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Description Syllabus Policies Quizzes Lab Info Grading
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9/28/2009 - Adjusted schedule for W4-5.
9/23/2009 - Exam 1 moved to Friday Oct 2. Adjusted schedule for W3-5.
9/10/2009 - Minor changes to reading W1, homework added
This page was last updated on 11/12/2009.
Lectures are held each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in S243
from 8:00am to 8:50am.
Labs are on Thursday in L306 from 8:00am to 9:50am.
As stated in my general course policies, attendance is mandatory for all lectures and labs. Email me when you foresee yourself to be absent. I will administratively drop anyone who misses 3 or more classes (lectures and/or labs). Be sure to read the entire document for all relevant policies that apply to this course.
This course provides an introduction to object-oriented software development using the Java programming language. Emphasis is placed on translating written problem descriptions into robust software solutions. Topics covered include Java program structure, algorithmic problem solving and modularization, I/O statements, control constructs, looping techniques, class libraries, user defined classes and methods, and arrays.
Please consult the official course description for detailed objectives.
Introduction to Programming with Java, Dean & Dean, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
Follow this link for more information on the tools we use for this course.
Syllabus
| Week | Day | Topic | Reading | Homework | Lab (Thursday) |
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| W1 | M | No class - Labor day holiday | Lab 1: Problem solving exercise | ||
| W | Course Introduction | 1.1-1.7 | |||
| F | Algorithms, Pseudocode and Flowcharts Variables and Operations |
2.1-2.6 | p23: problems 7,8,9,10 solution |
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| W2 | M | Decisions and Repetitions | 2.7-2.12 | Quiz 1 | |
| W | Java Programming Basics | 3.1-3.14 | |||
| F | Class exercise | 1.8-1.9, 3.15-3.24, A.2-A.3 | p52: problems 1,3,4,5 p102: problems 1,2,3,5,6 |
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| W3 | M |
Java Variables and Datatypes |
Quiz 2 | ||
| W | arithmetic operators,
arithmetic expressions arithmetic promotion, order of evaluation, grouping |
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| F | integer truncation, typecasting integer overflow, floating point precision increment/decrement operators |
4.1-4.7 | |||
| W4 | M | Conditionals and Boolean logic relational operators, simple boolean expressions if() statement tracing with the Eclipse debugger |
w4 homework problems | Lab 4: Conditional logic | |
| W | Review for Exam 1 | ||||
| F | Exam 1 | ||||
| W5 | M |
Conditional logic continued: boolean expressions, boolean operators, nested if() statements The switch() statement |
w5 homework problems |
Quiz 3 Process Assessment and Improvement Survey |
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| W |
Looping and iteration while and do-while loops |
4.8-4.11 4.12.4-15 |
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| F |
Looping and Iteration continued for() loops |
Sample code: for() loop |
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| W6 | M |
Method invocation Pre-built classes
(Math, String, etc) |
5.1-5.3, A.5 5.4-5.7, A.4 5.8-5.9 |
w6 homework problem |
Quiz 4 Lab 6: Using Library classes - Spirographer Download for lab: winPlotterEx.jar |
| W | Object-oriented programming (1) | 6.1-6.7 | |||
| F | UML and object-oriented programming public, private, [package] |
6.8-6.12, A.7 | |||
| W7 | M | Object-oriented programming details
(2) attributes, methods |
7.1-7.5 | w7 homework problems | Quiz 5 |
| W |
OO details continued
(3) local variables the "this" reference |
7.6-7.10 | |||
| F | Review for Exam 2 | ||||
| W8 | M | Exam 2 | |||
| W | OO-exercise overloading toString() |
8.1-8.4 | |||
| F |
OO-exercise == vs. equals() immutable Strings |
8.5-8.9, 8.13 | w8-9 homework problem solution |
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| W9 | M |
OO-exercise Class members |
9.1-9.6 |
Quiz 6 |
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| W | Arrays | 10.1-10.5, 10.10 | |||
| F |
Arrays continued Class exercise |
10.6-10.7 | w10 homework problem | ||
| W10 | M | ArrayList class generics |
10.11-10.14 |
Quiz 7 Lab 10: Refactoring BioAnalyzer
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| W | Class exercise | ||||
| F |
Review for Final Exam Course/Instructor Evaluation |
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| W11 | Final Exam (2-sided note sheet permitted) Monday, Nov 16, 2009 11:00am - 1:00pm S243 |
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My general course policies apply to this course.
A quiz will be given approximately once per week at the
beginning of Lab.
The lowest
quiz grade will be dropped.
No make-up quizzes will be given.
Note that the labs constitute a significant part of your overall grade - a reflection of their importance in this course. Plan to devote a considerable effort in order to complete these labs successfully and professionally. You will have to expend a reasonable effort as you practice using the development tools (Eclipse). You should probably expect to spend additional time outside of class to complete the assignments for the labs.
Lab grades are determined by meeting the criteria specified on the individual lab assignments. Any lab assignment involving creation of a program must be substantially functional in order to receive a passing grade. If you turn in a non-functioning program and have not come to see me for help, a grade of no higher than 50 will be given for that assignment.
Note that this algorithm indicates how a grade will be determined for students who have successfully demonstrated mastery of the course objectives. An acceptable level of success in meeting all course objectives is a prerequisite for a passing grade in the course.
| Criterion | Weight |
| Labs | 20% |
| Quizzes | 30% |
| Hour Exams | 30% |
| Final Exam | 20% |
This page was last updated on 11/12/2009
