Conditionals, Nested Conditionals, Binary Search (Selection)

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Selection: Lesson Plan

Conditionals and nested conditionals

Allow you to make decisions in your program based on certain conditions

Explain main types of conditional statements:

• if statements
• if/else statements
• elif
• nested if
• nested if/else statements

Use in our simulation: Blackjack

• If sum of cards is more than 21 you break
• If sum of cards if more than 21 and you have an ace (worth 11) then one ace is worth 1

Example code exercises and homework

Binary Search

Searching algorithm used in a sorted array by repeatedly dividing the search interval in half

Use in our simulation: Blackjack

• Similar to splitting an ordered deck

Example code exercises and homework