CS 160 - Programming Concepts and Applications

This assignment is due by Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 11:59 PM.

· Instructions · Rubric · Submission ·

Let's Start!

In this homework assignment, we focus on two of our programming concepts: (1) defining variables and (2) using output.

To begin this assignment (and future homework assignments), you need to create an empty C++ Project. See Creating a C++ Empty Project in Lab1A as a reminder of the steps. We suggest you call your new project A1 and then cut/paste the following code into your main.cpp .

/* CS 160 Assignment 1: Hello World and ASCII Art
 *
 * Author: XXXX (_INSERT_YOUR_NAME_HERE_)
 *
 * More complete description here...
 */

// The include section adds extra definitions from the C++ standard library.
#include <iostream> // For cin, cout, etc.

// We will (most of the time) use the standard library namespace in our programs.
using namespace std;

// Define any constants or global variables below this comment.

// Must have a function named "main", which is the starting point of a C++ program.
int main() {

    /******** INSERT YOUR CODE BELOW HERE ********/

    cout << "Ready to code!! Wait, I need to fill it all in myself?" << endl;

    /******** INSERT YOUR CODE ABOVE HERE ********/

    return 0; // signals the operating system that our program ended OK.
}

Instructions: Part I

The first goal of this assignment is to create a smiley face that is printed on the screen. Here is a simple example. (We expect your smiley face will be better than this, and actually smile!)

 ######
# O  O #
#  {}  #
# ____ #
#      #
 ######

You can visit this site to learn more about ASCII and ASCII Art if you would like. Or Google images of "ascii art smiley faces" (favorite one from Northwestern follows).

You need to use a combination of cout statements to create a face that gets printed to the screen. Most likely, you will need to edit your code, 'Build' and then 'Run' your code several times. Following these steps again and again is what C++ programmers always do, in fact we call it the edit-compile-test cycle. Once you are happy with the output of your smiley face, move on to Part II of this assignment.

Instructions: Part II

In this second homework goal, you need to declare and assign appropriate values to three facts about yourself. The three facts can be anything that is true about you (perhaps things you are proud of). For example, how high can you jump (in inches), how many seconds can you hold your breath, or how fast can you run. All three variables must be of an appropriate data type.

Once your variables are defined, add code to display the information stored in your variables below your smiley face. An example output follows:

Grading Rubric

Your submission will be graded according to the following rubric.

This assignment is due by Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 11:59 PM.

Submission

Always, always, ALWAYS update the header comments at the top of your main.cpp file. And if you ever get stuck, remember that there is LOTS of help available. The following instructions are copied from How to Submit Homework.

Submission Instructions

This assignment is due by Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 11:59 PM.