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October 14, 2018Tools for gentle introduction to coding
October 14, 2018Swift Playgrounds (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/swift-playgrounds/id908519492?mt=8)
- Drag simple blocks of code
- Very gentle introduction to coding
- Begin with controlling a video game character
- iPad only
Scratch Jr (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scratchjr/id895485086?mt=8)
- Drag icons that represent code blocks
- Tablet only (iPad & Android)
Blockly (https://blockly-games.appspot.com/)
- Similar to Swift Playgrounds in its introduction
- Begin with controlling a video game character
- Gentle introduction to coding
- Exposure to basic programming syntax
- Runs in browser
- Tablet version in beta
Scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/)
- More complex desktop version
- Exposure to basic programming syntax
- Also runs in browser
Hopscotch (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hopscotch-learn-to-code-creatively-and-make-games/id617098629?mt=8)
- Nice video tutorials
- Considers a broader range of applications than the other ones
- Slightly less gentle introduction to coding
- Tablet only (iPad & Android)
R Datacamp (https://www.datacamp.com/courses/free-introduction-to-r)
- Browser-based introduction to R
- Video tutorials
- Guided interactive coding exercises
- Full programming syntax
gravity – Would a light or a heavy ball roll fastest down a slope? – Physics Stack Exchange
January 28, 2017QT:{{”
both balls should have same acceleration (and therefore same velocity and displacement).
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However, if there’s air drag, their acceleration depends on the radius and the mass of the ball, so not enough information is given for this case. If the balls are of the same material (same density ρρ), the larger one comes down faster than the smaller one.
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A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety
January 14, 2017A gradient of childhood #selfcontrol predicts health, wealth & public safety http://www.PNAS.org/content/108/7/2693.full From following 1K kids from 0 to 32 yrs
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