We Helped With This MATLAB Programming Assignment: Have A Similar One?

MATLAB Lab # 3 - Homework

General Requirements:

READ THE FOLLOWING VERY CAREFULLY

•      Pseudocode or flowchart. 

o   For this assignment, you must submit a pseudo-code or flowchart for each part. 

o   It is the policy of myself and the FYELIC that if you do not have pseudo-code or a flowchart to show you’ve put thought into the logic, you will not get help on writing the actual code.  

§  You can get some help on the logic but you have to make a first attempt on your own.  

o   Your pseudo code does not have to be perfect. 

§  It just needs to be a decent attempt at solving the problem. Your final code may vary somewhat or even entirely from the pseudocode. Simply update it.  

o   Handwritten is acceptable if legible

§  If not, use a word or drawing program to assist

•      This is not a group assignment. It is an INDIVIDUAL one. 

o   But I do understand if you work together. Limit it to a pair.

o   You must turn in your own code o You must acknowledge who helped you in the Title block. 

§  If it was a student, name them. 

§  If it was a Red Shirt, just say “Red Shirt” and their first name if you recall it. The same goes for if you get help from one of our TAs. 

•      INCLUDE comments in your code

o   Code is not accepted if it is not annotated to help us understand what you are trying to do in your code. 

Part 1 – Tic Tac Toe

Write a program that allows 2 players to play a game of Tic Tac Toe. Within that program, you will need to write and use 3 functions to determine which player starts, update a plot of the game board after each player’s move, and determine if a player has won the game.

Requirements:

•      You may work with one (1) partner on this homework assignment. 

o If you do, include their name in a comment on the second line of your code. 

•      Create a high detail “plan” of your program before you sit down to code o IE write your pseudo code or flowchart first, not after o Don’t forget you’ll have multiple functions involved

o If you come to me with programming questions about “How do I write the code for this assignment?” without any attempt at planning your logic, you get a 0 on the assignment. 

Objectives:

•      Write a MATLAB program (in an m-file) to play an interactive Tic-Tac-Toe game:

o each player is prompted for his/her marker position  o followed by the program “plotting” his/her marker  

•      Create a friendly user interface to gather player moves

•      Use a loop to keep the game moving between two players

•      Use one of the built-in random number generation functions to simulate a coin toss o This will determine which player will go first

•      Write a function that reads the game board for a winning row (CheckWin) o This will determine if a win has occurred

•      Write a function that plots an up to date game board between moves (BoardPlot) o This will track and show the data from users’ previous moves

•      For your submission of your outputs, play 1 game to a win. 

Hints for the program

•      Use a 3 x 3 matrix to track the status of the board. 

Hints for Checkwin:

•      A winning scenario would be 3 similar markers vertically, horizontally or diagonally.

•      Check a passed array using math!

•      DRAW A LINE THROUGH THE WINNING  

Hints for BoardPlot:

•      Draw two grid lines on each axis on a figure

•      Label the grid with numbers, letters or whatever you like to help users choose a position

•      Evaluate what the user inputs using an if /elseif statement

•      Use a 3x3 matrix to pass your selections around

•      Don’t try and draw your Xs and Os. Just plot a single marker. 

o You can adjust the size of marker with linespec specifications o Check the documentation for the plot command for more details

•      Try to be efficient but brute force is also ok. 

HIGH LEVEL NON-FORMATED Pseudocode for the Main Program:

1.   Start the game with a greeting to the players

2.   Have the code decide who goes first

3.   Explain the rules (Make sure you give them enough time)

4.   Use a function, BoardPlot, to show an empty board

5.   Have the players play the game

a. update the board with the function BoardPlot

6.   After each turn, use a function, CheckWin, to see if the game has ended.

7.   At the end of the game, display who won or that it was a draw

8.   Ask user if they would like to play again

a.  If they do, reset and restart

b.  If not, end program

For Extra Credit:

•      Add an additional function to the program that checks if a space is already taken before allowing the game to proceed. If the user tries to select a taken area, the program asks them to select again.

o Call this function: CheckTaken

•      Add ‘-EC’ to the end of the filename for all parts of the assignment

•      You may submit standard versions along with your Extra Credit version o So you still get credit if your EC version doesn’t work. 

Submissions

1.      <Properly named outputs>.pdf

a.       Try to combine. Use ‘_1’ and ‘_2’ if you don’t know how to combine pdfs.

i. Print out of your command window output ii. Print out of your figure

If no Title Blocks in the following, -5% each

2.      <Properly named main script>.m

3.      Checkwin.m

4.      BoardPlot.m

5.      CheckTaken.m

a.       Only if you’re doing the extra credit

Rubric

•              P1: Tic Tac Toe  ................................................................  100% Total

o   Pseudocode/Flowchart

§  Logical Approach to problem  .................................. 15% § Well communicated/written  ....................................... 5%

o   Programming

§  Meets functional objectives

•              Randomly selects first player .......................... 5%

•              Tracks user inputs ............................................ 5%

•              Updates board ................................................... 5%

•              Determines a winner ........................................ 5% § CheckWin runs without errors ...................................... 5%

§  BoardPlot runs without errors ..................................... 5%

§  Main App runs without errors  ..................................... 5%

§  Appropriate Commands  ............................................ 10%

§  Clean and clear UI  ....................................................... 5%

§  CheckWin commented throughout............................. 10% § BoardPlot commented throughout ............................ 10%

§  Main Application commented throughout  ............... 10%

• For Extra Credit  ................................................................  5% Possible o Additional function runs without errors  ................................. 1% o Warns user space is taken ......................................................... 1% o Asks for new input .................................................................... 1% o Commented throughout ............................................................ 2%