diff --git a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/1-count.js b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/1-count.js index 117bcb2b6..c33c481d5 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/1-count.js +++ b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/1-count.js @@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ count = count + 1; // Line 1 is a variable declaration, creating the count variable with an initial value of 0 // Describe what line 3 is doing, in particular focus on what = is doing +// Line 3 is updating the value of the count variable by adding 1 to its current value. +// The = operator is an assignment operator that assigns the result of the expression on the right (count + 1) +// back to the variable on the left (count). This effectively increments the count variable by 1 each time this line is executed. diff --git a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/2-initials.js b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/2-initials.js index 47561f617..ea1f6d8b6 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/2-initials.js +++ b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/2-initials.js @@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ let lastName = "Johnson"; // Declare a variable called initials that stores the first character of each string. // This should produce the string "CKJ", but you must not write the characters C, K, or J in the code of your solution. -let initials = ``; + + +let initials = firstName[0]+ middleName[0] + lastName[0]; // https://www.google.com/search?q=get+first+character+of+string+mdn + diff --git a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/3-paths.js b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/3-paths.js index ab90ebb28..93c046970 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/3-paths.js +++ b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/3-paths.js @@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ console.log(`The base part of ${filePath} is ${base}`); // Create a variable to store the dir part of the filePath variable // Create a variable to store the ext part of the variable -const dir = ; -const ext = ; +const dir = filePath.slice(0, lastSlashIndex); +const ext = filePath.slice(filePath.lastIndexOf(".") + 1); + // https://www.google.com/search?q=slice+mdn \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/4-random.js b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/4-random.js index 292f83aab..fd6f48256 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/4-random.js +++ b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/4-random.js @@ -7,3 +7,10 @@ const num = Math.floor(Math.random() * (maximum - minimum + 1)) + minimum; // Try breaking down the expression and using documentation to explain what it means // It will help to think about the order in which expressions are evaluated // Try logging the value of num and running the program several times to build an idea of what the program is doing + +//Breakdown +// Math.random() generates a random decimal number between 0 (inclusive) and 1 (exclusive). +// (maximum - minimum + 1) calculates the range of numbers which is 100 - 1 + 1 = 100. +// Multiplying Math.random() by (maximum - minimum + 1) scales the random decimal to a range of 0 (inclusive) to 100 (exclusive). +// The Math.floor() rounds down the number to the nearest whole number, giving us an integer between 0 and 99. +// Adding minimum (which is 1) shifts the range from 0-99 to 1-100. diff --git a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/0.js b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/0.js index cf6c5039f..879e8010e 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/0.js +++ b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/0.js @@ -1,2 +1,5 @@ This is just an instruction for the first activity - but it is just for human consumption -We don't want the computer to run these 2 lines - how can we solve this problem? \ No newline at end of file +We don't want the computer to run these 2 lines - how can we solve this problem? + +//This is just an instruction for the first activity - but it is just for human consumption +//We don't want the computer to run these 2 lines - how can we solve this problem? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/1.js b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/1.js index 7a43cbea7..a7fabd449 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/1.js +++ b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/1.js @@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ const age = 33; age = age + 1; + +let age = 33; +age = age + 1; diff --git a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/2.js b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/2.js index e09b89831..b52f0edb3 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/2.js +++ b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/2.js @@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ console.log(`I was born in ${cityOfBirth}`); const cityOfBirth = "Bolton"; +console.log(`I was born in ${cityOfBirth}`); diff --git a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/3.js b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/3.js index ec101884d..22db14b7b 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/3.js +++ b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/3.js @@ -7,3 +7,10 @@ const last4Digits = cardNumber.slice(-4); // Then run the code and see what error it gives. // Consider: Why does it give this error? Is this what I predicted? If not, what's different? // Then try updating the expression last4Digits is assigned to, in order to get the correct value + +// Prediction: The code won't work because cardNumber is a number, and the slice method is a string method. +// When we try to call slice on a number, it will throw a TypeError because numbers do not have the slice method. +// To fix this, we can convert cardNumber to a string before calling slice on it. + +const last4Digits = String(cardNumber).slice(-4); + diff --git a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/4.js b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/4.js index 21dad8c5d..3e4346886 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/4.js +++ b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/4.js @@ -1,2 +1,5 @@ const 12HourClockTime = "20:53"; -const 24hourClockTime = "08:53"; \ No newline at end of file +const 24hourClockTime = "08:53"; + +const twelveHourClockTime = "20:53"; +const twentyFourHourClockTime = "08:53"; diff --git a/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/1-percentage-change.js b/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/1-percentage-change.js index e24ecb8e1..871de4eca 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/1-percentage-change.js +++ b/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/1-percentage-change.js @@ -20,3 +20,23 @@ console.log(`The percentage change is ${percentageChange}`); // d) Identify all the lines that are variable declarations // e) Describe what the expression Number(carPrice.replaceAll(",","")) is doing - what is the purpose of this expression? + +priceAfterOneYear = Number(priceAfterOneYear.replaceAll("," "")); + +// a) there are 5 function calls in this file,// Line 4: replaceAll(",", "") and Number() +// Line 5: replaceAll(",", "") and Number() +// Line 9: console.log() + +// b) The error is coming from line 4 and line 5. +// The error occurs because the replaceAll method is being called on a string that contains a comma, which is not a valid number. +// To fix this problem, we can remove the commas from the strings before converting them to numbers. + +// c) The variable reassignment statements are on line 4 and line 5, where carPrice and +// priceAfterOneYear are being reassigned to the result of the Number() function. + +// d) The variable declarations are on line 1 and line 2, where carPrice and priceAfterOneYear are declared and initialized with string values. + +// e) The expression Number(carPrice.replaceAll(",","")) is doing the following: +// 1. This part of the expression takes the string value of carPrice (which is "10,000") and removes all comma, resulting in the string "10000". +// 2. Number(...): This part takes the resulting string "10000" and converts it into a number (10000). + diff --git a/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/2-time-format.js b/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/2-time-format.js index 47d239558..fa22425c0 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/2-time-format.js +++ b/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/2-time-format.js @@ -23,3 +23,10 @@ console.log(result); // e) What do you think the variable result represents? Can you think of a better name for this variable? // f) Try experimenting with different values of movieLength. Will this code work for all values of movieLength? Explain your answer + +// a) There are 6 variable declarations in this program: movieLength, remainingSeconds, totalMinutes, remainingMinutes, totalHours, and result. +// b) There is 1 function call in this program: console.log(result). +// c) The movieLength % 60 calculates the remainder. This gives us the number of seconds . +// d) The totalMinutes subtracts the extra seconds to get a clean number, then divides by 60 to find the total whole minutes. +// e) The variable result represents the formatted string of hours, minutes, and seconds for the movie length. A better name could be formattedTime. +// f) This code will work for positive integers, but it doesn't add a leading zero to single digits (e.g., it prints 2:5:9 instead of 02:05:09). diff --git a/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/3-to-pounds.js b/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/3-to-pounds.js index 60c9ace69..d3e3f81ae 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/3-to-pounds.js +++ b/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/3-to-pounds.js @@ -23,5 +23,18 @@ console.log(`£${pounds}.${pence}`); // You need to do a step-by-step breakdown of each line in this program // Try and describe the purpose / rationale behind each step -// To begin, we can start with -// 1. const penceString = "399p": initialises a string variable with the value "399p" + +//1. const penceString = "399p": initializes a string variable with the value "399p" + +// 2 to 6.const penceStringWithoutTrailingP = penceString.substring(0,penceString.length - 1); +// removes the (p) at the end determined by removing the sudstring at the total length of the string -1 + +// 8.const paddedPenceNumberString = penceStringWithoutTrailingP.padStart(3, "0"); +// makes sure the string is at least 3 characters long and if it is not it padds it with "0" + +// 9.const pounds = paddedPenceNumberString.substring( 0, paddedPenceNumberString.length - 2); +// gets the ammout of pounds by making a sub string that starts at the firts character (0) to the paddedPenceNumberString length -2 to exclued the last 2 characters (the p) + +// 10. +// 18.console.log(`£${pounds}.${pence}`); +// gives the console the result using a string literal diff --git a/Sprint-1/4-stretch-explore/chrome.md b/Sprint-1/4-stretch-explore/chrome.md index e7dd5feaf..e7d099004 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/4-stretch-explore/chrome.md +++ b/Sprint-1/4-stretch-explore/chrome.md @@ -16,3 +16,14 @@ Now try invoking the function `prompt` with a string input of `"What is your nam What effect does calling the `prompt` function have? What is the return value of `prompt`? + +//What effect does calling the `alert` function have? +a pop up appered saying hello world + +Now try invoking the function `prompt` with a string input of `"What is your name?"` - store the return value of your call to `prompt` in an variable called `myName`. + +What effect does calling the `prompt` function have? +it give a pop up with a text input +What is the return value of `prompt`? +the return is what is entered into the text input if it is blank you will get '' + diff --git a/Sprint-1/4-stretch-explore/objects.md b/Sprint-1/4-stretch-explore/objects.md index 0216dee56..ddf5d2d6b 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/4-stretch-explore/objects.md +++ b/Sprint-1/4-stretch-explore/objects.md @@ -14,3 +14,10 @@ Answer the following questions: What does `console` store? What does the syntax `console.log` or `console.assert` mean? In particular, what does the `.` mean? + +//log() { [native code] }Now enter just `console` in the Console, what output do you get back?console {debug: ƒ, error: ƒ, info: ƒ, log: ƒ, warn: ƒ, …}assert: ƒ assert()clear: ƒ clear()context: ƒ context()count: ƒ count()countReset: ƒ countReset()createTask: ƒ createTask()debug: ƒ debug()dir: ƒ dir()dirxml: ƒ dirxml()error: ƒ error()group: ƒ group()groupCollapsed: ƒ groupCollapsed()groupEnd: ƒ groupEnd()info: ƒ info()log: ƒ log()memory: MemoryInfo {totalJSHeapSize: 12700000, usedJSHeapSize: 10000000, jsHeapSizeLimit: 2330000000}profile: ƒ profile()profileEnd: ƒ profileEnd()table: ƒ table()time: ƒ time()timeEnd: ƒ timeEnd()timeLog: ƒ timeLog()timeStamp: ƒ timeStamp()trace: ƒ trace()warn: ƒ warn()length: 0name: "warn"arguments: (...)caller: (...)[[Prototype]]: ƒ ()[[Scopes]]: Scopes[0]Symbol(Symbol.toStringTag): "console"[[Prototype]]: Object[[Prototype]]: Object +Try also entering `typeof console`'object' +Answer the following questions:What does `console` store?the console stores objects +What does the syntax `console.log` or `console.assert` mean? +In particular, what does the `.` mean? +the . denotes what kind of object the console is being told to use and what to do with the data it has been given