Coding For Kids For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Index

Symbols

• − (subtract) command, 173

• = (equals) operator, 100, 173, 176, 220

• > (greater than) operator, 216, 219
• < (less than) operator, 216, 219

A

• absolute turn command, 64
• add to list command, 200–201, 217
• algorithms, 11–12
  • acting out, 13
  • bike-riding algorithm, 12–13
  • building flowchart, 14–15
  • developing, 13
  • drawing pictures, 14
  • writing pseudocode, 15–16
• and operator, 176, 189
• animation. See Haunt the City program
• animation loop, 68
• apps and websites, 9
• arrays. See lists/list variables
• artificial intelligence (AI), 2, 8, 213, 229. See also Machine Learning for Kids (ML4K)
  • building AI models, 243–260
  • image recognition and, 243
  • through machine learning (ML), 230
  • supervised and unsupervised learning in, 230
  • using as coding tutor, 231–232
  • using for debugging, 232
• ask and wait command, 200–201, 216
• authentication algorithm, 11

B

• backdrop
  • Coin Flip program, 92–93
  • Haunt the City program, 72–74
  • Mystic Frog program, 214
  • Paddle Bounce program, 146–148
  • Peppy Puppy program, 38–39
  • Porcupine Pop-Up program, 126
  • Pufferfish Puff program, 106–107
  • Space Gem program, 169
  • Tiny Rocket Launch program, 56–57
  • Wacky Waffles program, 198
• background sound, adding
  • Haunt the City program, 75
  • Mystic Frog program, 215
  • Paddle Bounce program, 148
  • Peppy Puppy program, 39–41
  • Porcupine Pop-Up program, 126–127
  • Pufferfish Puff program, 107
  • Space Gem program, 170
  • Tiny Rocket Launch program, 57–58
  • Wacky Waffles program, 198–199
• bike-riding algorithm, 12–13
• binary search, 223
• blocks, ...