Introduction to Exercises

Overview

Teaching: 20 min
Exercises: 10 min

Questions

• How to write a exercise?

Objectives

• Know how to write a exercise.

This is our first exercise.

print("Hello Carpentries instructors!")

Hello Carpentries instructors!

x <- c(4,)

Missing element after comma

4 -> x

What is need in a exercise

List all the elements that you need inside a exercise to comply with the Carpentries style.

Solution

Exercises are inside a >-block and each block must have

• one title
• exercise body
• solution to exercise

You can use code blocks inside exercises.

How to use R code in R Markdown

Provide one example of one R code that is going to be run by R Markdown.

Solution

x <- 1
1 -> y
x + y

Key Points

• Exercises are write inside >-block.