Assignment 1/31/2007
Homework for:
Thursday, February 1st:
Game of Life:
Having downloaded and installed the program, graph your patterns, save them before running to your computer, and then run your patterns.
How many generations does your pattern/do your patterns run until the pattern/s are stable or extinct? Write down the # for each pattern.
Take your favorite pattern and "change the rules": what if it only took 2 neighbor cells for an empty cell to become a birth cell, and it took 2 to 4 neighbors for a populated cell to live? You will need to use graph paper to see what happens.
Reading:
Also, read the "Look at all the people!" packet and answer the questions.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007