In Computer Science with Mrs. Taricco, we learn how coding works by actually building things ourselves. We create websites using HTML and CSS, which helps us understand how to do frontend design and structure. During the year, we continue to update our websites and use Java to learn the fundamentals of coding and programming through hands-on labs and challenges. We work with concepts like loops, arrays, and objects. We also get the opportunity to take part in coding competitions such as ACSL. Toward the end of the year, we collaborate in small groups to design an app intended to help a real community need.
In this visual Java assignment, Ms. Taricco requested that we program a way to generate 10 stars of different sizes on a given-sized graph. Although it may seem simple, we had to incorporate multiple variables such as radius, outer radius, and center. I used a combination of the random method, geometry, and for loops to finish this lab. I also added random colors to make it more visually stimulating. You can look at my code in PDF if you click the image!
The Line art visual lab took me quite a while to figure out. The line art lab consisted of a rectangle filled with curve lines protruding from each corner, and smaller rectangle of the same characteristics in the center. The challenging part of this assignment for me was creating the equation for proportionally reducing the size of each line but, once I figured it out, I was able to have fun and assign random colors to each line. Click the image to get a closer look at my visual and code in the PDF!