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FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND MATHEMATICS
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 SEMESTER 1
MODULE ; PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES
MODULE NAME ;CSU07101
SUPERVISOR:DR MAKOTA
GROUP 3 , SUBGROUP 6
GROUP ASSIGNMENT
NO NAMES REGISTRATION NUMBER
1 MARM YAHYA CHARAHANI IMC/BCS/2411717
2 SWAHIBA JUMA MUSA IMC/BCS/2411931
3 NANNA MISANGU MALIBATA IMC/BCS/2412608
4 EMMANUEL PAUL MALILO IMC/BCS/2426001
5 FRANK MANYORI GODFREY IMC/BCS/2426695
6 ALI USIJALA WANJARA IMC/BCS/2427402
QUESTIONS.
To prepare a problem and solve it using the seven steps of solution development which
occur in our daily life.
THE PROBLEM
Find the amount for a principal of 4000shillings at 4% compound interest after investing
for 6 years. Given A =P(1+R/1000)^T
ANSWERS
1. THE PROBLEM ANALYSIS CHART (PAC)
GIVEN DATA REQUIIRED RESULTS
Principal – 4000shillings Amount for a principal
Rate – 4%
Compound interest -6years
REQUIRED PROCESSING SOLUTION ALTERNATIVES
A= P*(1 + R/100)^T 1.enter all data
2.enter principal and rate
3.process one bank in one run
2.THE INTERACTIVITY CHART
Amount control
Read Calc Print
3. THE IPO CHART
INPUT PROCESSING MODULE OUTPUT
REFERENCE
1.beginning 1.enter data Read 1. ending amount
principal (change interest
2.interest rate rate to hundredths) 2. all input data
3.number of years 2.calculate amount Calc
AMOUNT
=PRINCIPAL
(1+INTEREST Print
/100)^TIME
4. COUPLING DIAGRAM AND DATA DICTIONARY
AMOUNT CONTROL
P R T P R T A P RT A
READ CALC PRINT
Where:
P =principal
R =rate
T=time
A=amount
ITEM VARIABLE DATA MODULE SCOPE PSEUDONYM ERROR
NAME TYPE CHECK
Principal Principal Numeric Control/read Local None None
-real /calc/print parameters
Rate Rate Numeric- Control/read/calc Local None None
real /print parameters
Number Year Numeric- Control/read/calc/print Local None None
of years real parameters
Time Time Numeric- Control/read/calc/print Local None None
real parameters
Amount Amount Numeric- Control/read/print/calc Local None None
real parameters
ALGORITHMS, FLOWCHART, PSEUDOCODE.
ALGORITHMS FLOWCHART Pseudocode Testing
Amount control Process read 1. start
amountcontro
Process read
lll
Process calc 2. transfer to read
End Process calc
Read 3. transfer to calc
Process print 4.transfer to print
calc
end
print
Exit
Internal and external documents
Internal documents External documentation
1. remark at top ;calculate the amount 1. same as 1 in internal documentation.
given the principal , interest rate, number
of years.
Algorithm flowchart Pseudocode Test
Read ( principal , Read Principal
rate , years ,time.
Read Enter data 4000
1. enter principal ,
interest , time. Rate = rate/100
2, rate = rate/ 100 Enter Interest
principal , exit
3. exit interest,
4%
time
Rate
=rate/100 Years
Exit
Time
Internal documentation External documentation
1. remark on top ;to write all data and 1. explain input data
interest conversion
Algorithms Flowchart Pseudocode Testing
Calc (principal ,amount, Amount =
interest) 4000*(1+0.25)^
Calc Calc ( principal, interest.year, (6)
1. amount = principal * time, amount)
(1 +
interest/time)^(years*ti Amount=principal*(1+interest/ Amount
me) Time)^(year*time) =4000*(1+0.25
Amount=principal )^6
2. exit *(1+interest/time) Exit
^(years*time)
Amount
=15258.78
Exit
Internal documentation External documentation
1. remark at top ;module to enter all data 1. specify formula
and interest
Algorithm flowchart Pseudocode Test
Print ( principal, Print( principal,
interest, year. Print interest, time.
Time) Print amount
Print amount
1. print amount, Print interest , time
principal, time amount
interest
Exit exit
exit
Internal documentation External documentation
1.remark at top ;module to print required 1. specify output
output
