Thanks for your participation during our third meeting.

As usual, here's your assignment:

1. Create a RPS program following this guide.
2. Create a Pig Latin Translator following this guide.
3. Please register for this website (post6201.org) using your email address. I will approve your account and you'll be able to post comments and view the calendar. If you do not get a confirmation email in 24-48 hours, please let me know.
4. Send me an email (at the post6201.org address) with the following information:
   • Your email address
   • Should we use the forums Polly setup: Python Forums?
   • Any comments on what you would like to see covered during this project.
   • Would you be interested in a Saturday morning coding lab?

Also, some of you have had troubles using the IDLE editor that ships with python. You may want to try PyPE.

If you have any questions, please send them to my post6201.org account, not my work account. Thanks!

Code away!

Team, thanks for a fun meeting. I'm glad that everyone was involved in creating the cash register program. It looked like all of you were on the right track by the end of the meeting. That's great!

This week, I'd like you to read up to the "Dictionaries" section in the Python tutorial. For homework, I'd like each of you to finish your cash register code. You are finished when your program meets the requirements. Once you have something running, feel free to email it to me and I'll send back any comments.

Also, please read up to the "Dictionaries" section of the tutorial. Based on the programming assignment during last week's meeting, I'm sure you see why it's important that you read the material before you arrive :-)

Some of the topics discussed in the tutorial may make the cash register program easier to write. Feel free to use any new techniques.

As usual, email me with any questions and have fun!

This link should take you to a list of everyone's code as well as the requirements: Week 2 Python Files

Finally, if you use an RSS reader, you can subscribe to the Programming in Python feed using: http://www.post6201.org/backend/6201python.rdf If you don't know what that is, don't worry about it!

Feel free to help each other complete the cash register program!

Beginner Robotics team members, there will be a meeting tonight, October 9th, 2006. See you there!

Sorry for the delay, team. Here's the debrief for yesterday's meeting:

1. Download and install a python interpreter for your operating system from http://www.python.org/
2. Read the first six chapter of the Non-Programmers Tutorial for Python PDF Link
3. Each chapter of the tutorial has exercises at the end.
4. For homework, please complete at least two exercises of your choice from two different chapters. EMAIL your solutions to python (a)t post6201.org
5. Finally, please send an email to python ((a)(t)) post6201.org if you have any questions.

I hope you'll have fun taking your first steps with python. If you get stuck or frustrated, please email me and I'll help! You can also leave comments on this post if you want to ask everyone for help.

Final note: to leave comments, you must register a username and password. However, due to spammers and general Internet nonsense, I need to personally approve each user application. If you do not register with your real name, I will not approve your application. So please send me an email to let me know it is really you and I will approve your registration.

Project assignments are complete. Students will be receiving a letter or phone call this week to let them know which project they were assigned.

For those of you who can't wait, here's a link to the master list, sorted by last name. The individual project leads should be contacting you about your first meeting.

First Night Success! Our first night activity introduced the explorer post to many new members. We are currently inputting all of the registration information and we should have project selections complete next week. Here's a link to the first night presentation!

This year's mailing packets have been copied, stuffed, and mailed across Central NY. If you can't wait to receive your packet in the mail, harness the power of the Internet to download the registration packet right now...

2006 Information Packet (pdf): Welcome letter, Project List, Registration Form and much more!

The 2006 projects page describes this year's projects.

The 2006 Post season begins at our First Night event on Monday, September 18th.

Prepare yourself. Our Fall projects will be starting very soon. We'll be sending out information packets over the next few weeks In addition, all registration material will be posted to this website.

Keep watching this space for more information SOON!

The Learning for Life 2006 Engineering Camp started today at Lockheed Martin. Thirty-five high school students had an opportunity to learn about engineering through hands-on activities and tours. We thank you for your participation and we hope to see you in the fall in our Explorer Post.

For those of you interested in the software activity, please click "read more" for more information!

Update: 3/21/06 11AM - Registration for the tour is now CLOSED. Please watch this space for the next tour announcement.

Our third tour for Spring 2006 will be the Institute for Sensory Research at Syracuse University. Get up close and personal with "world class research center dedicated to the discovery and application of knowledge of the sensory systems."

All current explorers and their parents are invited, but we ask that you call the Post Hotline to RSVP: (315) 456 -6201.

• What? Institue for Sensory Research at SU Tour
• When? Wednesday, March 22nd, 7-8:30PM
• Where? The Institute is on Skytop road, by Manley Field House : http://maps.google.com/

See you there!

Update: 2/2/06 11AM - Registration for the tour is now CLOSED. Please watch this space for the next tour announcement.

Our first tour for Spring 2006 is our very own facility. Get up close and personal with a variety of Radar and Sonar systems!

All current explorers and their parents are invited, but we ask that you call the Post Hotline to RSVP: (315) 456 -6201.

• What? Lockheed Martin MS2 Site Tour
• When? Thursday, February 2nd, 7-8:30PM
• Where? EP6 Conference Center

Note: You must be a US citizen to attend this tour.

See you there!