Nested loops: a times table
The inner loop runs 5 times for each of the 5 rows: 5 × 5 = 25. Set size to 10 and it becomes 100: four times the work for twice the size.
Loops repeat a block of code: for when you know how to count the repeats, while when you repeat until a condition changes, and do...while when the body must run at least once. Most loop bugs are off-by-one errors and conditions that never become false.
Change the code and press Run (Ctrl+Enter). Predict what will happen first, then break it on purpose and read what changes. Your edits are saved and match the lesson page.
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Practice questions
Write the code in the editor, run it, then open the model answer to compare.
Print the numbers from 10 down to 1, then Lift off!.
Using a while loop, find how many times you can halve 1000 (with / 2) before it is less than 1.
Print a staircase of # signs with 4 rows: #, ##, ###, ####.
Explain it without notes
Describe the three parts of a for loop and the order in which they run.
When would you choose while over for, and do...while over while?
What is an off-by-one error? Give an example and how to avoid it.
Why does an infinite loop freeze the whole page?
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cells: 25