For all students: home work questions...a template


Hi to any students.

THIS is the model of how to ask for help with homework... Ask your
questions this way and you will get help!

In article <1127084487.437744.101020@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
glitter boy <loki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>Ok so I have this class for C. I have to write this program for my
>instructor,

1: clearly saying it is a home work question.
Pretending is it not does not work here. You are also likely to get
answers that, it you use them, will make it obvious that you did not do
the work yourself.

> where he has already posted the softcopy and algorithm. But
>my question is I have to convert meters to feet and in this I have to
>output not only the feet but also the inches

2: clearly state the problem to be solved.
People here are not mind readers. I you can't take the time to properly
explain the problem then no one will take the time to answer.

>now I think I have coded
>the feet calculation properly but. I don't know how to send the
>remainder to inches and than recalculate it and display that
>calculation

3: clearly state what you are having a problem with. "It doesn't work"
or similar mean you are lazy and have not analysed the problem . Other
people will not either.

AND


> here is what I have coded this so far.
>
>#include <stdio.h>
>
>#define FACTOR 2.54
>
>int main (void)
>

4: Post your attempt at solving the problem.
No one is going to write code for you but if you have a go they will
point you in the write direction and suggest improvements or point out
the obvious errors


>and here is the page with my instructors algorithm
>http://www.gibson.vero-beach.fl.us/classes/cop2000/fall/prj02.html

5 any additional information.
If people don't get the same information you have one the problem they
could give you the correct answer to a different problem.

>sorry i cant explain this better i am just lost right now

6 Be polite. You are asking for help....


Full marks to Glitter Boy for this model question. This is why he has
got some serious and sensible help.

We should post his question to the FAQ as the model how to ask a
homework question.... though most students don't read it :-(




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