CSE-141: Structured Programming

 Lecture 07-09: Decision Making

Instructor
Md. Sabir Hossain
Lecturer
Dept. of CSE, CUET
Mobile: 01737143868/01882826575
Email: sabirndc08cuet10@gmail.com

Acknowledgment: Most of the content of this slide is adopted from Lecture notes : courtesy of Ohio Supercomputing Center, science and
technolgy support
 Recap
 Lecture 01: Administration & Overview of
the course
 Lecture 02: Programming Paradigm
 Lecture 03: Programming Languages
 Lecture 04: Tokens in C, Data Types and
Variables
 Lecture 05: Operators in C
 Lecture 06: Standard I/O functions

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 Pre-Requisite
• Algorithms
• Rules to Write Pseudo code
• Example
• Flow-Chart
• Rules to Draw a flow-chart
• Example

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 Algorithms: Formal Definition
• Definition: An algorithm is a sequence of
unambiguous instructions for solving a problem.
• Properties of an algorithm
– Finite: the algorithm must eventually terminate
– Complete: Always give a solution when one exists
– Correct (sound): Always give a correct solution
• There can be many algorithms to solve the same
problem

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 Good Pseudo-Code: Example
Intersection
Input: Two finite sets A, B
Output: A finite set C such that C = A  B
1. C0
2. If |A|>|B|
3. Then Swap(A,B)
4. End
5. For every x  A Do
6. If x  B
7. Then C  C  {x} Union(C,{x})
8. End
9. End
10. Return C

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 Algorithms: Pseudo-Code
• Algorithms are usually presented using pseudo-code
• Bad pseudo-code
– gives too many details or
– is too implementation specific (i.e., actual C++ or Java code or giving
every step of a sub-process such as set union)
• Good pseudo-code
– Is a balance between clarity and detail
– Abstracts the algorithm
– Makes good use of mathematical notation
– Is easy to read and
– Facilitates implementation (reproducible, does not hide away
important information)

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 Writing Pseudo-Code: Advice
• Input/output must properly defined
• All your variables must be properly initialized, introduced
• Variables are initiated, assigned using 
• All `commands' (while, if, repeat, begin, end) bold face
\bf
For i  1 to n Do
• All functions in small caps Union(s,t) \sc
• All constants in courier: pi  3.14 \tt
• All variables in italic: temperature  78 (\it, \em)

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 Designing an Algorithm
• A general approach to designing algorithms is as follows
– Understanding the problem, assess its difficulty
– Choose an approach (e.g., exact/approximate, deterministic/
probabilistic)
– Choose appropriate data structures (e.g. Array, String, Structure,
Union)
– Choose a strategy
– Prove
1. Termination
2. Completeness
3. Correctness/soundness
– Evaluate complexity (Running Time and Space Requirement)
– Implement and test it
– Compare to other known approach and algorithms
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 START
What is a Flowchart?
Display message “How
many hours did you
work?”

• A flowchart is a diagram that depicts Read Hours

the “flow” of a program.

Display message “How
much do you get paid per

• The figure shown here is a flowchart hour?”

for pay-calculating program.

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours by Pay

Rate. Store result in
Gross Pay.

Display Gross Pay

END
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 Rounded
Basic Flowchart Symbols START Rectangle

Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

• Notice there are three types Read Hours

of symbols in this Display message

flowchart: “How much do
you get paid per Parallelogram
hour?”
– rounded rectangles
– parallelograms Read Pay Rate

– a rectangle
Multiply Hours
• Each symbol represents a Rectangle
by Pay Rate.
Store result in
different type of operation. Gross Pay.

Display Gross
Rounded Pay
Rectangle
END

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 Basic Flowchart Symbols START Terminal

Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

• Terminals Read Hours

– represented by rounded Display message

rectangles “How much do
you get paid per
hour?”
– indicate a starting or
ending point Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
START Store result in
Gross Pay.

Display Gross
Pay

END Terminal
END

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 Basic
Basic Flowchart Symbols
Flowchart Symbols START

Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

• Input/output Operations Read Hours

– represented by parallelograms
Display message
– indicate an input or output “How much do Input/Output
operation you get paid per
hour?” Operation

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Display message Store result in
Gross Pay.
“How many
Read Hours
hours did you Display Gross
Pay
work?”
END

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 Basic Flowchart Symbols START

Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

• Processes Read Hours

– represented by rectangles
Display message
– indicates a process such as a “How much do
mathematical computation or you get paid per
hour?”
variable assignment
Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Process Store result in
Multiply Hours Gross Pay.
by Pay Rate.
Store result in Display Gross
Pay
Gross Pay.
END

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 Stepping Through
Stepping Through the
START
Output

Flowchart Display message Operation

the Flowchart
“How many
hours did you
work?”

Read Hours
How many
hours did
you work?
Display message
“How much do
you get paid per
hour?”

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: Gross Pay.

Hours: ? Display Gross

Pay Rate: ? Pay

Gross Pay: ? END

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 START
Stepping Through the
Flowchart Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

How many Input Read Hours

hours did Operation

you work? (User types Display message
40
40) “How much do
you get paid per
hour?”

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: Gross Pay.

Hours: 40 Display Gross

Pay Rate: ? Pay

Gross Pay: ? END

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 START
Stepping Through the
Flowchart Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

Read Hours
How much
do you get
paid per
Display message
hour?
“How much do
Output you get paid per
Operation hour?”

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: Gross Pay.

Hours: 40
Display Gross
Pay Rate: ? Pay

Gross Pay: ? END

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 Stepping Through
Stepping Through the
START

Flowchart Display message

the Flowchart
“How many
hours did you
work?”

Read Hours
How much
do you get
paid per
Display message
hour? 20
“How much do
you get paid per
hour?”

Input Read Pay Rate

Operation
(User types Multiply Hours
20) by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: Gross Pay.

Hours: 40
Display Gross
Pay Rate: 20 Pay

Gross Pay: ? END

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 START
Stepping Through the
Flowchart Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

Read Hours
How much
do you get
paid per
Display message
hour?
“How much do
you get paid per
hour?”

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
Process: The by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: product of 40
times 20 is
Gross Pay.

Hours: 40 stored in
Gross Pay Display Gross
Pay Rate: 20 Pay

Gross Pay: 800 END

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 START
Stepping Through the
Flowchart Display message
“How many
hours did you
work?”

Read Hours
Your gross
pay is 800
Display message
“How much do
you get paid per
hour?”

Read Pay Rate

Multiply Hours
by Pay Rate.
Store result in
Variable Contents: Gross Pay.

Hours: 40
Output Display Gross
Pay Rate: 20 Operation Pay

Gross Pay: 800 END

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 Symbols Used in Flowchart
Symbol Name Function
Start/end An oval represents start or end point

Arrows An arrow shows the relationship between

the representative shapes
Input/Output A parallelogram represents input or
output

Process A rectangle represents a process

Decision A diamond indicates a decision

Connect A circle connect line to process

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 Four Flowchart Structures

• Sequence
• Decision
• Repetition
• Case

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 Sequence Structure

• A series of actions are performed in sequence

• The pay-calculating example was a sequence flowchart.

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 Decision Structure

• A new symbol, the diamond, indicates a yes/no question. If the

answer to the question is yes, the flow follows one path. If the
answer is no, the flow follows another path

NO YES

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 Decision Structure

• The flowchart segment below shows how a decision structure

is expressed in C++ as an if/else statement.

Flowchart
C Code
NO YES
if (x < y)
x < y?
a = x * 2;
else
Calculate a Calculate a
as x plus y. as x times 2. a = x + y;

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 Decision Structure

• The flowchart segment below shows a decision structure with

only one action to perform. It is expressed as an if statement in
C++ code.
Flowchart
C Code
NO YES
if (x < y)
x < y?
a = x * 2;

Calculate a
as x times 2.

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 Repetition Structure

• A repetition structure represents part of the program that

repeats. This type of structure is commonly known as a loop.

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 Repetition Structure

• The flowchart segment below shows a repetition structure

expressed in C++ as a while loop.

Flowchart C++ Code

while (x < y)

YES x++;
x < y? Add 1 to x

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 Controlling a Repetition Structure

• The action performed by a repetition structure must eventually

cause the loop to terminate. Otherwise, an infinite loop is
created.
• In this flowchart segment, x is never changed. Once the loop
starts, it will never end.
• QUESTION: How can this
flowchart be modified so
it is no longer an infinite
YES
loop? x < y? Display x

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 Controlling a Repetition Structure

• ANSWER: By adding an action within the repetition that

changes the value of x.

YES
x < y? Display x Add 1 to x

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 A Post-Test Repetition Structure

• The flowchart segment below shows a post-test repetition

structure expressed in C++ as a do-while loop.
Flowchart
Display x
C++ Code

Add 1 to x do
{
cout << x << endl;
YES x++;
x < y? } while (x < y);

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Post-Test vs Pre-Test Repetition Structure

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 Case Structure

If years_employed = 2, If years_employed = 3,
bonus is set to 200 bonus is set to 400
If years_employed = 1, If years_employed is
CASE
bonus is set to 100 years_employed any other value, bonus
is set to 800

1 2 3 Other

bonus = 100 bonus = 200 bonus = 400 bonus = 800

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 The biggest of three inputted numbers
Flowchart START

Read A, B, C

Yes Yes No Yes

A>C? A>B? B>C?

No No

Print A Print C Print B

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 The biggest of three inputted numbers
Algorithm
Step 1: Input A, B, C
Step 2: if (A>B) then
if (A>C) then
MAX A [A>B, A>C]
else
MAX C [C>A>B]
endif
else
if (B>C) then
MAX B [B>A, B>C]
else
MAX C [C>B>A]
endif
endif
Step 3: Print “The largest number is”, MAX

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 The biggest of three inputted numbers
#include <stdio.h>
Source Code int main( )
{
float A,B,C,MAX;
scanf("%f%f%f",&A,&B,&C);
if(A>B)
{
if(A>C)
MAX=A;
else
MAX=B; }
else
{
if(B>C)
MAX=B;
else
MAX=C; }
printf("Biggest Number=%f",MAX);
return 0;
}
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 Flow of Control
 Flow of control
The order in which statements are executed
 Transfer of control
When the next statement executed
is not the next one in sequence

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 Flow of Control
 Control structures
combination of individual statements into a logical unit
that regulates the flow of execution in a program or
function
Sequence
Selection (Making Decisions)
Repetition (Looping)

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 Boolean Expressions
 Evaluate to true or false
 Forms
 Relational expression: <expr> <relational operator> <expr>
 Examples:
7 < 5
a + b > 6
 Logical expression: <Boolean expr> <logical operator> <Boolean expr>
 Examples:
(x < 7) && (y > 3)

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 Relational Operators
Standard Algebraic C Relational C Condition
Relational Operator Operator Example Meaning of C Condition
Inequality
< < x<y x is less than y
 <= x <= y x is less than or equal to y
> > x>y x is greater than y
 >= x >= y x is greater than or equal to y
Equality
= == x == y x is equal to y
 != x != y x is not equal to y

Ch 5 p. 46

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 Logical Operators (Compound Relationals)
 && (logical AND) Ch 6 p. 72

Returns true if both conditions are

true
 || (logical OR)
Returns true if either of its conditions is true

 ! (logical NOT, logical negation)

Is a unary operator, only takes one operand following
Reverses the truth/falsity of its condition
Returns true when its condition is false

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 Logical Operators Truth Table
P Q P && Q P || Q !P

true true true true false

true false false true false

false true false true true

false false false false true

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 Precedence of Operators
1. Unary +, unary -, !, ++, --
2. Type casting
3. *, /, %
4. +,-
5. <, <=, >, >=
6. ==, !=
7. &&
8. ||
9. =

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 The if Selection
Structure
 Selection structure
used when we want the computer to choose between
two alternative courses of action

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 The if Selection
Structure
 if Statement

true
Boolean
Expression

false true block

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 The if Selection Structure
General form of if:

if (Boolean Expression)
{
statement1;
statement2;
...
}

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 The if-else Selection
Structure
 if
Only performs an action if the condition is true

 if-else
A different action is performed when condition is
true and when condition is false

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 if-else Selection
Structure
if-else statement

false true
Boolean
Expression

false block true block

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 The if-else Selection
Structure
General form of if-else:
if (expression)
{
statement1A;

statement2A;
...
}
else
{
statement1B;
statement2B;
...
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}
 The if-else Selection

Structure
Nested if-else structures
Test for multiple cases by placing if-else
selection
structures inside if-else selection structures.

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 Nested if-else
Structures

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 The if-else-if
Construct

 Once a condition is met, the rest of the statements are skipped

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 The if-else-if Construct
The standard way to indent the previous code is

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 The if-else Selection
Structure
 Compound statement:
Set of statements within a pair of braces
Example:

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 The if-else Selection
Structure
–Without the braces, only one statement is executed.
e.g. given the following code:

• The statement,

will be executed independent of the value of grade.

• The statement,

will execute only if grade is

greater than or equal to
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90.
 The dangling else

Note: the compiler matches an else with the closest unmatched if

The above will be treated as

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 The dangling else
If the else is to match the outer if, use braces.

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 if-else
Construct
 To avoid confusion, and possible errors, it is best to
use braces even for single statements.
However, code will be longer

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 Conditionals
 C uses an integer to represent Boolean values
Zero is interpreted as false
Any other integer value is interpreted as true

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 Conditionals
 is not a syntax error in C.
The expression, n = 0, assigns zero to n and the value of
the expression is 0. Zero is interpreted as false, and the
false branch of the if statement will be taken.
 is not a syntax error in C.
The expression assigns 5 to n. 5 is interpreted as
true,
and the true branch of the if statement will be taken.

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 Conditionals
 Remember to use the == operator to test for equality.
 To help catch the error when the equality check
involves a constant, put the constant on the left
hand side of the ==.
For example, use
instead of
Since is not a valid assignment in C, the compiler will
detect this error when == is intended.

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 The switch Multiple-Selection
Structure
 switch
Useful when variable or expression is tested for multiple
values
Consists of a series of case labels and an optional
default case

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 The switch Multiple-Selection
Structure
With Breaks
case a case a action(s) break

case b case b action(s) break

case z case z action(s) break

default action(s)

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 The switch Multiple-Selection
Structure
Without Breaks
case a case a action(s)

case b case b action(s)

case z case z action(s)

default action(s)

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 switch Statement
Syntax
switch (switch_expression)
{
case constant1:
statementSequence1
break;
case constant2:
statementSequence2
break;
…
case constantN:
statementSequenceN
break;
default:
defaultStmtSequenc
e
}

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 switch
 Statement
The switch_expression is compared against the values
constant1, constant2, …, constantN
constant1, constant2, …, constantN must be simple
constants or constant expressions.
 Can be a char or an int

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 switch Statement
Reminder
 The switch statement ends
break statement
end of the switch statement
 When executing the statements after a case label, it
continues to execute until it reaches a break
statement or the end of the switch.
 If you omit the break statements, then after executing
the code for one case, the computer will continue to
execute the code for the next case.

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 Example of
switch

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Allah Hafez

Md. Sabir Hossain, CSE, CUET