope this problem was listed in a chapter entitled  
> "Cruel and Unusual"!
>
> -Sam
> ____________________________________
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: max baseman <dos.fool at gmail.com>
> To: tutor at python.org
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 6:28:23 PM
> Subject: [Tutor] making math problems mmmm fun
>
> hello all this is a homework in math i dont need to program it but i
> would like to :)  so like any other time pleas  dont just give a
> answer tutorials or a explanation. i dont like to use script
> something i dont understand :)
>
> thanks
>
> basically the problem is to find a bunch of ways to put 1,2,3,4,5
> into different math problems to that equal 1-25, i haven't spent to
> much time thinking about how to do this but i cant think of a way to
> do it it without writing making the program rather long here is the
> page from the book for the rules i will be working on this for the
> next week or so thanks for any help :)
>
>
>
>
>   . you may use any of the four basic arithmetic operations-
> addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (according to the
> order of operations rules). for example, 2+1x3-4 is a 1-2-3-4
> expression for the number 1.
>
> . you may use exponents. for example, 2² - 4 - 1 is a 1234 expression
> for the number 3
>
> . you may use radicals for EX: √4x2+1 is equal to 3 so 3+√4x2+1 is
> a 1234 expression for 6
>
> . you may use factorials for EX: 4! means 4x3x2x1 so 3+4!+1-2 is a
> 1234 expression for the number 26
>
>
> . you  may juxtapose two or more digits (that is put them next to
> each other) to form a number such as 12. for example 43-12 is a 1234
> expression for 31
>
> . you may use parentheses and brackets to change the meaning of a
> expression for example according to the rules of order of operations 1
> +4x3² is a 1234 expression for 37. you can add parentheses and
> brackets to get [(1+4)x3]² which is a 1234 expression for 225
>
> . must use 1,2,3,4 exactly once
>
>
>
> thanks for the help ill post if i find anything
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