Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Class 9 -Intro to JAVA programming

Creating a set of instructions to make the computer to do something is no Rocket Science. Just a bit of logic, bit of syntax, bit of patience, bit of interest and bit of concentration in the class are all you need to learn the language.

Programming ,  most of the times involve 4 steps:
  1. Declaration
  2. Assign / Input
  3. Calculation (if necessary)
  4. Print
Example 1 :

Write a program to print your name and school name.

class prog1
{
  public static void main( )
  {
      System.out.print("Kavitha");
      System.out.print("Cottons");
   }
}
   
   This is the basic structure of the program. You might have noticed that the program did not use all the above 4 steps. 

  We don't have to use all the steps in all the programs. 
The output is going to be :
KavithaCottons

System.out.print( ) displays anything written inside the brackets.

In case if I don't want the answer in single line , I have to use

System.out.println( ).

In case if I want the answer in a single line but separated by a space or a comma then,

System.out.print("Kavitha" + "  " + "Cottons" ).

The answer will be Kavitha  Cottons

In the print statement, the + symbol is not an addition symbol rather it combines two items, that is Kavitha and space and also space and Cottons. So there are 3 items Kavitha, space , Cottons.

So if I make a small change in my program the answers will be in two different lines.
    
class prog1
{
  public static void main( )
  {
      System.out.println("Kavitha");
      System.out.print("Cottons");
   }
}


 Example 2 :

Write a program to assign two values and print its sum.

class prog2
{
  public static void main( )
  {
      int a, b,c;  -------------------------------------- Step 1
      a=5;         ---------------------------------------Step 2
      b=30;      ----------------------------------------Step 2
      c=a+b;    --------------------------------------- Step 3
      System.out.print(c);  ------------------------- Step 4
     
   }
}

The output will be 35

Step 1 : Declaration.
 
           Mention the data types of the variables involved.
Step 2: Assign

           Put some values in your variables.
Step 3 : Calculate

           Add the values and store it in the new variable. Remember variable = constant not the other way round.

Step  4 : Print
 
               Display the answer. you can also write
         System.out.print("Sum= " + c);

The answer will be Sum = 35. This is the good way of displaying the answer with a message.

Steps 1 and 2 can be combined to form a single statement.

  int a = 5, b=30, c;

Input Methods

   We are going to learn 2 input methods .

  • Blue J
  • Scanner


 Blue J Method

class prog3
{
  public static void main( int a, int b ) ----- Accepting values                                                                              from the user
  {
      int c;
      c=a+b;
      System.out.print("Sum = " + c);
   }
}

Even though both a and b are of same data type ,  it should be mentioned twice and should be separated by comma(,).

public static void main( int a, b ) ------ Wrong


 See you in the next post.

 

Thursday, 14 August 2014

Class 10 (Array)

Array is an interesting topic. Imagine a situation where you
want to input the names of students in your class along with
the roll no and 3 subjects marks. There are 50 boys in your
class. Then how many variables you need? There is no point
in writing a program. Array comes in handy in such a
situation .

An array is a collection of values of same data type. Each element in an array is refered by the array name with the subscript or index.It is enclosed in square bracket [ ], whereas methods use ( ).
  • Declaration
  • Memory allocation
  • Initialization
Declaration:
Like the normal declaration of variables, we need to declare the array also.
data type array name[];

int marks[];
Memory allocation:
data type array name[]=new datatype[size];

int a[]=new int[10];


How many values you are going to use should be mentioned where it is given size.The common mistake we make here is writing the variable name after new.

int a[]=new a[10]; is wrong

Initializing values

int a[]={10,20,30,40};

The place value of each element is called a subscript or an


index. The index value starts from zero, so the last

element index is one less than the size.

To find the length of an array use length.


int l=a.length;

No brackets after length.  It finds the length of the array 'a'


which is 4 and it is stored in a variable l;

To accept 10 values from the user.

Example 1: Blue J method
class ar1
{
public static void main(int a[])

Example 2: Scanner Method


import java.util.*;
class ar1
{
public static void main()
   {
int a[]=new int[10];--------------------------1


Scanner s=new Scanner(System.in);


int i,l,s=0;


l=a.length;------------------------------------2


System.out.println("Enter the values");


for(i=0;i<l;i++)------------------------------3


a[i]=s.nextInt();------------------------------4


for(i=0;i<l;i++)


s=s+a[i];-------------------------------------5
 

System.out.println(a[i]);

   }
}
Step 1 : an array a is created ,

Step 2 :finds the  Length

Step 3 : index starts from 0 and less than length l

Step 4 : The values are store in a.First value is stored in
a[0], second in a[1] and so on

Step 5: When i=0, a[0] value is added to s, when i=1 ,a[1] is added and so on..

Loop plays an important role in Arrays , whether it is for accepting values or printing it.

Accepting values :

  • System.out.println("Enter the values");

    for(i=0;i<l;i++)


    a[i]=s.nextInt();


    Printing :

    for(i=0;i<l;i++)


    System.out.println(a[i]);


Write the Java statements for the following:

  • Declare 5 integers in code.
            int code[] = new int[5];
  • Declare to store 10 names.
           String names[ ] = new String[10];
  • Assign the values 10.5, 20.5, 30.5, 40.5 to an array number.
           float number[ ] = { 10.5, 20.5, 30.5, 40.5};


Search 
  • Linear

  • Binary

import java.util.*;
class linear{
public static void main()
   {
int a[]=new int[10];


Scanner s=new Scanner(System.in);


int i,l,n,flag=0;


l=a.length ;


System.out.println("Enter the values");


for(i=0;i<l;i++)


a[i]=s.nextInt();


System.out.println("Enter the number to be searched");

n=s.nextInt();


for(i=0;i<l;i++)
{
   if(a[i]==n)
     {
       flag=1;
        break;
    }
}


if(flag==1)


System.out.print(n+"found");


else


System.out.print(n+"not found");


  }
}

Initially flag is 0, if the number is found the flag value will change to 1.


Binary Search

This might look little complicated,but if you understand how it works,it is a cake walk.

The prerequisite is that the array elements should be arranged in some order either in ascending or descending.

In the boards generally the question will not ask you to sort
 and search in the same program.

The linear search takes more time since it has to check each
 and every element sequentially.It is a good idea but not a great one.

So, here in binary search the idea is divide the array and discard whatever not necessary.

Step 1: we are going to divide the array into  two parts.
           
              For that we should find the middle value.

Step 2: Compare the number  to be searched say 'n' with                   the middle value say 'm'.If both are same,  Bingo.

Step 3: If the n is smaller than m, then you would find n in 

the first half ,if the array  is arranged in ascending order.Then

you dont want the second part anymore.discard it. So the

length changes after you discard the second part.Lower index

value remains the same that is 0, but upper limit becomes

middle value - 1.Then step 2 will be repeated.

If the n is bigger than m, then you would find n in the second

half ,if the array  is arranged in ascending order.Then you

dont want the first part anymore.discard it. So the length

changes after you discard the second part.Upper index value

remains the same, but lower limit becomes middle value +

1.Then step 2 will be repeated.

Example :

The array is
 14 ,  23,  28, 36,  69,  88
The number to be searched is 23.

Step 1:
Middle value = (lower index +Upper index)/2
                      = (0+5)/2
                      = 2.5
Either round off or truncate it. Let us take 3.So the middle value is 36.
Step 2 :
Compare 23 and 3 rd element 36.Both are not same.
Step 3 :
23 is smaller than 36, that means 23 will not be there after 36.

so discard second half, that is elements after 36.Lower index is still 0, and upper index becomes the value before the middle value , i.e 28.

Checking will go on till it finds the value.

If the value to be searched is 88 then,

88 is bigger than 36, therefore 88 will not be in the list

before 36.

so discard first half, that is elements before 36.upper

index remains the same and lower index becomes the

value after the middle value.

 Checking will go on till it finds the value. Otherwise  it will print the nmber not in the list.

class binary
{
public static void main(int a[],int n)---------------------------1
{
int l,i,mid,place,flag=0;


l=a.length;--------------------------------------------------------2


int low=0,up= l -1;----------------------------------------------3


while(low <= upp)----------------------------------------------4


{
      mid = (low+up)/2;------------------------------------------5


      if(a[mid]==n)
         {
              flag=1;------------------------------------------------6


              place=mid;--------------------------------------------7


              break;-------------------------------------------------8


         }
      else if(a[mid] < n)-----------------------------------------9


            low=mid+1;
      else
            upp=mid - 1;
}


if(flag==1)


System.out.print(n+"is found at+(place+1));-----------------10
else


System.out.print(n+"is not found ");


}
}
step 1: input the array, number to be searched

step 2: find the length of the array


step 3:initialize the values for lower and upper index. l-1 coz, index starts from 0.


step 4:the loop should continue as long as lower limit is less than upper limit.


step 5:find the middle value.common mistake here is
(a[low]+a[upp])/2


step 6:there is some variable with some intial value so that when we find the number, change that value.If the value is not changed then it means the number is not found,coz you would not have gone to step 6.


step 7: if you want to find exactly where the number occurs in the array,then assign the mid index, not mid value.It is not a[mid].


step 8:Once we found the number,come out. no more searching.


step 9:check the number with middle value , change the low or upper index accordingly.


Isn't that easy.