15-minute session: read for 3 minutes, trace for 3, experiment for 7, and complete the check for 2. Spend longer whenever you need.
A function or subroutine names a reusable calculation. Our policy accepts nonnegative total and completed counts and returns zero when completed reaches or exceeds total. Otherwise it returns their difference. Trace (4,1), (4,4), (4,5), and (0,0). Keep printing separate from calculation. Write down why negative inputs are outside this exercise’s domain, then design an explicit rejection policy before accepting external input.
std::cout writes output. std::vector manages a growing sequence and releases its storage when its lifetime ends. The lab selects C++17; an example that compiles under a different standard needs its settings recorded.
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <cassert>
int remaining(int total, int done) { return done >= total ? 0 : total - done; }
int main() {
std::cout << remaining(4, 1) << "\n";
}
Expected result: 3
Keep three notes: your prediction, the actual result, and why they match or differ. The completion check grades understanding; the practice task builds skill.