Final Tweaks

src/AssessmentPartOne.java

@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ public class AssessmentPartOne {
 		
 		// You should comment your code explaining what each part does
 		
-		int sumOfSquares = 0;
+		int sum = 0; //int for storing the total
 		
 		if (start < 0 || end < 0 || end - start < 2) { //catches invalid inputs (negative start or end values and no values in between)
 			return -1;
 		} else {
-			for (int i = 1; i < end - start; i++) { //iterates through numbers between
-				sumOfSquares += (start + i); //adds value to the running total
+			for (int i = 1; i < end - start; i++) { //iterates through numbers between start and end
+				sum += (start + i); //adds value to the running total
 			}
-			return sumOfSquares;
+			return sum; //returns the final total
 		}