Finished Robot version of Pentagon Crazy.

league-workshopper · league-workshopper · commit 6bc2c9e3ffdb · 2015-07-25T16:04:12.000-07:00
diff --git a/src/day1/robot/PentagonCrazy.java b/src/day1/robot/PentagonCrazy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package day1.robot;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+
+import org.jointheleague.graphical.robot.Robot;
+
+/* Teacher’s note: before beginning, draw a pentagon and have students work out the angle that the robot will have to turn (360/5) */
+
+public class PentagonCrazy {
+
+	private void makePrettyThings() {
+		// 1. Create a new Robot
+
+		// 3. Put the robot's pen down
+
+		// 8. Make the robot go at maximum speed (10)
+
+		// 9. Set the pen to a color that you like for the shape
+
+		// 4. Make a variable for the number of sides you want (can’t test this one)
+
+		// 5. Make a variable for the angle you want the robot to turn. Hint: you can divide in Java using "/". Can’t test until step 6.
+
+		// 7. Do steps #2 to #11, 200 times. When this is done you should see a pentagon.
+
+			// 2. Move the robot 200 pixels
+	
+			// 10. Make the robot move "i" pixels instead of 200 (don’t need new line of code for this, just change previous one)
+	
+			// 6. Turn the robot the amount in your angle variable
+	
+			// 11. Turn the robot one more degree
+
+	}
+
+	// Variations:
+	// *12. make the pattern really huge
+	// *13. randomize the color of the pattern 
+	// *14. experiment with different shapes
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		new PentagonCrazy().makePrettyThings();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/solutions/PentagonCrazySolution.java b/src/solutions/PentagonCrazySolution.java
@@ -1,36 +1,37 @@
 package solutions;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
+
 import org.jointheleague.graphical.robot.Robot;
 
 /* Teacher’s note: before beginning, draw a pentagon and have students work out the angle that the robot will have to turn (360/5) */
 
 public class PentagonCrazySolution {
 
 	private void makePrettyThings() {
-		// 1. create a new Robot
+		// 1. Create a new Robot
 		Robot robot = new Robot();
 		// 3. Put the robot's pen down
 		robot.penDown();
-		// 8. make the robot go at maximum speed
+		// 8. Make the robot go at maximum speed (10)
 		robot.setSpeed(10);
-		// 9. choose a color that you like for the shape
-		robot.setPenColor(30, 130, 30);
-		// 4. make a variable for the number of sides you want (can’t test this one)
+		// 9. Set the pen to a color that you like for the shape
+		robot.setPenColor(Color.CYAN);
+		// 4. Make a variable for the number of sides you want (can’t test this one)
 		int sides = 5;
-		// 5. make a variable for the angle you want the robot to turn. Hint: you can divide in Java using “/”. Can’t test until step 6.
+		// 5. Make a variable for the angle you want the robot to turn. Hint: you can divide in Java using "/". Can’t test until step 6.
 		int angle = 360 / sides;
-		// 7. Do everything below 200 times. When this is done you will see a pentagon.
+		// 7. Do everything below 200 times. When this is done you should see a pentagon.
 		for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++) {
 			// 2. Move the robot 200 pixels
 			// robot.move(200);
-			// 9. make the robot move "i" pixels instead of 200 (don’t need new line of code for this, just change previous one)
+			// 9. Make the robot move "i" pixels instead of 200 (don’t need new line of code for this, just change previous one)
 			robot.move(i);
-			// 6. turn the robot the amount in your angle variable
+			// 6. Turn the robot the amount in your angle variable
 			robot.turn(angle);
-			// 10. turn the robot one more degree
+			// 10. Turn the robot one more degree
 			robot.turn(1);
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	// Variations:
