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package Week5; public class Lockers { public static void main(String[] args) { boolean [] lockers = new boolean [100]; // Close all the lockers LockerFunctions. closeAllLockers (lockers); // Simulate student locker changes LockerFunctions. simulateStudentLockerChanges (lockers); // Display all open locker numbers LockerFunctions. printOpenLockers (lockers); } } package Week5; public class LockerFunctions { // closeAllLockers fills the array with false (representing closed lockers) public static void closeAllLockers( boolean [] lockers) { for ( int i = 0; i

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This paper presents a detailed analysis of a Java program designed to simulate the process of opening and closing lockers based on student interactions. The program models a common classroom problem where students toggle lockers' states sequentially, highlighting fundamental programming concepts such as iteration, array manipulation, and logical operations. To elucidate the program's flow and core logic, three comprehensive flowcharts are proposed: the overall program execution flow, the locker initialization process, the student locker toggling process, and the final display of open lockers. Each flowchart will be accompanied by a thorough explanation of its steps, illustrating how the program operates step-by-step.

Understanding the Program Structure

The program is implemented in Java and divided into two main classes: Lockers, which contains the main method, and LockerFunctions, which encapsulates functions responsible for locker management tasks. The execution begins from the main method, which calls three core functions sequentially: closeAllLockers, simulateStudentLockerChanges, and printOpenLockers. The process models a scenario with 100 lockers and 100 students, where initially all lockers are closed, and students toggle lockers following a specific pattern.

Flowchart 1: Overall Program Execution Flow

Description

This flowchart outlines the high-level sequence of method calls within the main method. It begins with the initiation of an array representing lockers, proceeds by closing all lockers, then simulates students toggling lockers, and finally displays all open lockers.

Flowchart details

  1. Start: Program initiation.
  2. Initialize Lockers: Create an array of 100 boolean elements, all initially false (implicitly or explicitly).
  3. Close All Lockers: Call closeAllLockers() to set all array elements to false.
  4. Simulate Student Toggling: Call simulateStudentLockerChanges() to simulate students toggling lockers based on their number.
  5. Print Open Lockers: Call printOpenLockers() to display all lockers that remain open.
  6. End: Termination of program.

Flowchart 2: The closeAllLockers Function

Description

This flowchart depicts the process of initializing all lockers to a 'closed' state, represented by false in the boolean array. It iterates over the array and sets each element to false.

Flowchart details

  1. Start: Function invocation.
  2. Set Index to Zero: Initialize i = 0.
  3. Check End Condition: If i
  4. Close Locker: Set lockers[i] = false.
  5. Increment Index: i++.
  6. Repeat: Loop back to check the end condition.
  7. End: All lockers are closed.

Flowchart 3: The simulateStudentLockerChanges Function

Description

This flowchart shows how each student toggles lockers. For each student, the program toggles lockers at positions that are multiples of the student’s number, starting from the student's position minus one (to convert to zero-based index). The toggle operation flips the locker state.

Flowchart details

  1. Start: Function invocation.
  2. Initialize Student Counter: Set student = 1.
  3. Check Student Limit: If student ≤ 100, continue; else, end.
  4. Initialize Locker Index: locker = student - 1.
  5. Toggle Lockers: While locker
    • Set lockers[locker] = !lockers[locker] (toggle).
    • Increment locker by student (locker += student).
  6. Increment Student: student++.
  7. Repeat: Loop back to check the student limit.
  8. End: Lockers have been toggled by all students.

Analysis of Program Logic via Flowcharts

The flowcharts provided critically dissect the program's logic steps, illuminating how the process reproduces the classic "locker problem." The initial flowchart emphasizes the sequential nature of method invocations, establishing the program's control flow. The second flowchart emphasizes the initialization phase, setting a baseline where all lockers are closed. The third flowchart models the core logic—students toggling specific lockers based on their student number, which ultimately results in only perfect square lockers remaining open. This operation embodies the mathematical principle that lockers toggled an odd number of times (perfect squares) stay open, a phenomenon directly visible through this simulation.

Conclusion

The flowcharts and accompanying explanations provide a comprehensive understanding of the Java program's flow, emphasizing how a relatively simple set of procedures can model a complex pattern of state changes within an array. This systematic visualization aids in grasping the algorithm's mechanics, reinforcing concepts of nested loops, logical toggling, and iteration.

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