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CIS 1068 Course Schedule

This is the planned schedule, but it may change.

Readings are listed on the day they are due. All reading assignments refer to the 6th edition of the text.

Week Lecture 1 (Monday) Lecture 2 (Wednesday) Lab (Friday) Handouts & Resources
Week 1: MLK Day Introduction to Computer Science
Simple Computer Architecture
Your first Java program
Simple Input and Output (I/O)
Primitive data types
 Basic Unix Commands

Compiling and running
simple programs

primitive data types, expressions, and variables

String constants and concatenation

Homework 1 due 6pm Friday
Homework Assignment 1: Greetings
 Course Syllabus

Your first Java program (ppt,pdf),
Interactive Programs (ppt,pdf),
Primitive data types (ppt,pdf)

Hello.java, Hello2.java, Variables.java
Week 2:
 Typecasting

Variables and expressions

Simple String expressions

Reading: 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.4 Optional Reading: 1.4, 2.5

 if/else

boolean data type and expressions

Reading: 3.1, 3.2

Homework 2 due 6pm Thursday
Homework Assignment 2: Meltdown
 booleans and if/else

 Conditions (ppt,pdf)

Swap.java, Conditional.java, Conditional2.java

Practice Problems: Variables and Expressions (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: Variables and Expressions (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems: Conditions (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: Conditions (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 1 (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 2 (docx,pdf)
Week 3:
 The "while" loop

chars

Reading: Chapter 4

(Last day to drop a course) 		Loop variations
(for and do/while)

Homework 3 due 6pm Wednesday
Homework Assignment 3: Grades
 control structures: while, for, do/while

ASCII art with loops 		The "for" loop (ppt,pdf),
Loop Variations (ppt,pdf),
More Loop Variations (ppt,pdf)

PracticeIfElse.java, Loop.java PrintStarLine.java, DrawFigure.java, DrawFigure2.java, CrapsGame.java

Practice Problems: Loops (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: Loops (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems: Basic Design Strategies (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: Basic Design Strategies (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 3 (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 4 (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 5 (docx,pdf)
Week 4:
 Array basics

Arrays and loops

Reading: 7.1 		Multi-dimensional arrays

Midterm Review

Reading: 7.5

Homework 4 due 6pm Wednesday
Homework Assignment 4: Draw Me A Pretty Picture

 Arrays

Midterm Review 		Arrays (ppt,pdf),
2D Arrays (ppt,pdf),

Practice Problems: Array Basics (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: Array Basics (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems: Array Problems (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: Array Problems (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 6 (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 7 (docx,pdf)

AccumulateString.java, AccumulateWeatherInfo.java, AccumulateWeatherInfo2.java

Practice Problems 8 (Midterm Review) (docx,pdf),
Solutions to Practice Problems 8 (Midterm Review) (docx,pdf)

Source code for Midterm Review problem 1, Source code for Midterm Review problem 2, Source code for Midterm Review problem 3
Week 5:
 Midterm 1 The String class

Text processing

Reading: 2.2 		Lab Assignment: Array problems
(Counts as Homework 5, but done during first hour of Lab)

String type and methods

 Text Processing (ppt,pdf)

Practice Problems: String Problems (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: String Problems (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 9 (docx,pdf)

Array2DExample.java,
StringMethodsExample.java,
Code to print out all char values
Week 6:
 Using objects

 Objects and Reference semantics

Reading: pages 321-327

Homework 6 due 6pm Wednesday
Homework Assignment 6: Web Master 		Using objects

Geometric shape classes 		Using Objects (ppt,pdf)
Practice Problems 10 (docx,pdf)
Solution to Practice Problems 10 (docx,pdf)

Week 7:
 Files

Reading: 10.1-10.5 		Filed, directories, and scripts

Files and I/O Exceptions

Reading: 9.1

Homework 7 due 6pm Wednesday
Homework Assignment 7: Pretty Shapes

 Files, streams, and I/O exceptions

Happy SPRING BREAK! 		Files (ppt,pdf)
Exceptions (ppt,pdf)

Reader.java, ReaderWriter.java

Practice Problems: File Reading and Writing (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: File Reading and Writing (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 11 (docx,pdf)
Solution to Practice Problems 11 (docx,pdf) Practice Problems 12 (docx,pdf)
Solution to Practice Problems 12 (docx,pdf) Practice Problems 13 (docx,pdf)
Solution to Practice Problems 13 (docx,pdf)

Cheat Sheet
Week 8:
 Exceptions

Reading: 9.2, 9.3 Static methods and program decomposition

Reading: 6.2 		Methods with parameters and returns

Homework 8 due 6pm Wednesday
Homework 8: Barcodes
 Static methods

parameters and returns with primitive data types 		Program Decomposition (ppt,pdf)
Method Parameters and Returns (ppt,pdf)

ExceptionHandler.java,
Drawer.java,
DecomposeMe1.java,
Decomposed1.java,
DecomposeMe2.java,
Decomposed2.java

Practice Problems: Exceptions (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: Exceptions (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems: Methods (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: Methods (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 14 (docx,pdf)
Solution to Practice Problems 14 (docx,pdf)
Week 9:
 Array and object types for parameters and returns

Linear search

Binary search

Reading: pages 334-345

(Tuesday is last day to withdraw) 		Slow sorting algorithms

Reading: 7.4

Homework 9 due 6pm Wednesday
Homework Assignment 9: Method Madness

 Array methods and basic array algorithms Objects as parameters (ppt,pdf)
Arrays and methods (ppt,pdf)
Searching (ppt,pdf)
Bubble Sort (ppt,pdf)

MysteryPrimitive.java,
MysteryObject1.java,
MysteryObject2.java,
MysteryArray1.java,
MysteryArray2.java,
LinearSearch.java,
BinarySearch.java

Practice Problems: Methods 2 (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: Methods 2 (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 15 (docx,pdf)
Solution to Practice Problems 15 (docx,pdf)
Practice Problems 16 (docx,pdf)
Solution to Practice Problems 16 (docx,pdf)
Week 10:
 MergeSort MergeSort, continued

Computational Complexity

Homework 10 due 6pm Wednesday
Homework Assignment 10: Concordances

 Efficient sorting techniques

Big-O

Midterm Review

 Sorting (ppt,pdf)
Computational Complexity (ppt,pdf)
Midterm Review (ppt,pdf)
Sample midterms are available

Practice Problems: 2D Arrays (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: 2D Arrays (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems: Search (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: Search (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems: Sorting (docx,pdf),
Solution to Practice Problems: Sorting (docx,pdf),
Practice Problems 17 (docx,pdf)
Solution to Practice Problems 17 (docx,pdf)
Sorter.java
Week 11:
 Midterm 2 Defining classes:
instance variables and instance methods

Encapsulation
Accessors and Mutators

Reading: 5.1, 5.2

(No homework this week) 		Static vs. instance

encapsulation and access specifiers 		Constructors, Instance Methods, and Fields (ppt,pdf)

StaticBankAccountUser.java
StaticBankAccount.java
StaticBankAccount_2.java
BankAccountUser.java
BankAccount.java

Practice Problems 18 (docx,pdf)
Solution to Practice Problems 18 (docx,pdf)
Week 12:
 Defining classes:
"this"
constructors

Reading: 6.1 		Defining classes:
overloading methods
testing

Packages

Reading: 6.3-6.7

Homework 11 due 6pm Wednesday
Homework Assignment 11: Class Madness 		Designing and using classes

 Encapsulation, OO Design (ppt,pdf)

FileCopierExceptComments.java
GuessingGame.java
BankAccountUser2.java
BankAccount2.java
Bug.java
BugClient.java

Practice Problems 19 (docx,pdf)
Solution to Practice Problems 19 (docx,pdf)
Week 13:
 Object-oriented program design

The software life-cycle

 Review: static vs. instance

Design for Homework 12 due 6pm Wednesday
 OOP Design Bug_1.java (sample design for Bug class)
Week 14:
 Basics of Inheritance

Reading: 8.1, 8.2 		Inheritance and Polymorphism

Reading: 8.3

Homework 12 due 6pm Wednesday
Homework Assignment 12: Connect N 		super and extends Inheritance (ppt,pdf)
Polymorphism (ppt,pdf)

PrintWriterClient1.java
PrintWriterClient2.java
ProcessedLinePrintWriter.java
ProcessedLinePrintWriterClient.java
RandomClient1.java
DiceRollRandom.java
DiceRollRandomClient.java
DiceRollRandomOverride.java
DiceRollRandomOverrideClient.java
Week 15:
 interface and abstract

Reading: 8.4

Course Evaluation forms

 Study Day (No Lecture)

Homework 13 due 6pm Wednesday Homework Assignment 13 		No Lab this week Abstract classes and Interfaces (ppt,pdf)
OOP Review (ppt,pdf)

BadBank.java
Comparable.java
ComparableBankAccount.java
Bank.java

Practice Problems 20 (docx,pdf)
Solution to Practice Problems 20 (docx,pdf)
Week 16:
 Final Exam
3:30-5:30pm, Tuesday, May 8
Gladfelter Hall 013