My teacher says my algorithim is too my VB code!

[Ron1jed]

WE had to make algorithim for this forumla. C=5/9x(F-32}

i did.

1. Ftemp = txtFtemp.txt
1.1Ctemp = txtCtemp.txt
2.Ctemp= (5/9) (Ftemp-32)
3.Print Ctemp and Ftemp

[Ron1jed]

my = much in topic of post

[billrogers]

i am not sure exactly what you mean, but why use variables

Print txtFtemp.Text
Print (5/9)*(val(txtFtemp.Text)-32)

To compute that function you do not need an alogrithm per se, now on the other hand if you are talking about good coding, maybe you should write a function to do conversion.

Public Function FarenToCel(ByVal FarenTemp As Integer) As Integer

FarenToCel = (5/9)*(val(FarenTemp)-32)

End Function

Of course this is limited to integers which I guess is ok for general conversions.

[Edited by billrogers on 06-07-2000 at 04:01 PM]

Or just use this. Make a Form with 2 TextBoxes and a CommandButton.

Private Sub Command1_Click()

    RetVal = (5 / 9) * (Text1 - 32)
    Text2 = Int(RetVal)

End Sub

[Ron1jed]

Its supose to be just a algorithim.No VB code.

Does my algorithim have too much VB code and is it correct to do such a formala.[converting F to C}?

[frank ashley]

Is the algorithm supposed to be language independent. If so I imagine your tutor is after pseudocode.

1. Input Farenheit temperature
2. Convert to Celcius
3. Output results

[billrogers]

Alogrithms are language independant, they are usually written in pseudo code,

1. Read in faren. temp
2. Print faren. temp
3. Cel. temp <- (5/9)(faren. temp - 32)
4. Print Cel. temp

[Paul282]

Maybe your teacher doesn't want to know anything about programming languages and just wants the algorithm ! (Because it's like, a maths class not a programming class ??)

Just get rid of all the text1 and ".text" stuff



C = (5/9)X(F-32)



TaDaaaa !

If this isn't what you're teacher means then he/she is a moron because I'm never wrong

[billrogers]

that is breed into all aussies? The thing about never being wrong?

[Paul282]

YEP !!

We're all very clever!!

[Paul282]

This question has been annoying me.

Algorithm
n : a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem.

What's the difference between that and the origonal formula?

How about:
X = 5 / 9
Y = F - 32
C = X x Y

It's still the same bloody thing!

[Gen-X]

I think you are all missing the point of an "algorithm".

It isn't just a set of rules but also the "method" by which you do it... So you could in a sense consider it "pseudo-code".

Algorithm:

1. Assign a value to F
2. Subtract 32 from the result
3. Multiple the result by ( 5 / 9 )
4. Assign the result to C
5. Display the result contained in C

This is the "Algorithm" that is used in order to get the formula. Even though you can simply write C=(5/9)*(F-32) internally the computer has to do it differently because it cannot do it all at once.

So if I were to write the Algorithm such that it could be processed in Assembly Language it would look like this :

1. Input Value
2. Assign Value to Memory Address referenced by F
3. Copy F to REGISTER1
4. Subtract 32 from REGISTER1
5. Assign 5 to REGISTER2
6. Divide contents of REGISTER2 by 9
7. Multiple contents of REGISTER1 by REGISTER2
8. Copy REGISTER1 to Memory Address referenced by C
9. Output contents of Variable C

This is the only way a computer could do this equation because it needs to break it down into compeltely individual steps storing each part in a REGISTER.

Of course this isn't obvious unless you were explaining a formula that wasn't as simple as conversions of temperature.

If you were asked to show the algorithm for BUBBLESORT for instance then it would all make more sense.

[Paul282]

Personally I think that VB makes good pseudo code.

C = (5/9)X(F-32)

Paul282. This seems like a reasonable answer.

[billrogers]

I think he is young, for this is really to easy to warrant an algorithm, granted as per definition it is in fact an algorithm.

A one line algorithm should work.

[Paul282]

Originally posted by Gen-X
I think you are all missing the point of an "algorithm".

It isn't just a set of rules but also the "method" by which you do it... So you could in a sense consider it "pseudo-code".

That's funny, My previous post contained the meaning from a dictionary

[r0ach]

ALGORITHM pronounced: Algae Rhythm.
Describing the movement of a person, moments before he hits the ground after being whacked on the head with a 2-by-4.

Derived from the movement made by Algea in a slow moving stream.

[Edited by r0ach on 06-12-2000 at 11:17 AM]