Random Algorithms Homework and Popcorn hacks

Popcorn Hack #1

A random algorithm is a very complex algorithm taking in many complex inputs and factors to generate a random output.

Popcorn Hack #2

# Popcorn Hack Number 2 (Random): Make a random algorithm to choose a daily activity:
import random
# Step 1: Define a list of activities
activities = ['work on projects', 'study for act', 'work on homework', 'fly drones', 'work out', 'play video games']
# Step 2: Randomly choose an activity
random_activity = random.choice(activities)
# Step 3: Display the chosen activity
print(f"Today’s random activity: {random_activity}")

Today’s random activity: study for act

Popcorn Hack #3

# Popcorn Hack Number 3: Using a loops in random
# This popcorn hack assigns an activity to each person
import random
hosts = ['weston', 'arnav', 'ahaan', 'manas']
activities = ['dancing', 'singing', 'playing games', 'eating snacks', 'watching movies']
# Randomly shuffle the list of activities to assign them randomly to the guests
random.shuffle(activities)
# Loop through each guest and assign them a random activity
for i in range(len(hosts)):
    print(f"{hosts[i]} will be monitoring {activities[i]}!")

weston will be monitoring watching movies!
arnav will be monitoring playing games!
ahaan will be monitoring dancing!
manas will be monitoring eating snacks!

Popcorn Hack #4

import random

def spin_spinner():
    return random.randint(1, 10000)

spinner_result = spin_spinner()
print("Spinner landed on:", spinner_result)

Spinner landed on: 459

Popcorn Hack #5

import random

def play_rock_paper_scissors():
    choices = ['rock', 'paper', 'scissors']
    computer_choice = random.choice(choices)
    user_choice = input("Enter your choice (rock, paper, or scissors): ")

    if user_choice not in choices:
        print("Invalid choice. Please try again.")
        return

    print("Computer chose:", computer_choice)
    print("You chose:", user_choice)

    if user_choice == computer_choice:
        print("It's a tie!")
    elif (user_choice == 'rock' and computer_choice == 'scissors') or (user_choice == 'paper' and computer_choice == 'rock') or (user_choice == 'scissors' and computer_choice == 'paper'):
        print("You win!")
    else:
        print("You lose!")

play_rock_paper_scissors()

Computer chose: rock
You chose: paper
You win!

Homework Hack #1

import random

students = [
    "Alice", "Ben", "Cara", "David", "Ella",
    "Frank", "Grace", "Hugo", "Isla", "Jack",
    "Kira", "Liam", "Mona", "Nate", "Olivia"
]

teams = {
    "Team Phoenix": [],
    "Team Kraken": [],
    "Team Griffin": []
}

team_names = list(teams.keys())

for student in students:
    team = random.choice(team_names)
    teams[team].append(student)

# Print results
for team, members in teams.items():
    print(f"\n{team}:")
    for member in members:
        print(f" - {member}")

Team Phoenix:
 - David
 - Ella
 - Mona
 - Nate

Team Kraken:
 - Cara
 - Frank
 - Isla
 - Liam

Team Griffin:
 - Alice
 - Ben
 - Grace
 - Hugo
 - Jack
 - Kira
 - Olivia

Homework Hack #2

import random

weather_options = ["Sunny", "Cloudy", "Rainy"]

def generate_forecast(days=7):
    forecast = []
    for day in range(1, days + 1):
        weather = random.choice(weather_options)
        forecast.append((f"Day {day}", weather))
    return forecast

# Generate and print the forecast
weekly_forecast = generate_forecast()

print("7-Day Weather Forecast:")
for day, weather in weekly_forecast:
    print(f"{day}: {weather}")

7-Day Weather Forecast:
Day 1: Sunny
Day 2: Sunny
Day 3: Cloudy
Day 4: Rainy
Day 5: Sunny
Day 6: Sunny
Day 7: Rainy

Homework Hack #3

import random

def simulate_coffee_queue(num_customers=5):
    total_time = 0
    service_times = []

    print("Coffee Shop Queue Simulation:\n")

    for i in range(1, num_customers + 1):
        service_time = random.randint(1, 5)
        service_times.append(service_time)
        total_time += service_time
        print(f"Customer {i} - Service time: {service_time} minutes")

    print(f"\nTotal time to serve all customers: {total_time} minutes")

simulate_coffee_queue()

Coffee Shop Queue Simulation:

Customer 1 - Service time: 1 minutes
Customer 2 - Service time: 5 minutes
Customer 3 - Service time: 5 minutes
Customer 4 - Service time: 2 minutes
Customer 5 - Service time: 1 minutes

Total time to serve all customers: 14 minutes