Fall, 2021
%% Advent of Code 2015 Day 1
% Part 1
P = fileread("AOC2015Day1_input.txt");
f = 0; % starts at floor 0
for i=1:length(P)
if P(i)=='('
f = f + 1;
elseif P(i)==')'
f = f - 1;
end
end
fprintf("the answer to part 1 is %d\n", f);
%% Part 2
f = 0; % starts at floor 0
i = 1;
while (f>=0)
if P(i)=='('
f = f + 1;
elseif P(i)==')'
f = f - 1;
end
i = i + 1;
end
fprintf("the answer to part 2 is %d\n", i-1);