Fall 2015
Last update: Dec 3
| Date | Reading | Projects | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | Introduction to computing, algorithms | ||
| 27 | Lab 0: Intro to the lab | ||
| 28 | More algorithms | ||
| 31 | 1.1, 1.3 | Programming fundamentals Java programs; strings | |
| Sep 2 | 1.2, 1.4, 2.1 | Types, variables, expressions, statements | start Project 1 (due Sep 15) |
| 3 | Lab 1: First Java programs | ||
| 4 | 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 | The Boolean type; more strings | |
| 7 | Labor Day | ||
| 9 | 3.3, 3.4 | More control structures | |
| 10 | Lab 2: More strings | start Project 2 (due Sep 22) | |
| 11 | 6.1, 6.2 6.3 | Arrays; switch statement | |
| 14 | Lab 3: Arrays | Project 1 due (Sep 15) | |
| 16 | 6.4, 5.1 | More arrays, multidimensional arrays; intro to methods Mercurial Library methods | |
| 17 | Lab 4: First methods | ||
| 18 | 5.1 | Methods | |
| 21 | More with methods; sorting | start Project 3 (due Oct 2) Project 2 due (Sep 22) | |
| 23 | 9.1 | Methods; catching exceptions | |
| 24 | Lab 5: Methods | ||
| 25 | 11.1-3 | Recursion | |
| 28 | Lab 6: Introducing recursion | ||
| 30 | More recursion; classes as modules | start Project 4 (due Oct 13) | |
| Oct 1 | Lab 7: Recursive methods | ||
| 2 | Review sample exam | Project 3 due | |
| 5 | Exam | ||
| 7 | no class meeting | ||
| 8 | 4.1 | Object-Oriented Fundamentals Classes as types Lab 8: First classes | |
| 9 | 4.2, 4.3-4, 5.1-4 | Classes, methods, encapsulation | start Project 5 (due Oct 16) |
| 12 | 8.1, 13.1 | Interfaces, subtype polymorphism | Project 4 due (Oct 13) |
| 14 | Interaction of objects | ||
| 15 | Lab 9: Subtyping | ||
| 16 | More interaction examples | Project 5 due | |
| 19 | Fall break | ||
| 21 | Simulation | start Project 6 (due Nov 4) | |
| 22 | Lab 10: Simulation | ||
| 23 | 15.1 | Linked structures linked lists | |
| 26 | Lab 11: Linked lists | ||
| 28 | 15.4 | More lists, trees | |
| 29 | Lab 12: Trees | ||
| 30 | More trees and lists | start Project 7 (due Nov 17) | |
| Nov 2 | Lab 13: More trees | ||
| 4 | 14.1, 16.1-2 5e/pp. 277-279 4e/pp. 271-273 | Applied Topics collections Collections API More collections; iterators | Project 6 due |
| 5 | Lab 14: Using collections | ||
| 6 | Review sample exam solution | ||
| 9 | Exam | ||
| 11 | 16.3 | for-each; file I/O File I/O classes File I/O overview | |
| 12 | Lab 15: More collections | ||
| 13 | 17.1-2, 17.4-5 GUI classes | GUI, events | start Project 8 (due Dec 9) |
| 16 | Lab 16: GUI event handling | Project 7 due (Nov 17) | |
| 18 | 17.3 | More GUI, layouts | |
| 19 | Lab 17: More GUI | ||
| 20 | graphics 18.3-4 | More GUI; graphics | |
| 23 | Lab 18: Graphics | ||
| 25-27 | Thanksgiving | ||
| 30 | File I/O, linked structures, and exceptions | ||
| Dec 2 | exceptions | ||
| 3 | Lab 19: File I/O | ||
| 4 | I/O and classes | ||
| 7 | Review Example | ||
| 9 | Review | Project 8 due | |
| 10 | Lab 20: Putting it all together | ||
| 11 | Review | ||
| 8:00-10:00am, Thurs 17 Dec | Final exam | ||