L a b # 5 Palindrome, Base Conversion and Sorting Points Solution

In t ro d u c t i o n







Important: Please read Lab Guidelines before you continue.




The objective of the first two exercises is on recursion, and the third exercise is on array of structures.




You are required to do exercises 1 and 2 which are on recursion. As exercise 3 uses structure and the topic on structure is taught in week 12, it is optional for you to submit exercise 3. Your DL will grade only exercises 1 and 2.




The maximum number of submissions for each exercise is 15.




If you have any questions on the task statements, you may post your queries on the relevant IVLE discussion forum. However, do not post your programs (partial or complete) on the forum before the deadline!




Important notes applicable to all exercises here:




You should take the "Estimated Development Time" seriously and aim to complete your programming within that time. Use it to gauge whether your are within our expectation, so that you don't get surprised in your PE. We advise you to do the exercises here in a simulated test environment by timing yourself.







Please do not use variable-length arrays. An example of a variable-length array is as follows:




int i;

int array[i];

This is not allowed in ANSI C, as explained in Week 7 lecture. Declare an array with a known maximum size. We will tell you the maximum number of elements in an array.




You are NOT allowed to use global variables. (A global variable is one that is not declared in any function.)







You are free to introduce additional functions if you deem it necessary. This must be supported by well-thought-out reasons, not a haphazard decision. By now, you should know that you cannot write a program haphazardly.







In writing functions, we would like you to include function prototypes before the main function, and the function definitions after the main function.







1 E x erc i s e 1 : Pal i n d ro m e Nu m b ers



1.1 Learning objective




Writing recursive function.







1.2 Task statement




As you have learned, a palindrome reads the same forwards and backwards. Likewise for a palindrome number. Example of palindrome numbers are: 20111102, 56765, and 926629.




Write a program palindrome_numbers.cthat reads two positive integers: a start value and an end value (end value is greater than or equal to the start value), and computes the number of palindrome numbers in the range from start to end, both inclusive. You may assume that the largest integer input contains at most 9 digits.




For example, if the start and end values are 179 and 231 respectively, then there are 5 palindrome numbers between them: 181, 191, 202, 212, and 222.




You must have a recursive function to determine if a certain number is a palindrome. No mark will be given if you do not use recursion.







1.3 Sample runs




Sample runs using interactive input (user's input shown in blue; output shown in bold purple). Note that the first two lines (in green below) are commands issued to compile and run your program on UNIX.







gcc -Wall palindrome_numbers.c -o palindrome_numbers



palindrome_numbers
Enter start and end: 1234 4321 Number of palindrome numbers = 30




Sample run #2:







Enter start and end: 987654321 999999999




Number of palindrome numbers = 1235










1.4 Skeleton program and Test data




The skeleton program is provided here: palindrome_numbers.c







Test data: Input files | Output files







1.5 Important notes




Hint: To solve this task easily, since you know the number contains at most 9 digits, you may extract the digits of the input number and store them in an array. You can then run a recursive function on the array to determine if it is a palindrome.







The skeleton program provided shows you that there is a driver function isPalindrome()which calls the actual recursive function palindromeRecur(). Hence, the main() function needs only call isPalindrome()Refer to Week 11 slides 36 - 38 for explanatian.







You must use the isPalindrome()function.







You must use recursion. An iterative (loop) algorithm will not be accepted since it undermines the objective of this exercise.




Please note that the only recursive function required is palindromeRecur(). The part where you run from the start value to the end value can be done with a loop.







1.6 Estimated development time




The time here is an estimate of how much time we expect you to spend on this exercise. If you need to spend way more time than this, it is an indication that some help might be needed.




Devising and writing the algorithm (pseudo-code): 10 minutes







Translating pseudo-code into code: 10 minutes







Typing in the code: 15 minutes







Testing and debugging: 25 minutes







Total: 1 hour







2 E x erc i s e 2 : Co n v e rt i n g D e c i m al t o a n o t h e r B as e










2.1 Learning objectives




Writing recursive function.







Using character and string function.







2.2 Task statement




We can convert a positive integer in decimal (base 10) to another base by doing repeated division. The two examples below show how to convert decimal value 123 to base 5 (quinary) and base 16 (hexadecimal).


































The answer is obtained by collecting the remainder in each step of the division, from the bottom up. Hence, 12310 = 4435 = 7B16.




For bases larger than 10, the digits 10, 11, 12, ... are represented by the characters A, B, C, ... Hence the digits in hexadecimal are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F.




The above algorithm can be implemented using recursion.




Write a program convert_base.cto read in a positive integer and a target base (between 2 and 36 inclusive), and generate the equivalent value in the target base. Your program must use a recursive function. No mark will be given if you do not use recursion.







2.3 Sample runs




Sample runs using interactive input (user's input shown in blue; output shown in bold purple). Note that the first two lines (in green below) are commands issued to compile and run your program on UNIX.







gcc -Wall convert_base.c -o convert_base



convert_base
Enter a positive decimal integer: 123

Enter target base (2-36): 5

123 converted to base 5 = 443










Sample run #2:







Enter a positive decimal integer: 123




Enter target base (2-36): 16

123 converted to base 16 = 7B







Sample run #3:







Enter a positive decimal integer: 12345




Enter target base (2-36): 36

12345 converted to base 36 = 9IX










2.4 Skeleton program and Test data




The skeleton program is provided here: convert_base.c This program contains a char digit(int)function for your use.







Test data: Input files | Output files







2.5 Important notes




You may assume that the longest answer consists of 31 characters.







You may work on a simpified version first, to convert into base of 9 or less, to get the logic right, before working on the case for base 10.







You must not use string functions such as char *itoa (int value, char *str, int base)(or the like) to do the conversion, but you may use string functions that do not do conversion of bases, such as strcat().







You must use recursion. An iterative (loop) algorithm will not be accepted since it undermines the objective of this exercise.







2.6 Estimated development time




The time here is an estimate of how much time we expect you to spend on this exercise. If you need to spend way more time than this, it is an indication that some help might be needed.




Devising and writing the algorithm (pseudo-code): 15 minutes







Translating pseudo-code into code: 10 minutes







Typing in the code: 15 minutes







Testing and debugging: 40 minutes







Total: 1 hour 20 minutes







3 E x erc i s e 3 : S o r t i n g Po i n t s










3.1 Learning objectives




Sorting.







Array of structures.







3.2 Task statement
Write a program sort_points.cto read in a positive integer indicating the number of 2-dimensional points, followed by the x- and y-coordinates of those points. These points should be read into an array of structures, where each structure contains the x- and y-coordinates of a point. You should name the structure type point_t.




You may assume that there are at least 2 points and at most 20 points. You may use only one of these sorting algorithms: Selection sort, Bubble sort, or Insertion sort.




Your program should then sort the array of points in ascending order of the distance of these points from the origin (0,0).




The formula to compute the distance of a point (x,y) from the origin (0,0) is given below:




dist(x,y) = sqrt( x*x + y*y )




However, you are not allowed to use any math function. In other word, your program should not include <math.h.







3.3 Sample runs




Sample run using interactive input (user's input shown in blue; output shown in bold purple). Note that the first two lines (in green below) are commands issued to compile and run your program on UNIX.







gcc -Wall sort_points.c -o sort_points



sort_points
Enter number of points: 5 Enter 5 points:

182712-528-10413 Sorted points:

(-5,2) (8,-10) (4,13) (7,12) (18,2)




Sample run #2:







Enter number of points: 6




Enter 6 points:

5 6 7 2 -3 -4 -2 10 1 12 9 7

Sorted points:

(-3,-4)

(7,2)

(5,6)

(-2,10)

(9,7)

(1,12)










3.4 Skeleton program and Test data




The skeleton program is provided here: sort_points.c







Test data: Input files | Output files







3.5 Important notes




There are at most 20 points.



You are to use only one of these sorting algorithms: Selection sort, Bubble sort, or Insertion sort.







3.6 Estimated development time




The time here is an estimate of how much time we expect you to spend on this exercise. If you need to spend way more time than this, it is an indication that some help might be needed.




Devising and writing the algorithm (pseudo-code): 20 minutes







Translating pseudo-code into code: 15 minutes







Typing in the code: 15 minutes







Testing and debugging: 30 minutes







Total: 1 hours 20 minutes







4 D e ad l i n e







The deadline for submitting all programs is 9 November 2013, Saturday, 9am. Late submission will NOT be accepted.







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Introduction


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Exercise 1: Palindrome Numbers


1.1
Learning objectives


1.2
Task statement


1.3
Sample runs


1.4
Skeleton program and Test data


1.5
Important notes


1.6
Estimated development time
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Exercise 2: Converting Decimal to another Base


2.1
Learning objectives


2.2
Task statement


2.3
Sample runs


2.4
Skeleton program and Test data


2.5
Important notes


2.6
Estimated development time
3
Exercise 3: Sorting Points


3.1
Learning objectives


3.2
Task statement


3.3
Sample runs


3.4
Skeleton program and Test data


3.5
Important notes


3.6
Estimated development time
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Deadline














Aaron




Wednesday, October 23, 2013 09:04:28 PM SGT