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Pythagorean Approximations for LEGO: Merging Educational Robot Construction with Programming and Data Analysis

Author : Ronald I. Greenberg

Published in: Robotics in Education

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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This paper can be used in two ways. It can provide reference information for incorporating diagonal elements (for bracing or gear meshing) in educational robots built from standard LEGO® kits. Alternatively, it can be used as the basis for an assignment for high school or college students to recreate this information; in the process, students will exercise skills in both computer programming and data analysis. Using the paper in the second way can be an excellent integrative experience to add to an existing course; for example, the Exploring Computer Science high school curriculum concludes with the units “Introduction to Programming”, “Computing and Data Analysis”, and “Robotics”.

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Title: Pythagorean Approximations for LEGO: Merging Educational Robot Construction with Programming and Data Analysis
Author: Ronald I. Greenberg
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Robotics in Education
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-62874-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-62875-2

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62875-2_6

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