Date	Topics	Reading	Reading & Study Questions
Wed, Aug 30	Course Overview Hardware/Software Operating Systems & Text Editors The Linux operating system UNIX file system	Section 1.1, Linux/Unix Handout	Self-Review (p. 50) SR# 1.1, 1.2, 1.4; Handout questions
Thur, Aug 31	Lab 0: Introduction to Linux and Emacs
Fri, Sept 1	Computer architecture	Section 1.2	Self-Review (p. 50) SR# 1.5, 1.6*, 1.7*, 1.8; Exercises (p. 52) #EX 1.7, 1.8*; What "cycle" forms the foundation of computer processing?*
Mon, Sept 4	Algorithms,programming, programming languages compilers and interpreters Java programs - basic structure and style (documentation, naming conventions, and use of white space) Character strings & printing	Sections 1.4, 1.5; 2.1	Self-Review (p. 51) SR# 1.13, 1.14*, 1.15*, 1.16, 1.17; Exercises (p. 53) EX# 1.15*, 1.17, 1.18, 1.20; Self-Review (p. 103) SR# 2.2 - 2.5; Exercises (p. 104) EX# 2.2 - 2.5
Tues, Sept 5	Lab 1: Editing, compiling, and modifying elementary Java programs
Wed, Sept 6	Networking	Section 1.3	Self-Review (p. 50) #1.9, 1.10, 1.11*, 1.12*, Exercises (p. 52) EX# 1.9 - 1.12, 1.13*
Fri, Sept 8	Primitive data types Introduction to variables and assignment statements in Java	Sections 2.2 & 2.3	Self-Review (p. 106) #2.1*, 2.6, 2.7*, 2.8, 2.9;
Mon, Sept 11	Operators & operator precedence Expressions Data conversion Interactive programs (Scanner class)	Sections 2.4 - 2.6	Self-Review (p. 103) SR# 2.10*, 2.11*, 2.12*, 2.13*, 2.15; Exercises (p. 104-106) EX# 2.6 - 2.11
Tues, Sept 12	Lab 2: Writing simple programs using expressions

NOTE: The reading listed for a given day should be completed prior to class. The questions with a * are the ones you should be sure to answer before class.