[Tutor] python

[DL Neil]

On 15/06/20 12:09 AM, Krish P via Tutor wrote:
> The Syracuse (also called the Collatz Hailstone) sequence...
> Problem to be SolvedYou will find a data file on Moodle alongside your assignment specifications...


In case you have not met "Moodle" before, it is an LMS (Learning 
Management System). It can be thought-of as a Content Management System 
with add-ons specifically designed for training, eg presenting lectures 
and papers, references, quizzes and exams, and so-forth. Think of it as 
the on-line equivalent of the binders of 'stuff' we used to accumulate 
as the academic year progressed (or the teacher's equivalent thereof).


Something else, of which you may be unaware: Another characteristic of 
today's education is that as well as the on-line teaching materials, 
there are also 'services', often known as "paper mills" or "term paper 
writing services", which offer to complete academic works - in exchange 
for money. Surprise, shock, horror! Thus, plagiarism and other enablers 
of 'cognitive by-pass learning' have exploded into a massive problem and 
dilute the value of certifications and degrees.


The OP was brutally honest that this is an academic assignment, even if 
what was being asked of us was unclear!

I wouldn't like to suggest that the OP thought us a 'paper mill' for 
ComSc, but the post is exactly how one might present to such. (the 
expected response being a $quotation for the work)


All of which may help to explain (if you are sometimes mystified by an 
apparent, and yet uncharacteristic, lack of 'helpfulness') why some of 
us *deliberately* avoid giving a direct answer to some posts. Instead, 
we will point to references where learning should take-place - and thus 
the *actual objective* be achieved. ("Socratic approach", 'engendering 
curiosity', blah, blah, psychology...)
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Regards =dn