diff --git a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/1-count.js b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/1-count.js index 117bcb2b6..bad37e4b2 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/1-count.js +++ b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/1-count.js @@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ 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 an increment operation. The = operator is the assignment operator: +// it evaluates the expression on the right (count + 1), then assigns the result back to count. diff --git a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/2-initials.js b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/2-initials.js index 47561f617..9ca17e49d 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/2-initials.js +++ b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/2-initials.js @@ -5,7 +5,5 @@ 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..c388aece5 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/3-paths.js +++ b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/3-paths.js @@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ 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 = ; - -// https://www.google.com/search?q=slice+mdn \ No newline at end of file +const dir = filePath.slice(0, lastSlashIndex); +const ext = filePath.slice(filePath.lastIndexOf(".")); +// https://www.google.com/search?q=slice+mdn diff --git a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/4-random.js b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/4-random.js index 292f83aab..5d5dca22f 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/4-random.js +++ b/Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/4-random.js @@ -7,3 +7,13 @@ 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 + +console.log(num); + +// num represents a random integer in the range [1, 100]. +// Breakdown: +// 1. Math.random() returns a decimal number in the range [0, 1). +// 2. (maximum - minimum + 1) calculates the size of the range, which is 100. +// 3. Math.random() * 100 gives a decimal in the range [0, 100). +// 4. Math.floor() rounds down to the nearest integer, giving a value in the range [0, 99]. +// 5. Adding minimum (1) shifts the range to [1, 100]. diff --git a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/0.js b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/0.js index cf6c5039f..044add7ac 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/0.js +++ b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/0.js @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ -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 +// 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? diff --git a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/1.js b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/1.js index 7a43cbea7..031839b47 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/1.js +++ b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/1.js @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ // trying to create an age variable and then reassign the value by 1 -const age = 33; +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..2865eb8a4 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/2.js +++ b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/2.js @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ // Currently trying to print the string "I was born in Bolton" but it isn't working... // what's the error ? -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..4616e75d9 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/3.js +++ b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/3.js @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ const cardNumber = 4533787178994213; -const last4Digits = cardNumber.slice(-4); +const last4Digits = String(cardNumber).slice(-4); // The last4Digits variable should store the last 4 digits of cardNumber // However, the code isn't working @@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ 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 original code will throw a TypeError because .slice() is a string method, +// and cardNumber is a number, not a string. Numbers do not have a .slice() method. +// Fix: We use String(cardNumber) to convert the number to a string first, +// then call .slice(-4) to extract the last 4 characters: "4213". diff --git a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/4.js b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/4.js index 21dad8c5d..e48324f14 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/4.js +++ b/Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/4.js @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ -const 12HourClockTime = "20:53"; -const 24hourClockTime = "08:53"; \ No newline at end of file +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..1aac538a9 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/1-percentage-change.js +++ b/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/1-percentage-change.js @@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ let carPrice = "10,000"; let priceAfterOneYear = "8,543"; carPrice = Number(carPrice.replaceAll(",", "")); -priceAfterOneYear = Number(priceAfterOneYear.replaceAll("," "")); - +priceAfterOneYear = Number(priceAfterOneYear.replaceAll(",", "")); const priceDifference = carPrice - priceAfterOneYear; const percentageChange = (priceDifference / carPrice) * 100; @@ -12,11 +11,24 @@ console.log(`The percentage change is ${percentageChange}`); // Read the code and then answer the questions below // a) How many function calls are there in this file? Write down all the lines where a function call is made +// There are 5 function calls: +// Line 4: replaceAll(",", "") and Number() +// Line 5: replaceAll(",", "") and Number() +// Line 9: console.log() // b) Run the code and identify the line where the error is coming from - why is this error occurring? How can you fix this problem? +// The original code on line 5 was: priceAfterOneYear = Number(priceAfterOneYear.replaceAll("," "")); +// This causes a SyntaxError because there is a missing comma between the two arguments of replaceAll(). +// The original code had replaceAll("," "") but it should be replaceAll(",", ""). +// The comma between "," and "" is needed to separate the two arguments of the function. +// The fix is simply adding the missing comma: replaceAll(",", "") // c) Identify all the lines that are variable reassignment statements +// Lines 4 and 5 are variable reassignment statements (carPrice and priceAfterOneYear are reassigned using let). // d) Identify all the lines that are variable declarations +// Lines 1, 2, 6, 7 are variable declarations (using let or const). // e) Describe what the expression Number(carPrice.replaceAll(",","")) is doing - what is the purpose of this expression? +// It removes all commas from the string "10,000" to get "10000", +// then converts that string into the number 10000 using Number(). diff --git a/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/2-time-format.js b/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/2-time-format.js index 47d239558..62440f62a 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/2-time-format.js +++ b/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/2-time-format.js @@ -12,14 +12,19 @@ console.log(result); // For the piece of code above, read the code and then answer the following questions // a) How many variable declarations are there in this program? +// There are 6 variable declarations (movieLength, remainingSeconds, totalMinutes, remainingMinutes, totalHours, result). // b) How many function calls are there? +// There is 1 function call: console.log(). // c) Using documentation, explain what the expression movieLength % 60 represents -// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Arithmetic_Operators +// The % operator gives the remainder. It calculates the remaining seconds that don't make up a full minute. // d) Interpret line 4, what does the expression assigned to totalMinutes mean? +// It subtracts the extra seconds to get a clean number, then divides by 60 to find the total whole minutes. // e) What do you think the variable result represents? Can you think of a better name for this variable? +// It represents the formatted duration of the movie (Hours:Minutes:Seconds). A better name would be 'formattedDuration'. // f) Try experimenting with different values of movieLength. Will this code work for all values of movieLength? Explain your answer +// It works 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..c59b9f92e 100644 --- a/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/3-to-pounds.js +++ b/Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/3-to-pounds.js @@ -17,11 +17,32 @@ const pence = paddedPenceNumberString console.log(`£${pounds}.${pence}`); -// This program takes a string representing a price in pence -// The program then builds up a string representing the price in pounds +// Step-by-step breakdown: -// You need to do a step-by-step breakdown of each line in this program -// Try and describe the purpose / rationale behind each step +// 1. const penceString = "399p"; +// Declares a string variable with the value "399p". -// To begin, we can start with -// 1. const penceString = "399p": initialises a string variable with the value "399p" +// 2. const penceStringWithoutTrailingP = penceString.substring(0, penceString.length - 1); +// Removes the trailing 'p' character, resulting in "399". + +// 3. const paddedPenceNumberString = penceStringWithoutTrailingP.padStart(3, "0"); +// Pads the string to at least 3 characters with leading zeros. "399" stays "399", but "5" would become "005". + +// 4. const pounds = paddedPenceNumberString.substring(0, paddedPenceNumberString.length - 2); +// Extracts all characters except the last two to get the pounds part. "399" becomes "3". + +// 5. const pence = paddedPenceNumberString.substring(paddedPenceNumberString.length - 2).padEnd(2, "0"); +// Extracts the last two characters for the pence part and pads with trailing "0" if needed. + +// 6. console.log(`£${pounds}.${pence}`); +// Outputs the formatted currency: £3.99 + +// Question: Do we really need .padEnd(2, "0") in this script? +// No, we do not actually need .padEnd(2, "0") in this script. +// Because .padStart(3, "0") already guarantees the string has at least 3 characters, +// .substring(length - 2) will always extract exactly 2 characters for the pence part. +// For example: +// "5p" -> "5" -> padStart -> "005" -> pence = "05" (already 2 chars, padEnd does nothing) +// "50p" -> "50" -> padStart -> "050" -> pence = "50" (already 2 chars, padEnd does nothing) +// "399p" -> "399" -> padStart -> "399" -> pence = "99" (already 2 chars, padEnd does nothing) +// So .padEnd(2, "0") is redundant here because padStart already ensures enough characters.