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Have students use Python’s Turtle graphics to draw fractals using a Lindenmayer system, instead of recursion, to give students experience with string manipulation.

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  • Lindenmeyer systems allow students to draw recursive diagrams without the use of recursion in their implementation.
    • Visit the Lindenmayer systems wiki to learn more.
  • For the full assignment, visit Stanford’s nifty assignment page.

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  • Python
  • CS 1
  • Intro Programming
  • Programming Concepts
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Stanford Nifty Assignment by Eric Roberts.
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