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Big Idea 3 Unit 1

In this lesson, you’ll learn about:

  • Variables
  • Naming conventions
  • Data types

🔤 Common Data Types

Data Type Description
String Text enclosed in quotes ("Hello")
Integer Whole numbers (3, 42)
Float Decimal numbers (3.14, 7.0)
Boolean True/False values
List / Array Ordered collection of items
Object (JS) / Dictionary (Python) Key-value pairs
# Python examples
# Popcorn Hack 1
subject = "Math" # String Variable
birthday = "October 4th" # String Variable
favoriteNumber = 23 # Integer Variable

# Popcorn Hack 2
cold = False
busy = True 
print(cold) # Prints False
print(busy) # Prints True

# Popcorn Hack 3
my_stuff = {
    'name': "Soumini",
    'age': 16,
    'subjects': ['Math', 'Chemistry', 'CSP', 'English', 'HPOE'],
}
print(my_stuff)

# Homework
name = "Nikith" # String Variable
age = 16 # Integer Variable
favorite_number = 23.0 # Float Variable

favorite_food = "pizza" # snake_case
FavoriteHobby = "sleeping" # PascalCase
favoriteColor = "red" # camelCase

myList = [name, age, favorite_number] # A list

me = {
    'name': name, # key for name
    'age' : age, # key for age
    'favorite_number': favorite_number, # key for favorite number
}
//Popcorn Hack 1
let fav_subject = "math";
let hobby = "sleeping";
let number = 7;

// Popcorn Hack 2
var event = {
    date: "December 31st",
    time: "4 pm",
    thing: "Lebron's Birthday Party",
    location: "Los Angeles",
    participants: 100,
};
console.log(event)

// Popcorn Hack 3
let first = 73849;
let second = 98874;
let one = "Hi how are you";
let two = "doing today?";
console.log(first + second)
console.log(one + two)

// Homework
let name = "Nikith"
let age = 16
let favorite_number = 23.0

let favorite_food = "pizza"
let FavoriteHobby = "sleeping"
let favoriteColor = "red"

let myList = ['Nikith', 16, 23]

let me = {
    'name': 'Nikith',
    'age': age,
    'favorite_number': favorite_number
};