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====maths====
 
Calculating the hypotenuse and approximating the angle of a right triangle; Stepping through the program is a nice way to visualize the process of approximation; The final result of the approximation.
 
Calculating the hypotenuse and approximating the angle of a right triangle; Stepping through the program is a nice way to visualize the process of approximation; The final result of the approximation.
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[[Image:TAgeometry.png|400px]] [[Image:TAgeometry1.png|400px]] [[Image:TAgeometry2.png|400px]]
 
[[Image:TAgeometry.png|400px]] [[Image:TAgeometry1.png|400px]] [[Image:TAgeometry2.png|400px]]
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And on-the-fly function definitions:
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[[Image:Ta-sin.png]] [[Image:Sine.png|300px]]
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Tony Forster describes his "adventures" with on-the-fly definitions to create an [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fTmGyLerUL4/SY0URR-P7TI/AAAAAAAAAN4/XySQUPHmiME/s1600-h/clockface.jpg analog clock] in [http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/2009/02/using-insert-function-block-in.html his blog.]
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Try any of the [http://docs.python.org/library/time.html time] or [http://docs.python.org/library/math.html math] library functions, e.g.,
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localtime().tm_min
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sin(x) + sin(pi/2)
    
====presentations====
 
====presentations====