Exercises

1. Write a function that takes as input a list of integers and returns the maximum integer stored in the list.
2. Write a function that takes as input a string and returns true if the string is a palindrome and false otherwise. A palidrome is a string that reads the same forward and backward. Radar, kayak, and A man, a plan, a canal, Panama are examples of palindromes.
3. Write a function that prints the first 10 powers of 2.
4. Write a method that takes as input two lists of integers (l1 and l2) and returns the number of positions such that li[position] == l2[position].
5. Write a method that takes as input a list of lists of characters representing a tic-tac-toe board and returns true if there is a winner -- that is, there are three of the same character in the same row, column, or diagonal.
6. Write a program that will read from a file a tic-tac-toe board configuration and will determine whether there is a winner for the given configuration. An example file would look as follows, where '-' means that no one has played in that space:
   XX-
   O--
   OX-
   
7. Write a program to keep track of an inventory for a clothing store. Define a class InventoryItem that keeps the name, quantity, and price of a single item. Your program will keep a list of InventoryItem objects. Create a menu that will allow the user to enter new items, change the quantity of an item in the inventory, and view the total value of all items in the inventory.
8. Write a program that reads the contents of a file, removes all instances of the words 'and', 'the', and 'or', and writes the resulting text to a new file.