A few questions for an absolute beginner wanting to know the mechanics of R

[Herve_1]

Please answer these questions for me:
Q1: Write a method, pow, that takes two (non-negative, integer) numbers, base and exponent and returns base raised to the exponent power. (No fair using Ruby's base ** exponent notation!).
Q2: Write a method, sum which takes an array of numbers and returns the sum of the numbers.
Q3: Write a method, is_prime?, that takes a number num and returns true if it is prime and false otherwise.
You may wish to use the modulo operation: 5 % 2 returns the remainder when dividing 5 by 2: 1. If num is divisible by i, then num % i == 0. (You would not be expected to already know about modulo for the challenge)
Q4: Using your is_prime? method, write a new method, primes that takes a (non-negative, integer) number max and returns an array of all prime numbers less than max.
I am interested in the simplest solutions. If you could include step by step explanations that would be great.

[LastMitch]

I am interested in the simplest solutions. If you could include step by step explanations that would be great.

@Herve_1

My question is how did you came up with these questions.

It's more related to school.

What book do you have? It should have an examle of that.

[veedeoo]

Hi,

There is no simplest form of a solution to a problem, without going into the basics.

I never crossed past the PHP forum, but I just did this time. It is not that I am not capable of writing codes in Ruby, but it is because I am so darn lazy.

My question is, what good will it brings you, if I or someone ever give you the codes that will satisfy your school homework questions?

Here are the stages of Ruby that I have to go through, while learning the language. Believe me it is not that hard really... at least for me. I just have to remind me about all these things.

1. Learn the form formatter.

   print "What's your name?"
   first_name = gets.chomp

2. Learn the operators like so..

   Addition (+)
   Subtraction (-)
   Multiplication (*)
   Division (/)
   Exponentiation (**)
   Modulo (%)

to multiply

1 * 2

to add

1 + 2

to exponentiate

2 ** 2

1. Learn sring function . Remember pretty much everything in Ruby are objects.

to get the length of a string

"mystring".length

"mystring".upcase

# this will create a  lower case of MYSTRING
"MYSTRING".downcase

1. Learn the naming conventions

   my_localvariable = "hello Ruby"

   this is legal in Ruby, but you must stay within the norms

   @my_localvariables = "hello Ruby"

2. Master the control flow as you move along

   print "Type a number: "
   num_typed = Integer(gets.chomp)

   if num_typed > 0
   puts "you just typed an positive integer"

   elseif num_type < 0
   puts "you just type a negative integer"

   else

   puts "it is nada, zip, zero"

   end

3. Learn what is unique in Ruby than other languages.. for example unless.

   submitted = false

   unless submitted
   puts " I ain't gonna let you go"

4. Learn comparison

   think_twice = 6 != 20
   what_about = 3 == 20

   less than or equal to something

   this_integer = 3 <= 5
   how_about = 3 >= 2

5. Know your Boolean operators. This is pretty important in programming. OR, AND, NOT

   || && !

   example will return an boolean true

   give_boolean = 52 == 25 && 42 == 16

   1. Learn all the loops while, until, for. Learn iterators block

   2. Learn Methods , Sorting and Blocks. This applies to your questions

      def makeCube(n)
      puts n ** 3
      end

      makeCube(4)

6. Learn how to write Object Oriented in Ruby

Bonus: One of your question has been answered.. what a luck huh?

def determine(numberX)

  puts "Not an Integer." unless n.is_a? Integer

  is_prime = true
  for x in 2..numberX-1

    if numberX % x == 0
      is_prime = false

    end
  end

  if is_prime
    puts "#{numberX} yes, it is a prime number!"
  else
    puts "#{numberX} is not a prime number."
  end
end

to test the function above... try ..

prime(51)
prime(11)

that should give you an output of : 51 is not a prime number, and 11 yes, it is a prime number!.

Lastly, read your books..

[veedeoo]

change these

    prime(51)
    prime(11)

to

    determine(51)
    determine(11)

[Herve_1]

thank you for your input.

it was not for a homework. the questions were in prepparation for a few other questions.
However thank you!!!