Due: 2:00 PM, Monday, 8/30/10

For this assignment you will create a simple Java program. You may work individually or with one partner on this program. It is also a good idea to use a browser to view the Java SE API documentation and accustom yourself to using this resource. This documentation can be easily downloaded (see the link in Online Resources) so that you have a local copy.

(a) This is a simple program to compute the balance in a bank account that compounds interest annually. The formula for computing the balance is:
balance_next_year = current_balance + current_balance*interest_rate

Your program should consist of one class named Compound.

Your program should have three variables (you don't have to use the same names, but use the types specified):

1. balance, which should be of type double
2. rate, which should be of type double, representing the interest rate in percent.
3. year, which should be of type int, representing the current year.

(b) Add comment documentation to your program and use javadoc to extract the documentation into an HTML file. Include a javadoc comment for the class. The class comment should include your name and the date (use the @author tag).

The physical location of the javadoc comments is critical. A class comment must immediately precede the line containing the keyword class.

When you have commented your source files, run javadoc to create the .html files and view them in a browser of your choice.

• Turn in a hardcopy printout of your java source file, which should be named Compound.java, and and a printout of your test run. Do not give me a copy of the javadoc.html files.
• All Java programs will be submitted by copying (or ftping) them to a specially designated directory in AFS. Each person in the class has a subdirectory which has the same name as your login in /afs/cu/class/cs242/fa10

  Within this individual directory, create a subdirectory named p1. Copy only the source file into this directory, not class files or javadoc files. So, for example, if your login name was smithjd then the file Compound.java should be copied to /afs/cu/class/cs242/fa10/smithjd/p1. These directories have permissions set so that no one other than yourself and Prof. Lynch can read the files. You may, of course, use whatever operating system and compiler you wish to develop your code, but the version you turn in, both hardcopy and the files submitted to AFS, must compile and run under JDK installed in the Clarkson ITL (our lab room).

• Correct execution. The program must follow all the specifications above. The hardcopy of your program's execution should clearly demonstrate that it does.
• Correct implementation. The program must follow all the design requirements above, in particular the class name and the use of three variables of the types specified. At this point, we have not learned about loops, so you don't need to implement one in your code.
• Readability of the code: commented and well-structured, so that it is clear what the code is doing. Use an accepted programming style. The style of the text is fine. You should follow the Code Conventions on matters like indentation and layout of your source code. Whatever you do, be consistent.
• Appearance of the output. There isn't much you can do for this program, but you should be able to line up the output fields nicely, and make the messages understandable.
• Timely submission of your program. All hardcopy of the source and test files must be turned in by the deadline. Late programs will not be accepted. Printouts submitted electronically will be ignored.
• Plagiarism (copying all or part of anyone else's code) is a serious infraction of Clarkson regulations; the penalty is a grade of 0 for the first infraction, a final grade of F for further infractions.