2. Variables and functions

Week 2 (September 1)
Due: 1.2 Terminal Adventure lab , 1.3 Names lab

Discussion on set up experience. Turtle lab recap. Introduction to functions in two metaphors: decomposing tasks and learning new words. Getting comfortable with the Terminal. Reminders.

Week 2

We made it through week 1!
Set up [00:18]
- please contact me ASAP if you need setup help
- set up is tricky, but it enables to create more powerful programs
- how would you set up in your own class?
- how I get set up in my class
Turtle lab recap [5:38]
- feelings of joy, excitment, satifiaction, and frusteration
- value of international motivation through personal exploration and experimentation
Journal Entries [8:14]
- share your journal with me (eqbrown@buffalo.edu) in edit or commenting mode
- you can add each week's entry to the same document
This week's assigments [9:20]
- follow along with the lab page and pay close attention to the 💻 icon
- lab_termianl
- lab_names
Reminders [11:40]
- Group Meetings
  - post in the discord your group members, meeting time, how you will meet (online or in-person)
  - meet to discuss this week's assignments
  - post short recap in the work-session-recap channel in discord
- reference syllabus
- labs checked for on completion

Brief Demo of lab_terminal_adventure and lab_names

ohmyzsh [0:00]
- why I have students customize their terminal
lab_terminal_adventure [1:43]
- if you encounter an error running python return_to_ship.py, run the command poetry install, then try it again!
lab_names [3:50]
- interactive python shell
- introduction to functions - be mindful of indentation
follow along with the lab page! discuss with your group members if you get stuck
as always, email or post in the discord for help