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Assignment- Creating a Module

Application /15 Thinking /10 Knowledge /7 Communication /7

In this assignment, you will create two python files. Name the two files as follows:
1. YourName_Functions.py
2. YourName_Test.py
File1 contains all the definition of the functions. File2 contains a test function for each function
in file1.
Here is an example.
Let’s do the first progblem from this assignment. In file1, define the function given below.

In file 2 , you will create a test function that will call the above function.

Sample Run

1. Application --------------------------------------------------------- getPentagonalNumber()

(Math: pentagonal numbers) A pentagonal number is defined as n(3n- 1)/2 for
n = 1, 2, 3, 4 and so on. So, the first few numbers are 1, 5, 12, 22, .... Write a
function with the following header that returns a pentagonal number:
def getPentagonalNumber(n):
Write a test program that uses this function to display the first 50 pentagonal numbers
with 6 numbers on each line.
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2. Application ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sumDigits()

(Sum the digits in an integer) Write a function that computes the sum of the digits in an
integer. Use the following function header:
def sumDigits(n):

3. Application -----------------------------------------------------------------------isPalindrome()
(Palindrome integer) Write the functions isPalindrome that
# Return the reversal of an integer, e.g. reverse(456)
returns
# 654
def reverse(number):
# Return true if number is a palindrome
def isPalindrome(number):
Use the reverse function to implement isPalindrome. A number is a palindrome if its
reversal is the same as itself. Write a test program that prompts the user to enter an
integer and reports whether the integer is a palindrome.

4. Application --------------------------------------------------------------------------- reverse()

(Display an integer reversed) Write the following function to display an integer in
reverse order:
def reverse(number):
For example, reverse(3456) displays 6543. Write a test program that prompts the
user to enter an integer and displays its reversal.

5. Application --------------------------------------------------------- displaySortedNumbers()

(Sort three numbers) Write the following function to display three numbers in increasing
order:
def displaySortedNumbers(num1, num2, num3):
Write a test program that prompts the user to enter three numbers and invokes the
function to display them in increasing order. Here are some sample runs:

6. Application ----------------------------------------------------------------------displayPattern()
(Display patterns) Write a function to display a pattern as follows:

The function’s header is:

def displayPattern(n):
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Write a test program that prompts the user to enter a number n and invokes
displayPattern(n) to display the pattern.

7. Application -------------------------------------------------------- futureInvestmentValue()

(Financial application: compute the future investment value) Write a function that
computes a future investment value at a given interest rate for a specified number of
years. The future investment is determined using the formula in interest formula.
Use the following function header:
def futureInvestmentValue(investmentAmount,
annualInterestRate, years):

Write a test program that prompts the user to enter the investment amount and the annual
interest rate in percent and prints a table that displays the future value for the years from
1 to 30. Here is a sample run:

8. Module ------------------------------------------------------------------------- tempConversion

(Conversions between Celsius and Fahrenheit) Write a module that contains the following two functions:
# Converts from Celsius to Fahrenheit
def celsiusToFahrenheit(celsius):
# Converts from Fahrenheit to Celsius
def fahrenheitToCelsius(fahrenheit):
The formulas for the conversion are:
celsius = (5 / 9) * (fahrenheit – 32)
fahrenheit = (9 / 5) * celsius + 32
Write a test program that invokes these functions to display the following tables:

9. Module --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MyTriangle

(The MyTriangle module) Create a module named MyTriangle that contains the following
two functions:
# Returns true if the sum of any two sides is
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# greater than the third side.

def isValid(side1, side2, side3):
# Returns the area of the triangle.
def area(side1, side2, side3):
Write a test program that reads three sides for a triangle and computes the area if the
input is valid. Otherwise, it displays that the input is invalid. The formula for computing
the area of a triangle is given by the following formula:
Area = [s(s-side1)(s- side2)(s-side3)]0.5 where s is given by the
formula: s = (side1 + side2 + side3)/2.
Here are some sample runs:

10. Application ------------------------------------------------------------------------ printMatrix()

(Display matrix of 0s and 1s) Write a function that displays an n-by-n matrix using the
following header:
def printMatrix(n):
Each element is 0 or 1, which is generated randomly. Write a test program that prompts
the user to enter n and displays an n-by-n matrix. Here is a sample run:

11. Application --------------------------------------------------------------------------- distance()

(Geometry: display angles) Implement the distance formula for computing the distance
between two points.
def distance(x1, y1, x2, y2):

12. Application ---------------------------------------------------------------------- convertMillis()

(Convert milliseconds to hours, minutes, and seconds) Write a function that converts
milliseconds to hours, minutes, and seconds using the following header:
def convertMillis(millis):
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The function returns a string as hours:minutes:seconds. For example, convertMillis(5500)

returns the string 0:0:5, convertMillis(100000) returns the string 0:1:40, and
convertMillis(555550000) returns the string 154:19:10.
Write a test program that prompts the user to enter a value for milliseconds and
displays a string in the format of hours:minutes:seconds.

13. Application --------------------------------------------------------------------------- addCoins()

Create an AddCoins application that prompts the user for the number of pennies, nickels,
dimes, and quarters, and then displays their total dollar amount. The AddCoins
application should include a getDollarAmount() method that has four int parameters
corresponding to the number of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, and returns a String
that corresponds to the dollar value of the coins.
Note that the String returned should include the currency sign ($). Application output
should look similar to:

14. Application -------------------------------------------------------------------- PerfectIntegers()

Create a PerfectIntegers application that displays all perfect integers up to 100. A perfect
integer is a number which is equal to the sum of all its factors except itself. For example,
6 is a perfect number because 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. The application should include a boolean
function isPerfect().

15. Application -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menu()

This function will prompt the user for the function Number to run (1-14) and then it will
ask the user to enter the parameter for the function chosen if there are any.
Here is a sample Run
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Your program should continuously ask for the function number to run until the user
enters -1.