The weekly comp sci update

This week was slightly easier than the last few weeks. we worked on several labs and are learning about how to draw and paint objects. This was difficult at first because I did not understand how each of the variables worked to manipulate whichever shape I was drawing. Through a process of trial and error of changing one variable at a time I managed to figure out which variables manipulated the size, and which manipulated the coordinates. I also learned that the coordinates are measured as the distance from the upper left corner. Once I figured out which variables affected different elements it was simply a matter of seeing how the variables changed with different shapes and how to get everything to line up to make a single recognizable entity. The later part gave me the most trouble especially with the robot lab. It took most of the class period just to align and get all of the body parts to look right. In the end I finished the lab right before class ended and learned the material.