201 homework 1.3, part one

Problem 1.3.27, an N-by-N checkerboard composed of characters of your choice. The book says to alternate stars and spaces, but you might find some other pattern more pleasing.

Two ways to go:

[1] Get N from the command line. Call this program Cboard.java.

[2] Use SkeletonTwo for Cboard2.java as a foundation and get N within the program. (This will require some extra study.) Loop around so that the user can try various values of N.

Extra credit. Make a bigger checkerboard, for example, with each square made something like this:

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Do arithmetic with N so that the individual squares are of the largest size possible (1-by-1, 2-by-2, etc.) without making too long a line and messing up the console screen.

Whether you choose option 1 or 2, make sure that the program responds graciously to inputs that don't make good checkerboards.

Due at 4:30 pm sharp on Tuesday. Bring a hard copy to class (or fax it) and send code in an e-mail, subject "201 homeword 1.3 checkerboard," before class.

Next homeworks: 1.3.37 trig functions, 1.4.28 find duplicates, 1.4.30 minesweeper; due dates not yet determined.

Quiz, sections 1.1 to 1.4, on Thursday, September 18.