Sections 0101, 0102, 0103 and Honors, Fall 1995

Tuesday September 12, 1995

Assigned Reading: 2.2 - 2.3

Handouts (available on-line): none

Topics Covered:

• Long discussion about our computing environment --- what it means to log into umbc8 or umbc9 from a Macintosh or PC, dialing in from home, etc.
• A program that uses several data types and the sample run.
• Discussed the variable types: integers, floating point numbers, characters, Boolean values and strings.
  • Examples of integer constants.
  • Examples of floating point constants.
  • Examples of other constants.
• Review: an example of a program that uses integer, floating point and string variables. Program and sample run.
• A program that converts centimeters to feet and inches. Program and sample run.