Unit #5-01

Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• understand and create your own function, with no parameters

Review

• main() function

Lesson

• go over  Understanding Functions , Computer Based Problem Solving

  • note: in python it is now standard to include type hints

Activity

• nil

Daily Assignment

• create a program that has a function called nautical_miles() (or nauticalMiles();) this function lets you enter in a distance in Nautical Miles (Admiralty) and it then prints out what that distance is in kilometers and display the answer in the console; all the functionality needs to be written inside the function, not in main(); main() will just call the function nautical_miles() (or nauticalMiles();)

  • see here for an explanation and formula

  • we will use the conversion value: K = NM * 1.853184

• you will still have a main() function, but now it will call the other function

• for today, NO try ... catch inside your new function

  • we will assume everyone will enter the correct info!

• ensure you can accept a decimal (float) number and your output is also a decimal rounded to 3 decimal places

• flowcharts are only for each of the functions, not the main() function

Extra

• recreate the same above program in C