Lecture 7: Decomposition, Abstraction, and Functions

MIT 6.100L Introduction to CS and Programming using Python, Fall 2022
Instructor: Ana Bell
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An introduction to functions and their decomposition, abstractions, and specifications. Functions allow us to suppress detail from a user and capture computation within a black box. A programmer writes functions with 0 or more inputs and something to return. A function only runs when it is called and the entire function call is replaced with the return value.
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[@leonoragoston1345]

That woman taught me how to code I believe in 2018. I am now writing my phd thesis in ai methods applied in bacteriophage related questions

[@Hsalz]

Ana explains things very well. Enjoying this course!

[@user-of2wr4js6h]

thank you very much♥

[@bakdauletseisenkul2833]

Can the micro quizzes and the solutions of problems sets be uploaded? It would be very useful.

[@mitocw]

See MIT OpenCourseWare for the course materials. The micro quizzes (with solutions) can be found at: ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-100l-introduction-to-cs-and-programming-using-python-fall-2022/pages/finger-exercises/. Best wishes on your studies!

[@izzyklar]

First, thanks for the lesson 👍🏻 Question: in the last example of adding the sum of odds, how would the While loop execute the code if the odd condition is false? Shouldn't it stop right there?

[@Hsalz]

The while loop is true and runs so long as i

[@carsonjamesiv2512]

👍

[@axumitedessalegn3549]

Please fix your link for the notes and code. You have lecture 3 notes and code in the lecture 7 page.

[@mitocw]

We'll take a look at it. Thanks for your note!

[@mitocw]

Okay, it has been fixed!

[@axumitedessalegn3549]

@@mitocw Thanks! :)