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Topic and Associated Reading |
Study Questions |
| Sep 1 |
- Course Overview
- Introduction to Computer Science
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| Sep 3 |
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| Sep 6 |
- Computer architecture (Hardware Overview)
- Algorithms, programming, programming languages (Section 1.2)
- Compilers and interpreters (Section 1.2)
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| Sep 8 |
- Java programs - basic structure and style(Section 1.1)
- Problem Solving & Program Development (Sections 1.3 & 1.4)
- Character strings & printing (Section 2.1)
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- Self-Review (p. 26) SR# 1.4 - 1.6
- Exercises (pp. 26, 27) EX# 1.1 - 1.7
- Self-Review (pp. 62 - 63) SR# 2.2 - 2.5
- Exercises (p. 63 - 64) EX# 2.1 - 2.5
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| Sep 10 |
- Introduction to variables and assignment statements in Java (Section 2.2)
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- Primitive data types (Section 2.3)
- Operators, operator precedence, & expressions (Section 2.4
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- Quiz #1
- Post Lab 1 Due
- Self-Review (p. 63) #SR 2.6 - 2.14;
- Exercises (p. 64 - 66) #EX 2.6 - 2.11
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| Sep 13 |
- Expressions, continued
- Data conversion (Section 2.5)
- Interactive programs - Scanner class (Section 2.6)
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| Sep 15 |
- Objects and Classes (Sections 1.5, 3.1)
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- Self Review (page 26) #SR 1.8
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| Sep 17 |
- The String class (Section 3.2)
- Classes and class libraries (Sections 3.2 & 3.3)
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- Quiz #2
- Post Lab 2 Due
- Self Review (pp. 101-102) #3.1 - 3.7
- Exercises (pp. 102 - 103) #3.1 - 3.4
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| Sep 20 |
- Classes & Class libraries continued
- Math class, Random class (Sections 3.4 & 3.5)
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- Self-Review (p. 102) #SR3.10 - 3.16
- Exercises (p. 103 #EX3.6 - 3.9
- Programming Projects (p. 104) #3.1, 3.2
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| Sep 22 |
- More with classes and method signatures
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- Exercise (p. 104) #3.10, 3.11
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| Sep 24 |
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| Sep 27 |
Test 1 |
| Sep 29 |
- Representation of Numeric Data
- Number Systems (binary, octal, hex; general concept of a base - Appendix B)
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| Oct 1 |
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| Oct 4 |
- Introduction to Conditionals and Logic (Section 4.1, Logic Handout)
- Boolean Expressions
- if statements (Section 4.2)
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- Self-Review (pp. 157 - 158) #4.1- 4.4
- Exercises (pp. 158 - 159) #4.1- 4.5
- Study Questions from Logic Handout
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| Oct 6 |
- Logic and Conditionals, continued
- Truth Tables, Laws of Logic
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| Oct 8 |
- Logic, Conditionals, and Programming Continued
- Comparing Data (Section 4.3)
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- Post lab #5 Due
- Self-Review (p. 158) # 4.5 - 4.8
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| Oct 11 |
- Switch Statements (Section 4.4)
- Testing (Section 5.9)
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- Self-Review (p. 158) # 4.9
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| Oct 13 |
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| Oct 15 |
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| Oct 25 |
- Introduction to Loops (Section 4.5)
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- Self-Review (p. 158) #SR 4.10, 4.11
- Exercises (p. 159-160) 4.7, 4.8, 4.11, 4.13, 4.14
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| Oct 27 |
- Do Loops (Sections 4.7)
- For Loops (Section 4.8)
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- Self-Review (p. 158) #SR 4.11
- Exercises (p. 160) #EX 4.11
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| Oct 29 |
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| Nov 1 |
Test 2 |
| Nov 3 |
- Introduction to Writing Classes (Sections 5.1, 5.2)
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- Self-Review (p. 158) #SR 4.12
- Exercises (p. 160) #EX 4.9 - 4.12, 4.15 - 4.23
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| Nov 5 |
- Introduction to Writing Classes, continued (Sections 5.1, 5.2)
- Writing Classes - encapsulation (Section 5.3)
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- Self-Review (p. 227) #SR 5.1 - 5.4
- Exercises (p. 228) EX5.1 - 5.4
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| Nov 8 |
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- Self-Review (p. 227) SR 5.6 - 5.9, 5.12 - 5.14
- Exercises (pp. 228 - 229) EX 5.7, 5.10 - 5.20
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| Nov 10 |
No Class |
| Nov 12 |
- Writing classes, continued (Sections 5.1 - 5.4)
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| Nov 15 |
- Writing classes, continued (Sections 5.1 - 5.4)
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| Nov 17 |
- Static Class Members (Section 5.5)
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| Nov 19 |
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| Nov 22 |
Test 3 |
| Nov 29 |
- Introduction to Arrays (Sections 7.1 & 7.2)
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- Self-Review (p. 367) SR #7.1 - 7.8
- Exercises (p. 368) EX 7.1 - 7.3 EX 7.5 - 7.9
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| Dec 1 |
- Arrays of Objects (Section 7.3)
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- Self Review #7.9
- Exercise #7.4
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| Dec 3 |
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| Dec 6 |
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| Dec 8 |
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| Dec 10 |
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