Computing in Biomedical Engineering (BE-104 Section 2)

Spring Quarter '05

 

Professor:

Charles S. Tritt, Ph.D.

Office:

S-355C

Phone:

277-7421 (office), 262/512-9158 (home), 277-7465 (fax)

Office Hours:

M 2-4, Tu 2-4 and Th 11-2 (Noon at RWJ for lunch) by appointment.

Lecture:

4:00-4:50 M & Tu in L-306

Lab:

2:00-4:50 Th in L-306

Textbook:

An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java, 4th ed. by C. Thomas Wu (McGraw-Hill 2006)

Web page:

http://www.msoe.edu/~tritt/be-104 (Not yet available as of 3/7/05)

Mailing list:

be104-002@lists.msoe.edu (Not working as of 3/7/05)

Tentative Lecture and Lab Topics (and Reading Schedule)

Week

Session

Topic

1

1

Introduction to Computers and Programming (Chap. 0)

2

Introduction to Object Oriented Programming (Chap. 1)

Lab

Install Java (J2SE 5.0) and Eclipse (SDK 3.0.1) from CD to be provided.

2

1

Getting Started with Java (Chap. 2)

2

Getting Started (continued)

Lab

T.B.A.; Quiz 1

3

1

Numerical Data (Chap. 3)

2

Numerical Data (continued)

Lab

T.B.A.

4

1

Defining Your Own Classes – Part 1 (Chap. 4)

2

Your Own Classes 1 (continued)

Lab

T.B.A. ; Quiz 2

5

1

Your Own Classes 1 (continued)

2

Selection Statements (Chap. 5)

Lab

T.B.A.

6

1

Selection (continued)

2

Selection (continued)

Lab

T.B.A. ; Quiz 3

7

1

Repetition Statements (Chap. 6)

2

Repetition (continued)

Lab

T.B.A.

8

1

Repetition (continued)

2

Defining Your Own Classes – Part 2 (Chap. 7)

Lab

T.B.A. ; Quiz 4

9

1

Your Own Classes 2

2

Your Own Classes 2

Lab

Final Project Presentations

10

1

Arrays (Chapter 10)

2

Arrays (continued); Quiz 5

Lab

Final Project Presentations

Approximate Grade Weights

Quizzes

40% (about 5% each)

Programs

24% (about 6% each)

Presentation

6%

Final

30%

The quizzes are will be closed book, closed notes and closed laptop, but you will be given a syntax help sheet. The final will be open book, open notes and open laptop. If you don't have a laptop a desktop system will be provided during the final.

My standard class policies on attendance, assignments, tests and quizzes, learning objectives and determination of final grades are posted on the web at http://www.msoe.edu/~tritt/policies.html.

Send comments and suggestions to: Dr. Charles S. Tritt
This page last updated
3/7/05