Outline for January 23

Reading: none
Due: Homework 2, due on February 1 at 11:55pm

1. Calculating π using a Monte Carlo method
   1. How you do it
   2. random module
   3. Building program in modules, including testing routines
   4. First step: computing co-ordinates of dart toss [mc1.py]
   5. Second step: see if a point falls within the unit circle [mc2.py]
   6. Third step: read in a positive integer, with error checking [mc3.py]
   7. Fourth step: out it all together and print the results [mc4.py]
   8. Fifth step: plot the points [mc5.py]
   9. Sixth step: add the results to the plot [mc6.py]

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