Coding issues with while loop - if-statement

I have a relatively simple issue using while loop. I am not sure what I am missing. I have an equation that computes r and I want to check whether or not it lies in some range. The following is what I have (I am just writing the main part):
r = r + 0.2*dt*randn;
r_temp = r;
while r_temp<1.28 && r_temp>1.45
r = r + 0.2*dt*randn;
r_temp = r;
if r_temp>1.28 && r_temp<1.45
break
end
end
Basically, I need the above while loop to continue until r is inside 1.28<r<1.45. Can someone please advise as to what I may be missing?
Thanks!

You are searching for "Or"-statement, which is || to be on the right way.
Edit: Too slow :(

while r_temp<1.28 && r_temp>1.45 continues while r_temp is both less than 1.28 and greater than 1.45. That can't happen. You want ||, not &&.

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Problems solving 3 equations dependency variables in c++

The equations are here
Hi! I tried to solve 3 pde equations by using the FD method in C++, but I do not know why I got half of the exact answer at all time. These equations are dependency variable. I have problem with g(x,y) and g(y,x). When I delete g(y,x) in eq 3, the result does not change. But when I delete g(x,y), I got zero, so I think we need to do something for dependency variables. I do not know. I hope to get help
if(g[i][k][j]!=g[k][i][j] && i!=k)
u[i][k][j+1]=u[i][k][j]*(1.0 - 2.0*dt)
+(dt/(dx*dx))*(g[i+1][k][j]- 2.0*g[i][k][j]+g[i-1][k][j])
+(dt/(dx*dx))*(g[k+1][i][j]- 2.0*g[k][i][j]+g[k-1][i][j])
+(dt/(dy*dy))*(g[i][k+1][j]-2.0*g[i][k][j]+g[i][k-1][j])
+(dt/(dy*dy))*(g[k][i+1][j]-2.0*g[k][i][j]+g[k][i-1][j]); //(eq 1)
g[i][k][j+1]=g[i][k][j]*(1 - dt)
+dt*u[i][k][j]
+(dt/(dy*dy))*(v[i][k+1][j]-2*v[i][k][j]+v[i][k-1][j])
+(dt/(dx*dx))*(v[i+1][k][j]-2*v[i][k][j]+v[i-1][k][j]); //(eq 2)
v[i][k][j+1]=v[i][k][j]+(g[k][i][j] + g[i][k][j])*dt; //(eq 3)
Guessing from your picture and code, I think you may be missing a pair of braces
if(i!=k && g[i][k][j]!=g[k][i][j]) {
u[i][k][j+1] = ...;
g[i][k][j+1] = ...;
v[i][k][j+1] = ...;
}
Note also that the comparison g[i][k][j]!=g[k][i][j] is likely to fail if the type is float or double (or complext<float>, complex<double> etc), see this post.

Multiply numbers which are divisible by 3 and less than 10 with a while loop in c++?

In C++, I should write a program where the app detects which numbers are divisible by 3 from 1 till 10 and then multiply all of them and print the result. That means that I should multiply 3,6,9 and print only the result, which is 162, but I should do it by using a "While" loop, not just multiplying the 3 numbers with each other. How should I write the code of this? I attached my attempt to code the problem below. Thanks
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int x, r;
int l;
x = 1;
r = 0;
while (x < 10 && x%3==0) {
r = (3 * x) + 3;
cout << r;
}
cin >> l;
}
Firstly your checking the condition x%3 == 0 brings you out of your while - loop right in the first iteration where x is 1. You need to check the condition inside the loop.
Since you wish to store your answer in variable r you must initialize it to 1 since the product of anything with 0 would give you 0.
Another important thing is you need to increment the value of x at each iteration i.e. to check if each number in the range of 1 to 10 is divisible by 3 or not .
int main()
{
int x, r;
int l;
x = 1;
r = 1;
while (x < 10)
{
if(x%3 == 0)
r = r*x ;
x = x + 1; //incrementing the value of x
}
cout<<r;
}
Lastly I have no idea why you have written the last cin>>l statement . Omit it if not required.
Ok so here are a few hints that hopefully help you solving this:
Your approach with two variables (x and r) outside the loop is a good starting point for this.
Like I wrote in the comments you should use *= instead of your formula (I still don't understand how it is related to the problem)
Don't check if x is dividable by 3 inside the while-check because it would lead to an too early breaking of the loop
You can delete your l variable because it has no affect at the moment ;)
Your output should also happen outside the loop, else it is done everytime the loop runs (in your case this would be 10 times)
I hope I can help ;)
EDIT: Forget about No.4. I didn't saw your comment about the non-closing console.
int main()
{
int result = 1; // "result" is better than "r"
for (int x=1; x < 10; ++x)
{
if (x%3 == 0)
result = result * x;
}
cout << result;
}
or the loop in short with some additional knowledge:
for (int x=3; x < 10; x += 3) // i know that 3 is dividable
result *= x;
or, as it is c++, and for learning purposes, you could do:
vector<int> values; // a container holding integers that will get the multiples of 3
for (int x=1; x < 10; ++x) // as usual
if ( ! x%3 ) // same as x%3 == 0
values.push_back(x); // put the newly found number in the container
// now use a function that multiplies all numbers of the container (1 is start value)
result = std::accumulate(values.begin(), values.end(), 1, multiplies<int>());
// so much fun, also get the sum (0 is the start value, no function needed as add is standard)
int sum = std::accumulate(values.begin(), values.end(), 0);
It's important to remember the difference between = and ==. = sets something to a value while == compares something to a value. You're on the right track with incrementing x and using x as a condition to check your range of numbers. When writing code I usually try and write a "pseudocode" in English to organize my steps and get my logic down. It's also wise to consider using variables that tell you what they are as opposed to just random letters. Imagine if you were coding a game and you just had letters as variables; it would be impossible to remember what is what. When you are first learning to code this really helps a lot. So with that in mind:
/*
- While x is less than 10
- check value to see if it's mod 3
- if it's mod 3 add it to a sum
- if not's mod 3 bump a counter
- After my condition is met
- print to screen pause screen
*/
Now if we flesh out that pseudocode a little more we'll get a skeletal structure.
int main()
{
int x=1//value we'll use as a counter
int sum=0//value we'll use as a sum to print out at the end
while(x<10)//condition we'll check against
{
if (x mod 3 is zero)
{
sum=x*1;
increment x
}
else
{
increment x
}
}
//screen output the sum the sum
//system pause or cin.get() use whatever your teacher gave you.
I've given you a lot to work with here you should be able to figure out what you need from this. Computer Science and programming is hard and will require a lot of work. It's important to develop good coding habits and form now as it will help you in the future. Coding is a skill like welding; the more you do it the better you'll get. I often refer to it as the "Blue Collar Science" because it's really a skillset and not just raw knowledge. It's not like studying history or Biology (minus Biology labs) because those require you to learn things and loosely apply them whereas programming requires you to actually build something. It's like welding or plumbing in my opinion.
Additionally when you come to sites like these try and read up how things should be posted and try and seek the "logic" behind the answer and come up with it on your own as opposed to asking for the answer. People will be more inclined to help you if they think you're working for something instead of asking for a handout (not saying you are, just some advice). Additionally take the attitude these guys give you with a grain of salt, Computer Scientists aren't known to be the worlds most personable people. =) Good luck.

Control Flow - if condition in Julia

I'm using Julia to solve an integer program. My variables are of the form z[i,j], i in N and j in N and N=10and z[i,j] is a binary variable.
In the first half of the program, I have a set of solutions for which z[1,2]= 1 and z[1,3]=1 and all other variables are zero. Now, I need to pass these values to another set S in such a way that S={1,2,3}. I tried to code it in Julia, but I couldn't get it in the right way. The following is the what I've tried.Here, z_value is the way that I declare my variables z[i,j]. Can someone please help me to make it correct?
for i in N
for j in N
z_value = Pair(i,j)
if z_value == 1;
push!(S, Pair(i,j))
print(S)
end
end
end
Thanks, Michael and Stefan, I got required set S by rearranging the code as
for i in N
for j in N
if getvalue(z[i,j]) == 1
push!(S, i)
push!(S, j)
end
end
end
Thanks for your effort!!

For Loops for a Time Class

I am trying to write a for loop for a time class. Where if the minutes entered are over 60, 60 is subtracted from the total minutes and hours is incremented by 1 until the final minutes left is less than 60 . I was doing if statements like
if (m > 59){
m = m - 60;
h++;
if (m > 59)... etc..
but that doesn't cover every case and I feel like I should know how to do this for loop but I can't figure it out. Any help would be appreciated, thanks
Well if it doesn't have to be implemented using loops, you could do simply
h = m / 60;
m = m % 60;
It is the fastest and cleanest way to do that, I suppose.
Not really sure whether you want to do anything else inside the loops. If so, this won't help you very much.
Edit:
Here is some explanation of how it works.
What m / 60 does is called integer division. It returns floor of the expression. So for example if m = 131 than m / 60 = 2.
The second expression uses the modulo operator. Basically it finds the reminder after division. Back to our example, m % 60 = 11 since m can be written as m = 60 * 2 + 11 = 131. For further information please refer to wiki.
#Jendas has a good simple answer to the overall problem, but if you want to keep with this format but fix your issue with loops, you could put the whole thing in a while loop instead of individual if statements:
while(m >59)
{
m = m - 60;
h++;
// do anything else you need to take care of
}
// finishing statements
h = 0;
while (m >= 60)
{
m = m - 60;
h++;
}
You probably want to use >= 60 instead of 59.
Also, as Jendas rightly suggested you might want to research a little about the modulus operator '%'

avoiding repeats in numbers for a 3x3 grid C++

I'm trying to make a solver that checks the block to make sure that no number repeats. Unfortunately, I can not get the correct logic on this and I'm not sure what I am doing incorrectly. Here is what I've got:
not quite sure why this is not working. Here's my code.
bool sudoku :: check_if_non_repeat(int r, int c, int v) //where r=row, c=column, v=value
Any idea why this is not working? I'm just getting infinite loops
if (!(j = brow && k == bcol))
Check that j=.... should be ==
I'm not sure what you tried to do, but I would do it like this:
bool sudoku :: check_if_non_repeat(int r, int c, int v) //where r=row, c=column, v=value
{
int brow = r/3;
int bcol = c/3;
for (int j = brow * 3; j < (brow * 3 + 3); j++)
for (int k = bcol * 3; k < (bcol * 3 + 3); k++)
if (sudoku_array[j][k] == v)
return true;
return false;
}
EDIT:
As noted below, the if statement need to be more complicated:
if ( sudoku_array[j][k] == v
&& v != 0
&& !(j == r && k == c))
return true;
I'm about to tell you about a different approach to the problem. I made a full solver a long while ago, and it basically used the opposite approach.
For each field, I had a std::bitset<9> which told me which values were still possible in that field. Each insertion would then update the other fields in the same row, column and box to remove that possibility, recursively filling out subsequent fields when any one of the them had one option left.
If it then tried to fill a number which was no longer allowed, then the last input given was no longer a valid number for that spot. That was also a far more thorough check than you're doing here: you won't be checking if you close off the last possibility for another field in the same row/column/box, let alone others.
I never did a couple planned optimizations, but even without them it outperformed (too quick to notice) my friend's solver (>50 seconds). Mostly because he had code like yours.