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(Syllabus is subject to change.)
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Topics |
Readings
in Nino & Hosch |
Assignments
due in OWL 9am,
E.C. for 12am before |
Lecture #0
Thur, Jan 27,
in ECSE 119
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Course Introduction
Computers in the world, programs and languages, modeling the world, example snippets of Java, course outline and logistics. Questionaire. Handout. |
Chapter 0 |
(Read Chapters 0 & 1, and install DrJava on your computer.) |
Lecture #1
Tues, Feb 1
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Data abstraction, naming & storing data
Objects, values and types, classes, primitive types, Strings, Counter.java briefly, references: objects as properties of other objects, primitive types in memory, identifiers and literals. Finding the OWL exercises for Exercise #1. |
Chapter 1
all sections |
Exercise #1,
due Feb 7, Monday. |
Lab #1
Thur, Feb 3
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Typing expressions & your first object
Interactively enter Java expressions in DrJava, declare & assign variables, modify HelloWorld, create a Person class, how to hand in assignments in OWL. |
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Programming #1,
due Feb 8, Tuesday. |
Lecture #2
Tues, Feb 8 |
Defining a simple class
Clients and servers, specification vs implementation, Counter.java again in detail, simple arithmetic in Java, TrafficLight example.
Last day to drop the class with no record. |
Chapter 2
sections 2.1-2.9
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Exercise #2,
due Feb 10, Thursday. |
Lab #2
Thur, Feb 10 |
Working with classes and methods
Design and create a class that supports queries and commands. |
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Programming #2,
due Feb 15, Tuesday. |
Lecture #3
Tues, Feb 15 |
Designing interacting classes
Different classes for different types of objects, method calls for object interactions, Maze game example: Explorer/Denizen/Room, Shapes example: Point/Circle, local variables inside methods, the static main() method, the keyword final. |
Chapter 3
the example in 3.2 is less important than those in 3.3 and 3.4 |
Exercise #3,
due Feb 17, Thursday. |
Lab #3
Thur, Feb 17 |
Working with interacting classes
Point, Circle, Square, move, rotate. |
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Programming #3,
due Feb 22, Tuesday. |
Lecture #4
Tues, Feb 22 |
Conditions
Conditional statements, boolean variables and conditions, else, many linked decisions. |
Chapter 4 |
Exercise #4,
due Feb 24, Thursday. |
Lab #4
Thur, Feb 24 |
Working with conditionals
Computational geometry: rect.intersectsWith(). |
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Programming #4,
due Mar 1, Tuesday. |
Lecture #5
Tues, Mar 1 |
Programming by contract, testing
Pre-conditions and post-conditions, using assert. |
Chapter 5 & 6 |
Exercise #5,
due Mar 3, Thursday. |
Lab #5
Thur, Mar 3 |
Working with testing, and Midterm review
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| Tues, Mar 8 |
MIDTERM EXAM
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Lab #M
Thur, Mar 10 |
Get Midterm back
Go over problem spots, answer questions. |
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Programming #5,
due Mar 22, Tuesday. |
| Tues, Mar 14 |
SPRING BREAK |
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| Thur, Mar 16 |
SPRING BREAK |
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Lecture #6
Tues, Mar 22 |
Text-based UI, and Iteration
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Chapter 7 |
Exercise #6,
due Mar 24, Thursday. |
Lab #5
Thur, Mar 24 |
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Programming #6,
due Mar 29, Tuesday. |
Lecture #7
Tues, Mar 29 |
Interfaces
... |
Chapter 9 |
Exercise #7,
due Mar 31, Thursday. |
Lab #7
Thur, Mar 31 |
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Programming #7,
due Apr 5, Tuesday. |
Lecture #8
Tues, Apr 5 |
Inheritance
... |
Chapter 10 |
Exercise #8,
due Apr 7, Thursday. |
| Thur, Apr 7 |
SECOND MIDTERM EXAM |
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Programming #8,
due Apr 12, Tuesday. |
Lecture #9
Tues, Apr 12 |
Lists
... |
Chapter 12 |
Exercise #8,
due Apr 14, Thursday. |
Lab #9
Thur, Apr 14 |
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Programming #9,
due Apr 19, Tuesday. |
Lecture #10
Tues, Apr 19 |
Arrays
... |
Chapter 13 |
Exercise #9,
due Apr 21, Thursday. |
Lab #10
Thur, Apr 21 |
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Programming #10,
due Apr 26, Tuesday. |
Lecture #11
Tues, Apr 26 |
Sorting and searching
... |
Chapter 14 |
Exercise #10,
due Apr 28, Thursday. |
Lab #11
Thur, Apr 28 |
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Programming #11,
due May 3, Tuesday. |
Lecture #12
Tues, May 3 |
Mystery Topic
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Exercise #11,
due May 5, Thursday. |
Lab #12
Thur, May 5 |
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Programming #12,
due May 10, Tuesday. |
Lecture #13
Tues, May 10 |
Lecture Review Session
... |
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Exercise #12,
due May 13, Thursday. |
Lab #13
Thur, May 12 |
Lab Review Session
... |
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| Fri, May 13 |
READING PERIOD BEGINS |
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| ??, May ?? |
FINAL EXAM
On material from the entire semester. |
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