Homework helper

Details: coding - Intermediate

Have you ever gotten stuck on a piece of homework that your parents can’t help you with? Well, the homework helper is for you! Your mini robot can be adapted to solve all sorts of problems and make your life a whole lot easier!

Task

Your task is to create a basic homework helper to assist with simple math sums, and then adapt it to solve some more complex problems using the design principles you will be taught.

You will also get a better understanding of text generating AI and it´s effects on the future.

Process

A Homework helper that actually could do your homework might seem like a dream but it´s not that far away.

Read the post by Matt Bartlett (you will find it in the resources under Links) about text-generating a.i and try the GPT-2, an algorithm for text-generation created by OpenAI, a company funded by Elon Musk.

Group discussion: Are you for or against the development of text-generating a.i? What effects could it have on your future?

Make your own Homework helper. Follow the step by step instructions that you can find under Documents in resources.

Your code should…

Ask the user to choose whether they want to add two numbers, multiply them, divide them or subtract them.
The code should then calculate the result of these basic calculations.
The result should be outputted to the user, and they should be able to hit the space bar to enter more calculations.

Conclusion

Now you now how to make a program that can help ypu with basic math calculations! Can ypu make the homeworkhelper do even harder calculations?

Learning Objectives

You should be confident in designing backgrounds and changing the backdrop at different points in the programme.
You should be able to adapt the programme to solve different problems that the user of the homework helper may have.
You should have an understanding of text generating AI and it´s effects on the future.