Nim Project
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This project will use several things we've encountered in other assignments in the past. | This project will use several things we've encountered in other assignments in the past. | ||
| − | To get a grade, you must complete the bulleted items following it. | + | You may get any help you want, as long as you DOCUMENT it. Put the provenance of the help in your code as a comment at the top. For example: |
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| + | // Fred helped me with the toString() method. | ||
| + | // I found code for a nim sum online at xxxx and adapted it for my program. | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | This will prevent problems of plagiarism. Please don't give each other code: write your own when you understand what is involved. Ask me if you are unsure or stuck: nobody needs to suffer for being stuck. | ||
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| + | To get a grade, you must complete the bulleted items following it. Please make sure I give you a D before you go on to do more and get a higher grade. I should grade your program at least twice as you progress. | ||
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* Use a Scanner in a loop to input a row LETTER (either upper or lower case) and number of stones to remove. (Page 26 of text.) | * Use a Scanner in a loop to input a row LETTER (either upper or lower case) and number of stones to remove. (Page 26 of text.) | ||
* The loop should only exit when a valid move has been selected. | * The loop should only exit when a valid move has been selected. | ||
| + | * When a move is invalid, the loop should tell you why it is invalid. | ||
| + | * When a move is valid, the loop should tell you "Removing x from pile Y." | ||
* Use Scanner.nextLine() instead of nextInt(): it is more robust. | * Use Scanner.nextLine() instead of nextInt(): it is more robust. | ||
| + | * the easy way is to just look at the first character, if it exists, for row or stones | ||
| + | * it would be nicer if we could type b2 at one input to take two from row B. | ||
* tests for valid row should reject: | * tests for valid row should reject: | ||
** a simple return without typing anything | ** a simple return without typing anything | ||
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** more stones than in the row | ** more stones than in the row | ||
** anything not a number | ** anything not a number | ||
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== Graphical Nim == | == Graphical Nim == | ||
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# Ch. 15 (Graphics) | # Ch. 15 (Graphics) | ||
| − | ## | + | ## start with the box from studentdisk/Ch15/Exercises/Drawings.java |
| + | ## change the box to a filled circle | ||
| + | ===C+=== | ||
| + | # Read "Creating the graphical Nim board." | ||
# Build a pyramid of circles with height and base of 4 circles. | # Build a pyramid of circles with height and base of 4 circles. | ||
## start with a right triangle | ## start with a right triangle | ||
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## adjust coords to allow pyramid to resize with window | ## adjust coords to allow pyramid to resize with window | ||
### use min of width and height | ### use min of width and height | ||
| + | ### you ought to be able to have pyramids of other sizes too | ||
| + | ===B+=== | ||
# Use pyramid to display board instead of text | # Use pyramid to display board instead of text | ||
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# Read next two chapters, build with point and click interface. | # Read next two chapters, build with point and click interface. | ||
