Assignment 5
CSC 314 

Due: Wednesday Nov 26, 2003

Turn in: 

• Printed program listing 
  • source code listings
    • include sufficient comments to make the code easily understood
    • code should be well-structured and organized - don't jump all around
  • sufficient sample runs to demonstrate correctness
• Programming-Style Requirements - Same as usual
• Print-out/Submission Requirements - Same as usual

Peer Review:

• Get together with someone from the other side of the class. Exchange programs in electronic form. Evaluate that assignment.
• Write your scores on the grade sheet on Monday December 2.

Floating-Point Output - loosely defined

Basic description: Floating point numbers will be stored in the standard 32-bit representation (standard format as described in class).

Some details:

• write a function - not just a long main program
• use a well-defined interface : how do you get the information in to the function and back from the function
• WriteFloat32 : a good name for the function
• Output Options
  • WriteFloat32F :   123.45
  • WriteFloat32E :   1.2345E2   or  1.2345 x 10^2

Test Case:

• Write a program to compute the following value
  • x := 3.25
  • y := 1.234
  • w := 0.000088
  • v := 700000
  • z := (x+y) * (x-y)
• Output the values for v, w, x, y, and z upon completion
• The program/operations should match that of the above expression as much as possible (order of operation, ...) 

Bonus : do both output options:

• Print the number is scientific/exponential notation as well as the "normal" decimal notation

More Bonus : interface with C++:

• Interface with C++ to do the I/O
• The computation is still done in ASM
• Using a procedure, modules, and parameter passing will be worth more points

Please ask questions in class as needed to discover the other details you will need to allow you to successfully complete this program.