diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f4edef0b7506f3e48563d10cb4a569bb6350d8b7..55412764ba29f60d6a53425e0121aa431860663f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,22 +6,24 @@ ## Overview -Conditionals play an important role in code by enabling programs to apply -different solutions in different situations. In this assignment you will -practice reading and writing conditional code to solve simple computational -problems. +Proper problem and solution decomposition is an important software engineering +technique for writing readable and maintainable code. In this assignment you +will practice decomposition to solve two small computational problems whose +solutions may not be obvious from their descriptions. You will also practice +writing code that uses an enumerated type, string concatenation, and exception +handlers. ## Learning Goals By completing this assignment, you should be able to: -1. Unscramble Java code to create a program that solves a given problem, +1. Decompose a solution to a problem into multiple methods in a Java program, -2. Write a Java program to solve a simple problem, +2. Use an enumerated type to represent values from a limited space, -3. Write maintainable code, and +3. Use string concatenation to format text output, and -4. Run JUnit system tests and collect coverage information. +4. Use exception handlers to catch and handle input errors. ## Instructions