A3: 9/5 Degrees of Separation

On This Page Overview Specifications Extra Credit Grading Criteria (20) What to Turn In Overview During this assignment, you will: Convert your algorithm from assignment 1 into a computer program Use a Scanner object to get input from a user Use expressions to calculate arithmetic ^ top Specifications Write a program to convert temperatures form Celsius to Fahrenheit that operates as follows: The application prompts the user to enter a temperature in Celsius degrees. The application displays the temperature in Fahrenheit degrees. Sample Operation Celsius to Fahrenheit Converter Enter degrees in Celsius: 100 Degrees in Fahrenheit: 212 Goodbye Additional Specifications The name of the program source code file must be: TemperatureConverter.java Use your algorithm from A1: Information Please! and translate it into code. If your algorithm was not correct, then either correct it or use the instructor's algorithm shown in WebCT. Note that the formula for converting Celsius to Fahrenheit is: degreesFahrenheit = 9 / 5 * degreesCelsius + 32 The application must accept decimal entries like 77.5. ^ top Extra Credit Adding the following are worth extra credit points: Complete the assignment using pair programming. (1 point) Read pages 104 to 1-5 and use a NumberFormat class to display degrees Fahrenheit with one digit to the right of the decimal point. (1 point) Make certain that your README.txt file describes any extra credit attempted. ^ top Grading Criteria The instructor will evaluate your assignment using the following criteria. Each criteria represents a specific achievement of your assignment and has a scoring guide. The scoring guide explains the possible scores you can receive. Some scoring guides have a list of indicators. These indicators are a sign of meeting, or a symptom of not meeting, the specific criterion. Note that a single indicator may not always be reliable or appropriate in a given context. However, as a group, they show the condition of meeting the criterion. For information on grading policies, including interpretation of scores, see the course information page. Program Compilation 4: Source code compiles with no errors or warnings 2: Source code compiles with warnings 0: Does not compile or wrong file turned in Functionality 10: Demonstrates mastery of the assignment Has extra features or demonstrates techniques beyond the assignment Applies concepts from the lesson(s) appropriately Meets all specifications (see above) with particularly elegant solutions No errors encountered during operation All test cases pass 8: Has all the functionality expected of the assignment Demonstrates many techniques from the lesson Meets all specifications (see above) Implementation seems more complicated than necessary. May have one minor error All test cases pass 6: Has most of the functionality expected of the assignment Demonstrates some techniques from the lesson Meets all but one of the specifications (see above) Implementation seems excessively complicated. May have 2-3 minor errors All but one test case passes 4: Has some of the functionality expected of the assignment Demonstrates some techniques from the lesson Meets at least 1/2 of the specifications (see above) Implementation seems excessively complicated. May have more than 3 minor errors At least 1/2 of all test cases pass 2: Serious functional problems but shows some effort and understanding Meets less than 1/2 of the of the specifications (see above) Has a major error or many minor errors Implementation seems very convoluted Demonstrates few techniques from the lesson Less than 1/2 of all test cases pass 0: Does not execute or no specifications met Programming Style 4: Code is well-documented Name, date, and program description in file comment block Follows specified format for file comment block Proper use of spaces around operators No tab characters are present in the source code As described in How To Document and Organize Java Code 3: Code has minor documentation errors Has 1 documentation error 2: Code has some documentation errors Has 2-3 documentation errors 1: Code has many documentation errors Has more than 3 documentation errors 0: No apparent attempt to document code REAME.txt File 2: README.txt file submitted with specified information included 1: README.txt file submitted but some information was missing 0: No README.txt file submitted Maximum Score: 20, plus extra credit ^ top What to Turn In Submit your assignment following the instructions for homework. Include the following items for grading: README.txt file TemperatureConverter.java Any other source code needed to make your program function. You must submit all the files needed to make your assignment function properly. Do not assume that the instructors has any files. Your assignment must work as submitted. ^ top Home | WebCT | Announcements | Schedule | Expectations | Course info Help | FAQ's | HowTo's | Links Last Updated: September 18 2005 @18:33:26