Date	Topics & Associated Reading	Study Questions & Activities
Wed, Aug 26	Course Overview Hardware/Software Operating Systems The Linux operating system (Linux/Unix Overview)	Study Questions from Linux/Unix Overview
Thur, Aug 27	Lab 0: Introduction to Linux
Fri, Aug 28	Computer architecture (Hardware Overview) Fetch, execute cycle Algorithms,programming, programming languages (Section 1.2) Compilers and interpreters (Section 1.2)	Study Questions from Hardware Overview Self-Review (p. 28) SR# 1.2 - 1.3;
Mon, Aug. 31	Java programs - basic structure and style (documentation, identifiers, naming conventions, and use of white space) (Section 1.1) Problem Solving & Program Development (Sections 1.3 & 1.4) Character strings & printing (Section 2.1)	Self-Review (p. 28) SR# 1.4 - 1.6 Exercises (pp. 28, 29) EX# 1.1 - 1.7; Self-Review (pp. 65 - 66) SR# 2.2 - 2.5; Exercises (p. 66 - 67) EX# 2.1 - 2.5
Tues, Sept 1	Lab 1: Editing, compiling, and modifying elementary Java programs;
Wed, Sept 2	Introduction to variables and assignment statements in Java (Section 2.2) Primitive data types (Section 2.3) Operators, operator precedence, & expressions (Section 2.4)	Self-Review (p. 66) #SR 2.6 - 2.14; Exercises (p. 67) #EX 2.6 - 2.11
Fri, Sept 4	Expressions, continued Data conversion (Section 2.5) Interactive programs - Scanner class (Section 2.6)	Post lab #1 Due Self-Review (p. 103) SR# 2.10*, 2.11*, 2.12*, 2.13*, 2.15; Exercises (p. 104-106) EX# 2.6 - 2.11
Mon, Sept 7	Objects and Classes (Sections 1.5, 3.1)	Self Review (page 28) #SR 1.8
Tues, Sept 8	Lab 2: Writing simple programs using expressions
Wed, Sept 9	Lab recap The String class (Section 3.2) Classes and class libraries (Sections 3.2 & 3.3)	Self Review (pp. 101-102) #3.1 - 3.7; Exercises (pp. 102 - 103) #3.1 - 3.4
Fri, Sept 11	Classes & Class libraries continued Math class, Random class (Sections 3.4 & 3.5)	Post lab #2 Due Self-Review (p. 102) #SR3.10 - 3.16; Exercises (p. 103 #EX3.6 - 3.9; Programming Projects (p. 104) #3.1, 3.2
Mon, Sept 14	More with classes and method signatures	Supplementary Exercise; Exercise (p. 104) #3.10, 3.11
Tues, Sept. 15	Lab 3: Writing programs using classes from the Java class library
Wed, Sept 16	Lab recap Representation of Numeric Data Review of Numeric data types (Section 2.3) Number Systems (binary, octal, hex; general concept of a base - Appendix B)	Study Questions from Two's Complement Handout
Fri, Sept 18	Catch up Review (Test #1 Review Topics Handout)	Assignment #1 Due
Mon, Sept 21	TEST #1
Tues, Sept 22	Lab 4: More with classes (including Color and Graphics)
Wed, Sept 23	Representing signed integers (Two's Complement Handout) Computer Arithmetic Floating Point Representation (Floating Point Handout)	Study Questions from Floating Point Handout
Fri, Sept 25	Introduction to Conditionals and Logic (Section 4.1, Logic Handout) Boolean Expressions if statements (Section 4.2)	Post lab #4 Due Self-Review (pp. 157 - 158) #4.1- 4.4; Exercises (pp. 158 - 159) #4.1- 4.5; Study Questions from Logic Handout
Mon, Sept 28	Logic and Conditionals, continued Truth Tables, Laws of Logic	Study Questions from Logic Handout
Tues, Sept 29	Lab 5: Data Representation & Conditionals
Wed, Sept 30	Logic, Conditionals, and Programming Continued Comparing Data (Section 4.3)	Self-Review (p. 158) # 4.5 - 4.8;
Fri, Oct 2	Logic Circuits (Logic Circuits Handout)	Post lab #5 Due Study Questions from Logic Circuits Handout
Mon, Oct 5	Constructing Logic Circuits (Logic Circuits Handout)	Study Questions from Logic Circuits Handout
Tues, Oct 6	Lab 6: More Selection
Wed, Oct 7	Lab Recap (Switch Statement, Section 4.4) Constructing logic circuits, continued	Supplementary Exercises
Fri, Oct. 9	Wrap up logic Introduction to Loops (Section 4.5)	Handout Exercises Assignment #2 Due
Week of Oct. 12	FALL BREAK!!!
Mon, Oct. 19	While loops, continued (Section 4.5)	Self-Review (p. 158) #SR 4.10, 4.11; Exercises (p. 159-160) 4.7, 4.8, 4.11, 4.13, 4.14
Tues, Oct. 20	Lab 7: While Loops
Wed, Oct. 21	Do Loops (Sections 4.7) For Loops (Section 4.8)	Self-Review (p. 158) #SR 4.11; Exercises (p. 160) #EX 4.11
Fri, Oct. 23	Wrap up For Loops (Section 4.8) Introduction to Writing Classes (Sections 5.1, 5.2) Review for Test #2	Handout - Review topics Self-Review (p. 158) #SR 4.12; Exercises (p. 160) #EX 4.9 - 4.12, 4.15 - 4.23
Mon, Oct. 26	TEST #2
Tues, Oct. 27	Lab 8: More Loops & Intro to Writing Classes
Wed, Oct. 28	Introduction to Writing Classes, continued (Sections 5.1, 5.2) Writing Classes - encapsulation (Section 5.3)	Self-Review (p. 227) #SR 5.1 - 5.4, Exercises (p. 228) EX5.1 - 5.4
Fri, Oct. 30	Methods (Section 5.4)	Self-Review (p. 227) SR 5.6 - 5.9, 5.12 - 5.14; Exercises (pp. 228 - 229) EX 5.7, 5.10 - 5.20
Mon, Nov. 2	Writing classes, continued (Sections 5.1 - 5.4)	Exercise Sheets
Tues, Nov. 3	Lab 9: Writing Classes
Wed, Nov. 4	Lab Recap - Classes and Methods	Programming Projects 5.4 - 5.7 (pages 231-232) - design (not implement)
Fri, Nov. 6	Introduction to Arrays (Sections 7.1 & 7.2)	Assignment #3 Due Self-Review (p. 367) SR #7.1 - 7.8; Exercises (p. 368) EX 7.1 - 7.3; EX 7.5 - 7.9
Mon, Nov. 9	Arrays, continued	...
Tues, Nov. 10	Lab 10: More Classes; Intro to Arrays
Wed, Nov. 11	Arrays of Objects (Section 7.3) Command Line Arguments (Section 7.4)	Self Review #7.9; Exercise #7.4; Programming Project #7.3
Fri, Nov. 13	Quiz #8
Mon, Nov. 16	Two Dimensional Arrays (Section 7.6)	Self Review #7.12
Tues, Nov. 17	Lab 11: Arrays and Classes
Wed, Nov. 18	Static Class Members (Section 5.5) Class Relationships (Section 5.6) Method overloading (Section 5.8)	...
Fri, Nov. 20	Catch up and Review for Test #3	Test #3 Topics Handout
Mon, Nov. 23	Test #3
Tues, Nov. 24	No lab
Nov. 25 - 27	Thanksgiving Break
Mon, Nov. 30	Method Design (Section 5.7)	Self-Review (p. 227) SR #5.18 - 5.24 Self-Review SR 5.20, 5.21; Exercises (p. 230) EX 5.25 - 5.28
Tues, Dec. 1	Lab 12: Grand Finale
Wed, Dec. 2	Methods and parameter passing, continued (Section 5.7)	Parameter Passing exercises (handout)
Fri, Dec. 4	Catch up and Review	Assignment #4 Due
Thur, Dec. 10	FINAL EXAM (8:30 am - 11:30 am)