Date	Topics & Associated Reading	Study Questions & Activities
Wed, Sept 1	Course Overview Hardware/Software Operating Systems The Linux operating system (Linux/Unix Overview)	Study Questions from Linux/Unix Overview
Thur, Sept 2	Lab 0: Introduction to Linux
Fri, Sept 3	Computer architecture (Hardware Overview) Fetch, execute cycle Algorithms,programming, programming languages (Section 1.2)	Study Questions from Hardware Overview
Mon, Sept 6	Compilers and interpreters (Section 1.2) Java programs - basic structure and style (documentation, identifiers, naming conventions, and use of white space) (Section 1.1) Example program Problem Solving & Program Development (Sections 1.3 & 1.4) Character strings & printing (Section 2.1)	Self-Review (p. 26) SR# 1.1 - 1.6 Exercises (pp. 26, 27) EX# 1.1 - 1.6; Self-Review (pp. 62) SR# 2.2 - 2.5; Exercises (p. 63 - 64) EX# 2.1 - 2.5
Wed, Sept 8	Introduction to variables and assignment statements in Java (Section 2.2) Primitive data types (Section 2.3) Operators, operator precedence, & expressions (Section 2.4)	Quiz #1 Self-Review (p. 63) #SR 2.6 - 2.14; Exercises (p. 64 - 66) #EX 2.6 - 2.11
Thurs, Sept 9	Lab 1: Editing, compiling, and modifying elementary Java programs;
Fri, Sept 10	Expressions, continued Data conversion (Section 2.5) Interactive programs - Scanner class (Section 2.6)
Mon, Sept 13	Objects and Classes (Sections 1.5, 3.1)	Post lab #1 Due Self Review (page 26) #SR 1.8
Wed, Sept 15	The String class (Section 3.2) Classes and class libraries (Sections 3.2 & 3.3)	Quiz #2 Self Review (p. 98) #3.1 - 3.7; Exercises (p. 99) #3.1 - 3.4
Thurs, Sept 16	Lab 2: Writing simple programs using expressions
Fri, Sept 17	Classes & Class libraries continued Math class, Random class (Sections 3.4 & 3.5)	Self-Review (p. 99) #SR 3.10 - 3.16; Exercises (p. 100) #EX 3.6 - 3.9; Programming Projects (p. 101) #3.1, 3.2
Mon, Sept 20	More with classes and method signatures	Post lab #2 Due Supplementary Exercise; Exercise (p. 100) #3.10, 3.11
Wed, Sept 22	Representation of Numeric Data Review of Numeric data types (Section 2.3) Number Systems (binary, octal, hex; general concept of a base - Appendix B)	Quiz #3 Study Questions from Two's Complement Handout
Thurs, Sept. 23	Lab 3: Writing programs using classes from the Java class library
Fri, Sept 24	Catch up Review (Test #1 Review Topics Handout)	Assignment #1 Due
Mon, Sept 27	TEST #1
Wed, Sept 29	Representing signed integers (Two's Complement Handout) Computer Arithmetic Floating Point Representation (Floating Point Handout)	Study Questions from Floating Point Handout
Thurs, Sept 30	Lab 4: More with classes (including Color and Graphics)
Fri, Oct 1	Introduction to Conditionals and Logic (Section 4.1, Logic Handout) Boolean Expressions if statements (Section 4.2)	Self-Review (pp. 150 - 151) #4.1- 4.4; Exercises (pp. 151 - 152) #4.1- 4.5; Study Questions from Logic Handout
Mon, Oct 4	Logic and Conditionals, continued Truth Tables, Laws of Logic	Post lab #4 Due Study Questions from Logic Handout
Wed, Oct 6	Logic, Conditionals, and Programming Continued Comparing Data (Section 4.3)	Quiz #4 Self-Review (p. 151) # 4.5 - 4.8;
Thurs, Oct 7	Lab 5: Data Representation & Conditionals
Fri, Oct 8	Logic Circuits (Logic Circuits Handout)	Study Questions from Logic Circuits Handout
Mon, Oct 11	Constructing Logic Circuits (Logic Circuits Handout)	Post lab #5 Due Study Questions from Logic Circuits Handout
Wed, Oct 13	Switch Statement (Section 4.4) Constructing logic circuits, continued	Quiz #5 Supplementary Exercises
Thurs, Oct 14	Lab 6: More Selection
Fri, Oct. 15	Wrap up logic Introduction to Loops (Section 4.5)	Handout Exercises Assignment #2 Due
Week of Oct. 18	FALL BREAK!!!
Mon, Oct. 25	While loops, continued (Section 4.5)	Self-Review (p. 151) #SR 4.10, 4.11; Exercises (p. 152-153) 4.7, 4.8, 4.11, 4.13, 4.14
Wed, Oct. 27	Do Loops (Section 4.7) For Loops (Section 4.8)	Quiz #6 Self-Review (p. 151) #SR 4.11; Exercises (p. 153) #EX 4.9 - 4.10
Fri, Oct. 29	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. 151) #SR 4.12; Exercises (p. 153) #EX 4.11 - 4.23
Mon, Nov 1	TEST #2
Wed, Nov 3	Introduction to Writing Classes, continued (Sections 5.1, 5.2) Writing Classes - encapsulation (Section 5.3)	Self-Review (p. 224) #SR 5.1 - 5.4, Exercises (p. 225) EX5.1 - 5.4
Thurs, Nov 4	Lab 8: More Loops & Intro to Writing Classes
Fri, Nov 5	Methods (Section 5.4)	Self-Review (p. 224) SR 5.6 - 5.9, 5.12 - 5.14; Exercises (pp. 225 - 226) EX 5.7, 5.10 - 5.20
Mon, Nov. 8	Writing classes, continued (Sections 5.1 - 5.4)	Exercise Sheets
Wed, Nov. 10	More Classes and Methods	Programming Projects 5.4 - 5.7 (page 228) - design (not implement)
Thurs, Nov. 11	Lab 9: Writing Classes
Fri, Nov. 12	Introduction to Arrays (Sections 7.1 & 7.2)	Assignment #3 Due Self-Review (p. 357) SR #7.1 - 7.8; Exercises (p. 358) EX 7.1 - 7.3; EX 7.5 - 7.9
Mon, Nov. 15	Arrays, continued	...
Wed, Nov. 17	Arrays of Objects (Section 7.3) Command Line Arguments (Section 7.4)	Self Review #7.9; Exercise #7.4; Programming Project #7.3
Thurs, Nov. 18	Lab 10: More Classes; Intro to Arrays
Fri, Nov. 19	Quiz #8
Mon, Nov 22	Test #3
Nov. 24 - 26	Thanksgiving Break
Mon, Nov. 29	Two Dimensional Arrays (Section 7.6)	Self Review #7.12
Wed, Dec 1	Static Class Members (Section 5.5) Class Relationships (Section 5.6) Method overloading (Section 5.8)	...
Thurs, Dec 2	Lab 11: Arrays and Classes
Fri, Dec 3	Catch up and Review for Test #3	Test #3 Topics Handout
Mon, Dec 6	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
Wed, Dec. 8	Methods and parameter passing, continued (Section 5.7)	Parameter Passing exercises (handout)
Thurs, Dec. 9	Lab 12: Grand Finale
Fri, Dec. 10	Catch up and Review	Assignment #4 Due
Wed, Dec. 15	FINAL EXAM (8:30 am - 11:30 am)