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The For Loop

The document provides instructions for an assignment on for and while loops in programming. It explains that for loops are used when repeating an action a specific number of times over a range of numbers, while while loops are used for repeating an action an unknown number of times or modifying a control variable. The assignment includes 10 exercises to practice using for and while loops to solve different programming problems.

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The For Loop

The document provides instructions for an assignment on for and while loops in programming. It explains that for loops are used when repeating an action a specific number of times over a range of numbers, while while loops are used for repeating an action an unknown number of times or modifying a control variable. The assignment includes 10 exercises to practice using for and while loops to solve different programming problems.

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La Salle College

Algorithms & Programming (420AP1AS)


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Michelle M. Khalifé
Assignment 3 – for & while

the for loop


Use it when …
you need to repeat an action n number of times, where n is either specified or deduced
you need to iterate over a specific range of numbers

Ref.:
https://press.rebus.community/programmingfundamentals/chapter/for-loop/
https://www.zenflowchart.com/blog/for-loop-flowchart

the while loop


Use it when …
you need to repeat an action an unknown number of times
you need to modify the control variable through a non-standard increment
you need to read a file (more on this later … )

Ref.:
https://press.rebus.community/programmingfundamentals/chapter/while-loop/
https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-origin-of-while-loops (fun/historical/educational read)
For each exercise, please do:

o Determine the best-candidate: for loop or while loop


o Use the appropriate loop to solve the question
o Use the other loop to solve the question

#1 Write a program that prints all the numbers between 1 and 10 – as well as their sum.

#2 Write a program to print all the characters whose decimal values range between 33 and 126. (ASCII table)

#3 Write a program that prints all the numbers from 0 to 6 except 3 and 6.

#4 Write a program to print the numbers between 1500 and 2700, such that they are divisible by 5 and 7.

#5 Write a program that prompts the user to input an integer. Validate the input, then print this number’s
multiplication table.

E.g.:
1xm=…
2xm=…
3xm=…
4xm=…
.
.
.
10xm = …

#6 Write a program that prompts the user for a positive integer. Validate the input, then let the user know whether
this number is prime or not. A prime number is only divisible by 1 and itself.

#7 Write a program that prompts the user for two positive integers. Validate the input, then find the value of one
number raised to the power of another.

E.g.:
2, 3 = 2 x 2 x 2 = 8
4, 2 = 4 x 4 = 16

#8 Write a program that prompts the user for a positive integer and finds the factorial value of a positive integer
entered through the keyboard. The factorial of a number n is calculated by multiplying the number by all the
numbers that come before it – down to 1.

n! = n x (n-1)!

E.g.:
7! = 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
3! = 3 x 2 x 1
…

#9 Write a program to guess a number between 1 and 9. If the user guesses wrong, then the prompt appears again
until the guess is correct. On a successful guess, the user gets a “Well guessed!” message, and the program will exit.
Modify the program to cap the number of guesses.

#10 Write a program that reads a set of integers, and then prints the following: the number of even integers, the
number of odd integers, the sum of the even integers, and the sum of the odd integers.

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