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    hi everyone, i'm chris and i'm just starting out with java. through my java course i am trying to create a java program that computes a series as follows: 1/2 +2/3+ ... i/i+1 up to where i = 20. it also has to display the grand total with each addition, i.e. count 1 and total = .5, count 2 = 1.1667, etc. i am comeing across an error while trying to compile it stateing that the problem is with the system is in the line system.out.println("the total at "+ count + "is" + m);, pointing at the dor between system and out. the code is as follows :
    //* problem 5.4 page 212*//
    //* christopher bruce *//
    public class problem5_4 {
     
    public static void main (double[] args) {
    int count = 1;
    double m = 0;
     
    do		{
    			m = m+count/(count + 1);
    			system.out.println("the total at "+ count + "is" + m);
    			count = count ++;
    		} while (count <21);
     
    	}
    }
    any help is appreciated.


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    Default Re: help a first time java programer

    . i am comeing across an error
    Please copy the full text of the error messages and post it here.
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    problem5.4.java:11: error: package system does not exist
    system.out.println("the total at " + count + "is" + m);
    ^

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    Java is case sensitive. You must spell everything with the correct case. System starts with S not s
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    http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/
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    does the c in class have to be capitilized to?

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    Depends which word you are talking about. The keyword is lowercase (I think most keywords start with lowercase)
    There is a class named Class which starts with uppercase as all class names do.

    Your class name: problem5_4 should be Problem5_4
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    thanks, now just have to figure out the class interface or enum expected faults

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