ASSESSMENT ONE

src/AssessmentPartOne.java

@@ -7,28 +7,22 @@ public class AssessmentPartOne {
 		// Debug this method so it passes the unit test.
 		// Add comments beside any changes you make
 		
-		if (num1<num2)
-		{
-			if (num3>num1)
-			{
-				return num3;
-			}
-			else
+		if((num1 > num2) && (num1 > num3))
 		{
 			return num1;
+			//this if statement says that if num1 is greater than num2 AND num1 is greater than
+			//num3 - return value num1
+			
 		}
-		}
-		else 
-		{
-			if (num3>num2)
-			{
-				return num3;						
-			}
-			else
+		else if((num2 > num1) && (num2 > num3 ))
 		{
-				return num2
-			}
+		        return num2;
+		        //however if that isn't correct, this checks to see whether num2 is greater than
+		        //num1 AND num2 is greater than num3 - and so returns num2 if all is correct
 		}
+		else return num3;
+		//if both of these conditions are false - then return num3
+		
 	}
 	
 	public int sumNumbersBetween(int start, int end)
@@ -43,7 +37,21 @@ public class AssessmentPartOne {
 		// You should comment your code explaining what each part does
 		
 		int sumOfSquares = 0;
-		
+		if ((start >=0) && (end >=0) && (start<end) && (end > start+1))
+			//condition to compare if start and end are integer variables
+			//also comparing that start is smaller than end
+			//and last comparing that there are existing integer numbers between both 
+			//variables to add together
+		{
+			for (int i= start +1;i<end; i++) 
+			{
+				//after the conditions above are true, then using the loop  we can add all
+				//the numbers between start and end without counting them.
+				sumOfSquares=sumOfSquares+i;
+			}
+		}
+		else return -1;
+		//if all these conditions are false and cannot calculate result - then the return value is -1.
 		
 		return sumOfSquares;
 	}