Project 1 Writeup

The process went fairly smoothly although it was initially difficult to write directions so explicitly. This proved even harder to do in the protocol. We were surprised to find that our protocol was actually longer than the original instructions. The one mistake I made was not clarifying whether to continue the second perpendicular line to the first. The second time around I changed it. I'm not sure if we were supposed to communicate in computer or human terms. This was the weakness when writng the protocol because I used terms like "start at the bottom of the page" which had to be more specific in the protocol. The main parameters I set up used space measurements like inches to construct the square. We used the same parameters in our protocol but used points instead of lines simplify the instructions. The results were the same when we drew the square using the protocol but the instructions were much more explicit.

Original Instructions:

  • start at the bottom of the page and draw a straight vertical line upwards 5 inches.
  • From there draw another 5 inch line perpendicular to hte first line, going right.
  • Then draw another 5 inch line downwards from that point so it is parallel with the first line.
    • The Protocol
  • Create point on page
  • Name point A
  • Create point 5in away from point A
  • Name point B
  • Connect point A to point B, using shortest possible path
  • Draw a point 5in away from point B, creating a 90 degree angle
  • Name point C
  • Connect point B to point C
  • Draw a point 5in away from point C, creating a 90 degree angle, parallel to point A