CS106A Section Assignment 2: The Fibonacci Sequence

Fibonacci Sequence

import acm.program.*;

// this program prints the fibonacci sequence
public class sectionAssignment_2 extends ConsoleProgram {
	
	// specifies max value for term in fibonacci sequence
	private static final int MAX_TERM_VALUE = 10000;
	
	public void run() {
		introduction();
		fibonacciNumbers();
	}
	
	// prints the program introduction line
	private void introduction() {
		println("This program lists the fibonacci numbers.");
	}
	
	/* this method calculates and prints the fibonacci sequence
	 * starting at 0 and while the current term < MAX_TERM_VALUE
	 */
	private void fibonacciNumbers() {
		while (term < MAX_TERM_VALUE) {
			println(""+pTerm+"");
			term = term + pTerm;
			pTerm = term - pTerm;
		}
		println(""+pTerm+"");
	}
	
	//pTerm specifies the value of the previous term in the fibonacci sequence
	int pTerm = 0;
	//term specifies the value of the current term in the fibonacci sequence
	int term = 1;

}