[Tutor] Seeking Help for CMU CS Academy - Spinning Arcs

[Kevin Andreyo]

Greetings:

I’m working through the exercises for CMU CS Academy-- a project in Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science (SCS) that has the goal of developing a novel, world-class, online, interactive high school computer science curriculum that is entirely free.
I am working on the exercise 7.4 Spinning Arcs. I understand what the startAngle and sweepAngle of an arc are. I’m just not understanding what the code means by “updating” the start and sweep angles. I can’t seem to get my angles to change at all.

This is my code…

app.background = rgb(0, 0, 60)

arcs = Group()

for i in range(10):
    # Each green strip is an arc with the center covered by another arc.
    # The strips are drawn from big to small so the covering arcs only cover
    # the arcs that are bigger than them.
    arc1 = Arc(200, 200, 401 - (40 * i), 401 - (40 * i), 0, 10,
               fill=rgb(0, 25 * (i + 1), 20 * (i + 1)))
    arc2 = Arc(200, 200, 370 - (40 * i), 370 - (40 * i), 0, 10,
               fill=rgb(0, 0, 60))

    # dA is the change in the start angle, dS is the change in the sweep angle.
    arc1.dA = i + 1
    arc1.dS = 2 * (i + 1)
    arc2.dA = i + 1
    arc2.dS = 2 * (i + 1)

    arcs.add(arc1, arc2)

def moveArcs(arc):
    # If the sweepAngle will become too small or is bigger than or equal to 340,
    # change the direction that the sweep angle changes.
    ### Place Your Code Here ###
    for arc in arcs.children:
        if(0>arc.sweepAngle>=340):
            arc1.dS=-arc1.dS
            arc2.dS=-arc2.dS
    # Update the start and sweep angles of the arc.
    ### Place Your Code Here ###
        arc.startAngle=arc1.dA
        arc.sweepAngle=arc1.dS
    # When the start angle gets to 360, reset it to 0.
    ### Place Your Code Here ###
        if(arc.startAngle>=360):
            arc.startAngle=0

def onStep():
    for arc in arcs.children:
        moveArcs(arc)

Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Kevin
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