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Karel Programming Assignment Guide

The document outlines programming assignments related to Karel the Robot, including deadlines for submissions and section sign-ups. It introduces various Karel problems, such as RoombaKarel and BeeperDoublingKarel, emphasizing the goal of cleaning a grid of beepers. Additionally, it discusses algorithms as processes for solving problems, highlighting the existence of multiple algorithms for each problem with different trade-offs.

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Karel Programming Assignment Guide

The document outlines programming assignments related to Karel the Robot, including deadlines for submissions and section sign-ups. It introduces various Karel problems, such as RoombaKarel and BeeperDoublingKarel, emphasizing the goal of cleaning a grid of beepers. Additionally, it discusses algorithms as processes for solving problems, highlighting the existence of multiple algorithms for each problem with different trade-offs.

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Problem-Solving with Karel

Announcements
● Programming Assignment #1 Out:
● Karel the Robot: Due Friday, January 20 at
3:15 PM
● Email: Due Sunday, January 22 at 11:59PM
● Sign up for section!
http://cs198.stanford.edu/section
Signups close this Sunday at 5PM.
Friday Four Square
● Good snacks!
● Good company!
● Good game!
● Good fun!
● Today at 4:15
in front of
Gates.

Don't be this guy!


Revisiting HurdleJumpingKarel
RowSweepingKarel
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Let's Code it Up!
Karel has to take six steps…

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…but has to sweep seven corners.


A More Elaborate Problem
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RoombaKarel
The Problem
● Setup:
● Karel begins at (1, 1).
● Karel's world has no walls in it.
● Each corner has zero or one beepers.
● Goal:
● Karel's world is free of beepers.
● Karel's location does not matter.
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Algorithms
● An algorithm is a process for solving
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● Named for 9th-century Persian
mathematician ‫محمد بن موسى الخوارزمي‬,
(Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi).
● There are many algorithms for solving
each problem; each offers tradeoffs.
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How do you double beepers?
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