need help with CS homework

[PinchTheBear]

Write a method, circlePlot, which takes as arguments an integer, n. The method should plot n points, evenly spaced around a circle.

I'm using the StdDraw library and a single while loop.

I don't even know where to begin.

[Orjan]

One good thing would be to look up the StdDraw library and see what methods you have to use there.

[PinchTheBear]

The only method I need to use is StdDraw.point

My issue is creating the loop:

public class circleFun {
  
   public static void circlePlot(int n) {
        StdDraw.clear();
        StdDraw.setPenColor(StdDraw.BLACK);
        StdDraw.setXscale(-1.1, 1.1);
        StdDraw.setYscale(-1.1,1.1);

    int ct = 0;
    StdDraw.setPenRadius(.01);
       
   while(n>=ct){
     StdDraw.point();
     
   
  
    //body of method
     
     ct=ct+1;
   }
   //end loop
}}

[Orjan]

Then I assume you need to calculate which points to draw. Think sinus and cosinus for the angle to calculate the coordinates. the angle should rely on number of points to have them evenly distributed (if more than n=1)

the unit circle would help you a lot with solving this I assume.

[PinchTheBear]

Right, okay. So then the only values of n that will work will need to be multiples of 4.. that narrows it down a bit.