Tentative Schedule
Week | Day | Topics | Reading | Lab |
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1 09/06-09/10 |
1 | Course Introduction How we make computers think |
1.1-1.8 | Lab 1: First program |
2 | Java development basics | 3.1-3.14 | ||
3 | Java development basics cont... | |||
2 09/13-09/17 |
1 | Java development basics cont... | 3.15-3.23, A.2-A.3 | Lab 2: Simple programs |
2 | Variables, assignment, and operations conversions | 2.1-2.5 | ||
3 | Decisions, repeating, flow charts, and pseudocode | 2.6-2.12 | ||
3 09/20-09/24 |
1 | Conditionals and Boolean logic == vs. .equals() | 4.1-4.7 | Lab 3: Conditionals |
2 | No class | |||
3 | Looping and Nested Loops | 4.8-4.15 | ||
4 09/27-10/01 |
1 | Review | Lab 4: Looping | |
2 | Exam I | |||
3 | Pre-Built Classes | 5.1-5.3, A.5 | ||
5 10/04-10/08 |
1 | More Pre-Built Classes | 5.4-5.6, A.4 | Lab 5: Library classes |
2 | Even More Pre-Built Classes | 5.7-5.8 format() tutorial | ||
3 | Object-Oriented Programming | 6.1-6.7 | ||
6 10/11-10/15 |
1 | UML and Object-Oriented Programming | 6.8-6.12, A.7 | Lab 6: Simple class |
2 | Class Exercise | |||
3 | OO Details review | 7.1-7.13 | ||
7 10/18-10/22 |
1 | Coding tips | 8.1-8.4 | Lab 7: Class implementation |
2 | Review | |||
3 | Exam II | |||
8 10/25-10/29 |
1 | Design strategies | 8.5-8.11, 8.13-8.14 | Lab 8: Class implementation |
2 | Class exercise | 8.13-8.14, 8.16 | ||
3 | Arrays | 9.1-9.6 | ||
9 11/01-11/05 |
1 | Class Exercise | Lab 9: Arrays | |
2 | Arrays continued | 9.7, 9.9-9.11 | ||
3 | ArrayList Class | 10.1-10.5 | ||
10 11/08-11/12 |
1 | Class Exercise | Lab 10: ArrayLists | |
2 | Review/catch-up | |||
3 | Review for Final Exam | |||
11 11/15-11/19 |
Final Exam |