Python Challenges - 101 Computing

Cardinal Buoys Positioning – Python Challenge

Administrator — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:52:14 +0000

When navigating at sea, sailors need to know where it is safe to travel and where underwater dangers such as rocks, reefs or wrecks may be hiding beneath the surface. Not every hazard can be seen from a boat, so…

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Points of Sailing – Python Challenge

Administrator — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:09:11 +0000

When sailing, the direction in which a boat can travel depends on the direction of the wind. Sailors describe the angle between the boat and the wind using different points of sailing, such as close-hauled, beam reach, broad reach and…

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Python Challenge – Speed, Distance & Time Calculator

Administrator — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:43:05 +0000

Whether you are calculating the speed of a car, estimating how far a sound wave has travelled, or working out how long it takes light to reach the Earth, the relationship between speed, distance and time is used in many…

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Rubik’s Cube Challenge

Administrator — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:14:33 +0000

Have you ever wondered how a computer keeps track of all the coloured squares on a Rubik’s Cube? Although the puzzle looks complicated, each face of the cube can actually be stored using a simple 3 × 3 two-dimensional (2D)…

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Autonomous Cave Exploration Drone Algorithm

Administrator — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:29:17 +0000

Imagine being tasked with exploring a vast underground cave system where no human has ever been before. Narrow passages, uneven ceilings, jagged rocks and sudden drops make it far too dangerous for people to enter. Instead, scientists use autonomous drones…

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Sailing the Seven Seas (Python Challenge)

Administrator — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:05:16 +0000

Long before radios and GPS, sailors relied on teamwork, experience and a good rhythm to keep a ship moving. One tradition that became famous around the world was the sea shanty. These songs were sung by crews as they hoisted…

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Estimating π with François Viète’s Infinite Product

Administrator — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:45:21 +0000

Long before computers existed, mathematicians were already trying to pin down the value of π using clever geometric constructions and infinite processes. One of the earliest breakthroughs came from a French mathematician named François Viète (1540–1603), who discovered one of…

Recycling Bin Helper Program

Administrator — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:59:53 +0000

Recycling correctly helps reduce waste and protects the environment. Different types of waste need to be placed in different bins, but remembering which item goes in which bin can sometimes be confusing. In this Python challenge, you will create a…

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Python Challenge: Nicomachus’ Theorem

Administrator — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:29:21 +0000

Nicomachus of Gerasa was an ancient Greek mathematician who lived around 60–120 AD. He is best known for his work Introduction to Arithmetic, one of the earliest surviving books on number theory. One of the most famous results attributed to…

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UK Car Plate Number Decoder

Administrator — Mon, 18 May 2026 15:12:45 +0000

Did you know you can find out where a UK car was first registered or how old it is just by looking at its number plate? In this Python challenge, we will create a program that decodes a UK plate…

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