Anyone willing to help HS student?
|>
|> >For the final exam of my Computer Science class i will have to
|> >write a basic program (not a problem)...
|> >
|> >I would like some ideas, maybe some Subs that you have
|> >
|> >I would also know how I can write a program that will save the results.
|> >
|> >Thanks for your help,
|>
|> Matt:
|>
|> Here's a program that would both be a challenge, and if you can surmount
|> all the challenges of writing it, will be useful to the teachers at your
|> school
|>
|> Try writing a program that will calculate the reading level of material
|> that you input into it. I did this with the FORCAST method, which is
|> really meant for technical, military and industrial materials and manuals,
|> but here's a synopsis
|>
|> 1. Count off exactly 150 words
|> 2. In that passage of 150 words, count all of the one-syllable words
|> 3. Divide the answer for step 2 by ten
|> 4. Subtract the answer for step 3 from 20
|> 5. That is the grade level.
|>
|> You cannot possibly write a formula that will identify single-syllable
|> words flawlessly, so I'd guess that you'll have to write a routine that
|> will check to see if it already knows whether a word is one-syllable or
|> not, then if not, ask, and store that answer off to disk for later use.
The secret to syllables is vowels. Count the unconnected vowels and you
can count the syllables. To be more precise you can look for special
dual vowels. I wrote a basic program on a commodre many years ago that
computed the fog index. This worked well
|>
|> After you have finished your project, whether you attempt to use my idea
|> or not, ask me for a compiled copy of my program.
|>
|> NOTICE TO ALL:
|> My program is now ready for shareware. I demonstrated this program at
|> an {*filter*} ed conference in Arkansas and it got rave reviews.
|> Let me know where you think I should upload it to, and I'll be glad
|> to. Or ask me to e-mail you a zip file (IBM compatible computers only, so
|> far).
|>
|> John Knoderer
|> Maze Man Computer Services
|> 101 Main Street SE
|> P O Box 744
|> Gravette, AR(kansas) 72736-0744
|> 1-501-298-3403 or 1-500-GIFTED-1
|> >
|> >Matt Martone
|> >Sophmore
|> >Kearny High School
|> >New Jersey
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