You must start your program with header comments that provide your name, assignment

information, date the program was last modified, and a short description of the program.

$$ You should use a consistent programming style. This includes the followings:

a$)$ Meaningful variable & method names

b$)$ Consistent indenting

c$)$ Use of "white$-$space" and blank lines to make the code more readable

d$)$ Use of comments to explain pieces of tricky code

e$)$ A descriptive comment before each method