Ruby:Tutorials

A step by step guide to programming. Each set of tutorials provides tasks for the student to complete.

Drawing

Flags Tutorials

Rectangles

Lines

Polygons

Stars

Repeats

Methods

Hard Problems

Practice using graphics commands to draw the flags of different countries.

These examples provide students with the opportunity to become familiar with the basic features of the language. Each task can be completed using a sequence of commands. It is hoped that students will become familiar with the basics of the language: the use of brackets, commas, quotes and semi-colons.

If

World Factbook Tutorials

Simple Printing

Filtering

Printing Several Items

Multiple Conditions

Composing Functions

Formatting Numbers

Use if clauses to selectively print details of some countries but not others.

Numbers

Ruby:Functions Tutorial

Letters for Numbers

Street Repairs

Ticket Prices

Temperature

Pass Fail

Grades

Christmas Trees

Mileage Claim

Maximum

Three for Two

Practice using number functions and operators.

Strings

Strings Tutorial

Simple Filtering

Complex Filters

Pattern Matching

Use string functions to test a list of Greek names

Boxes

Ruby:Boxes Tutorials

Test Equality

Modulus Tutorial

Testing Ranges

Create patterns on a grid. This exercise uses integer functions and operators.

Bricks

Bricks Tutorials

Introduction

for loops

Pairs of loops

Nested loops

Practice for loops. In these problems you use bricks to build walls.

Accumulating

Template:Accumulating Variable TutorialCreate and accumulating variable and use it to sum, count and more.