PASM

Question 1

What does PASM mean?

Answer 1

Programming A Shape Machine

Question 2

What does an algorithm mean?

Answer 2

An algorithm is a formula for solving a problem.

Question 3

Imagine you are teaching an alien on how to draw a square. Now teach the alien every single instruction on how to draw it.

Answer 3

1. Look for a thin, long object that is called a pencil.
2. Now, look for a very thin piece of paper.
3. Pick up your pencil.
4. Bring your piece of paper in front of you, on the table.
5. Now, look for a long, straight, flat object that is called a ruler.
6. Place your sharp end of the pencil onto the piece of paper.
7. Then, put your ruler in line with the pencil.
8. Next, draw a straight line, using your ruler and pencil, on one side of the paper.
9. Once you have drawn a straight line, draw another parallel line of the same length as the other line, opposite the first line you drew.
10. Then connect another line that is the same length of the other lines to the pair of parallel line to make 2 right angles.
11. Lastly draw another line, which is the same length as 12. the rest of the lines and finally assemble the square.
12. This is your final product. You should end up having 4 right angles and 4 equal lines of the same length! It should be symmetrical.
13. Fold your square in half, diagonally and other ways to find if it is symmetrical. If it is even, you have a square! Well done aliens!