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01 Prove Milestone: Review Python
Purpose
Prove that you can write a Python program that gets input from a user, performs
arithmetic, and displays results for the user to see.
Problem Statement
The size of a car tire in the United States is represented with three numbers like
this: 205/60R15. The first number is the width of the tire in millimeters. The
second number is the aspect ratio. The third number is the diameter in inches of
the wheel that the tire fits. The volume of space inside a tire can be
approximated with this formula:
2
v = π w a (w a + 2,540 d )
10,000,000,000
v is the volume in liters,
π is the constant PI, which is the ratio of the circumference of a circle
divided by its diameter (use math.pi),
w is the width of the tire in millimeters,
a is the aspect ratio of the tire, and
d is the diameter of the wheel in inches.
If you’re curious about how the above formula was derived, you can read the tire
volume formula derivation.
Assignment
Write a Python program named tire_volume.py that reads from the keyboard
the three numbers for a tire and computes and outputs the volume of space
inside that tire.
* For all assignments in CSE 111, please write your program in a file named
as the assignment states. This assignment requires you to name your
program tire_volume.py. If you name your program something else, it will
be harder for the graders to score your submitted assignment.
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Helpful Documentation
The preparation content for this lesson explains how to write code to do
the following:
Get input from a user
Convert user input from a string to a number
Calculate results
Display results for the user to see
The Python math module contains mathematical constants and functions,
including math.pi, and is described in the Math Module Reference.
The video titled Writing a Small Python Program (10 minutes), shows a
BYU-Idaho faculty member solving a problem that is similar to this
prove assignment.
Help from a Tutor
As a BYU-Idaho campus or online student you can get help from a tutor to
complete your CSE 111 assignments. Each tutor is a current BYU-Idaho student
employed by BYU-Idaho. Meeting with a tutor is free. It will not cost you any
money to meet with a tutor. To get help from a tutor, you simply make an
appointment and then meet with the tutor. Campus students meet with tutors in
the tutoring center. Online students meet with tutors in Zoom. To make an
appointment, follow the instructions in the course tutoring guide.
Testing Procedure
Verify that your program works correctly by following each step in this testing
procedure:
1. Run your program and enter the inputs shown below. Ensure that your
program’s output matches the output below.
> python tire_volume.py
Enter the width of the tire in mm (ex 205): 185
Enter the aspect ratio of the tire (ex 60): 50
Enter the diameter of the wheel in inches (ex 15): 14
The approximate volume is 24.09 liters
> python tire_volume.py
Enter the width of the tire in mm (ex 205): 205
Enter the aspect ratio of the tire (ex 60): 60
Enter the diameter of the wheel in inches (ex 15): 15
The approximate volume is 39.92 liters
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Ponder
During this assignment, you wrote a Python program that gets input from a
user, uses variables, performs arithmetic, and displays results for the user to
see. Because you should have learned how to write this type of program in
CSE 110, this assignment should have been fairly easy for you. If this assignment
was difficult for you, you should review the concepts from CSE 110 and the
programs that you wrote in that course.
Submission
On or before the due date, return to I‑Learn and report your progress on this
milestone.
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