ML_course/Fibonacci_unsolved.ipynb

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        "# Fibonacci Solver\n",
        "\n",
        "The Fibonacci Sequence is the series of numbers:\n",
        "\n",
        "` 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ... `\n",
        "\n",
        "The next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it:\n",
        "\n",
        "the `2` is found by adding the two numbers before it `(1+1)`,\n",
        "the `3` is found by adding the two numbers before it `(1+2)`,\n",
        "the `5` is `(2+3)`,\n",
        "and so on!\n",
        "\n",
        "## Coding it up in Python\n",
        "Just initialize to variables with the first two numbers of the Fibonacci sequence. Then add them up and print the result.\n"
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        "You now need to do this multiple times, so you need a ***loop***\n",
        "To use a loop you need to know how many times you want to loop for.  \n",
        "For now, create a loop that prints **20** numbers (from 0 to 19). To do this in python you can create a ***for loop*** using the `range` function which will run the function for every number in the range.\n",
        "(TIP: Python is a ***0 based*** language which means it starts counting from 0 not 1 as a human normally would.)"
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        "Now use the loop to compute the first 20 elements of the Fibonacci sequence."
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        "If you managed it till here great job!\n",
        "Is seems to work great so far, but you need to store these numbers so you can reference them when needed."
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        "Create an empty ***array*** called `fibonacci` and then append the elements of the sequence to it."
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        "If everything worked according to the plan, you should be able to access any of the first 20 elements of the Fibonacci sequence at will.\n",
        "\n",
        "eg `fibonacci[0]` would get us the first item in the array whilst `fibonacci[9]` would get us the tenth item (remember Python is 0 based so you always need to take 1 away from the number you need)"
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        "fibonacci[9]"
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        "So now you know how to get at the index, you need to know which index values are asked for by the user.\n",
        "Lets get some input from the user."
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        "Get the first index from the user"
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        "Print the received inputs and their types"
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        "The value received from input will be treated as a string type, you need to convert this to a number so python knows to treat it as one."
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        "Print the type of the transformed variables."
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        "Now you have all the parts you need to make this work. \n",
        "\n",
        "*   The user should be prompted \"How many results would you like?\"\n",
        "*   The program should read the users preference, e.g. 20, and then compute the list of elements up to this number.\n",
        "*   Then the program should ask the user for 2 indexes within the list of the calculated Fibonacci sequence\n",
        "*   Finally it should print the summation of their values.\n",
        "\n",
        "Time to put it together:"
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