Fall 2022 (08/25/2022 - 12/21/2022)

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Topics: overview of class organization (syllabus); history of computing; preparing programming environment (JRE and JDK); basic program structure; writing, compiling, and executing Java programs;

Course Objectives

(Objective 1) Understand the concept of a program (i.e., a computer following a series of instructions)
(Objective 8) Master a simple programming environment (Windows or Unix command lines)

Lecture Notes

Course Overview Introduction to Computers and Programming

CodeLab

Completing Codelab Registration (Due: August 31)

Reading

Sections 1.1 - 1.7

Topics: Primitive data types; variables; (in-class) programming lab 1;

Course Objectives

(Objective 1) Understand the concept of a program (i.e., a computer following a series of instructions)
(Objective 2) Declare a variable with an appropriate data type (either character or numeric), initialize the variable's value, and change the value when appropriate

Lecture Notes

The "Hello, World" Program Revisited Design Simple Programs with Input and Output Programming Tools and Environments Overview of In-Class Programming Lab 1 (Lab) Preparing programming environment (Lab) Writing the "Hello, World" program (Lab) Computing area of a circle (Lab) Computing GPA of 2 courses

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 0 Warm-up (Due: September 9)

Reading

Sections 1.1 - 1.10 of the textbook

Notice: College Closed - Labor Day Observed

Topics: Numeric data types; expressions and assignment;

Course Objectives

(Objective 1) Understand the concept of a program (i.e., a computer following a series of instructions)
(Objective 2) Declare a variable with an appropriate data type (either character or numeric), initialize the variable's value, and change the value when appropriate

Lecture Notes

Revisiting Simple Programs with Input and Output Numeric Data Types and Operations

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 1 (Due: September 14)

Reading

Sections 1.1 - 1.10 of the textbook
Sections 2.1 - 2.8 of the textbook

Topics: augmented assignment; data type casting; (in-class) programming lab 2;

Course Objectives

(Objective 1) Understand the concept of a program (i.e., a computer following a series of instructions)
(Objective 2) Declare a variable with an appropriate data type (either character or numeric), initialize the variable's value, and change the value when appropriate

Lecture Notes

Augmented Assignment and Data Type Casting Overview of In-Class Programming Lab 2 Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit Computing Cylinder Surface Area and Volume Displaying two digits after the decimal point

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 3 (Due: September 28)
Codelab Lab 4 (Due: October 5)

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 1 (on CodeLab) (Due: September 19)

Reading

Sections 1.1 - 1.10 of the textbook
Sections 2.1 - 2.8 of the textbook

Topics: system time; common pitfallsa and errors about numeric data types; boolean; relational operators; if, if-else, if-else cascaded, nested if;

Course Objectives

(Objective 3) Use control structures, including a loop to repeat the execution of a series of statements and a conditional statement to select one from a series of alternatives
(Objective 6) Trace the execution of a program and predict the results of the execution

Lecture Notes

System Time and Numeric Operations Common Pitfalls and Errors of Using Numeric Data Types Boolean Data Type and Expressions IF Statements

Reading

Sections 3.1 - 3.5 of the textbook

Topics: boolean; relational operators; if, if-else, if-else cascaded, nested if; programming examples; in-class lab 3

Course Objectives

(Objective 3) Use control structures, including a loop to repeat the execution of a series of statements and a conditional statement to select one from a series of alternatives
(Objective 6) Trace the execution of a program and predict the results of the execution

Lecture Notes

Common Pitfalls and Errors Programming Problems for IF Statements Overview of In-Class Lab 3

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 2 (on CodeLab) (Due: September 28)

Reading

Sections 3.1 - 3.5 of the textbook

Topics: logical operators; switch statement; conditional operator; operator precedence and associativity

Course Objectives

(Objective 3) Use control structures, including a loop to repeat the execution of a series of statements and a conditional statement to select one from a series of alternatives
(Objective 6) Trace the execution of a program and predict the results of the execution

Lecture Notes

Logical Operators Switch Statement Conditional Operator Operator Precedence and Associativity

Reading

Sections 3.1 - 3.5 of the textbook

Notice: No classes scheduled

Topics: basics about loops; while loop;

Course Objectives

(Objective 3) Use control structures, including a loop to repeat the execution of a series of statements and a conditional statement to select one from a series of alternatives
(Objective 6) Trace the execution of a program and predict the results of the execution
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

Loops and While Loop Design While Loops Nested While Loops

Reading

Sections 5.1 - 5.2 of the textbook
Sections 5.3 - 5.5 of the textbook

Topics: using the char data type; using the String type;

Course Objectives

(Objective 1) Understand the concept of a program (i.e., a computer following a series of instructions)
(Objective 2) Declare a variable with an appropriate data type (either character or numeric), initialize the variable's value, and change the value when appropriate

Lecture Notes

The char Data Type Strings Example Programs for Strings and Characters Overview of In-Class Lab 4

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 3 (on CodeLab) (Due: October 12)

Reading

Sections 4.3 - 4.4 of the textbook
Sections 4.5 - 4.6 of the textbook

Topics: using Math methods; String Formattinga; printf;

Course Objectives

(Objective 1) Understand the concept of a program (i.e., a computer following a series of instructions)
(Objective 2) Declare a variable with an appropriate data type (either character or numeric), initialize the variable's value, and change the value when appropriate

Lecture Notes

The Math Class and Methods The printf method and String Formatting

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 5 (Due: October 12)
Codelab Lab 6 (Due: October 19)

Reading

Sections 4.1 - 4.2 of the textbook
Sections 4.3 - 4.4 of the textbook
Sections 4.5 - 4.6 of the textbook

Notice: No classes scheduled

Notice: College closed

Topics: do-while loop; for loop; break; continue; nested-loops; pitfalls and errors; alogoritms and examples (computing sum; root finding; checking palindromes; checking prime numbers)

Course Objectives

(Objective 3) Use control structures, including a loop to repeat the execution of a series of statements and a conditional statement to select one from a series of alternatives
(Objective 6) Trace the execution of a program and predict the results of the execution
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

for and do-while Loops Pitfalls and Errors when Using Loops Nested Loop break and continue

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 4 (on CodeLab) (Due: October 24)

Reading

Sections 5.1 - 5.2 of the textbook
Sections 5.3 - 5.5 of the textbook
Sections 5.6 - 5.8 and 5.10 of the textbook
Sections 5.9 - 5.11 of the textbook
Sections 5.12 - 5.14 of the textbook

Topics: loops; alogoritms and examples (computing sum; root finding; checking palindromes; checking prime numbers)

Course Objectives

(Objective 3) Use control structures, including a loop to repeat the execution of a series of statements and a conditional statement to select one from a series of alternatives
(Objective 6) Trace the execution of a program and predict the results of the execution
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

Example programs and algorithms Overview of In-Class Lab 5

Reading

Sections 5.1 - 5.2 of the textbook
Sections 5.3 - 5.5 of the textbook
Sections 5.6 - 5.8 and 5.10 of the textbook
Sections 5.9 - 5.11 of the textbook
Sections 5.12 - 5.14 of the textbook

Topics: Q & A for Midterm Exam.

Lecture Notes

Midterm Review Mock Midterm Exam

Reading

all chapters discussed

Topics: Calling and defining methods; formal and actual parameters; passing parameters and pass-by-value; return type;

Course Objectives

(Objective 4) Write a function to perform a subtask and use the function as part of a larger program
(Objective 6) Trace the execution of a program and predict the results of the execution

Lecture Notes

Introducing Java Methods

Reading

Sections 6.1 - 6.4 of the textbook

Topics: The instructor will hold a midterm exam in class (or online depending on course modality)

Topics: calling and defining methods; formal and actual parameters; return type; pass by value; using methods

Course Objectives

(Objective 4) Write a function to perform a subtask and use the function as part of a larger program
(Objective 6) Trace the execution of a program and predict the results of the execution

Lecture Notes

Modularization via Methods Overview of In-Class Lab 6

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 5 (on CodeLab) (Due: November 9)

Reading

Sections 6.1 - 6.4 of the textbook
Sections 6.5 - 6.6 of the textbook

Topics: method overloading; scope of local variables;

Course Objectives

(Objective 4) Write a function to perform a subtask and use the function as part of a larger program
(Objective 6) Trace the execution of a program and predict the results of the execution

Lecture Notes

Method Overloading Scope of Local Variables

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 7 (Due: November 9)
Codelab Lab 8 (Due: November 16)
Codelab Lab 9 (Due: November 23)
Codelab Lab 10 (Due: November 30)

Reading

Sections 6.1 - 6.4 of the textbook
Sections 6.5 - 6.6 of the textbook
Sections 6.7 - 6.9 of the textbook
Sections 6.10 - 6.11 of the textbook

Topics: stepwise-refinement using methods; using methods; example programs;

Course Objectives

(Objective 5) Use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and to use a simple class to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

Stepwise Refinement using Methods

Reading

Sections 6.10 - 6.11 of the textbook

Topics: stepwise-refinement using methods; using methods; example programs;

Course Objectives

(Objective 5) Use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and to use a simple class to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

Stepwise Refinement using Methods Methods and Example Problems

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 6 (on CodeLab). (Due: November 16)

Reading

Sections 6.10 - 6.11 of the textbook

Topics: concept of arrays; 1-dimensional array; declare array reference variable; create array; initialize array; accessing array size; accessing array elements; displaying arrays; summing all elements; finding minimum and maximum; random shuffling and shifting elements

Course Objectives

(Objective 5) Use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and to use a simple class to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

Introducing Array Array Processing Array Processing and Two Examples Overview of In-Class Lab 7

Reading

Sections 7.1 - 7.2 of the textbook

Topics: passing 1-Dimensional Arrays to Methods; return 1-Dimensional Array from Methods

Course Objectives

(Objective 5) Use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and to use a simple class to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

Array and Method Copying Arrays

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 11 (Due: December 7)
Codelab Lab 12 (Due: December 7)
Codelab Lab 13 (Due: December 14)
Codelab Lab 14 (Due: December 14)

Reading

Sections 7.3 - 7.5 of the textbook
Sections 7.6 - 7.9 of the textbook

Topics: sorting 1-dimensional arrays; searching 1-dimensional arrays;

Course Objectives

(Objective 5) Use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and to use a simple class to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

Command Line Arguments Overview of In-Class Lab 8 Searching and Sorting

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 7 (on CodeLab). (Due: November 28)

Reading

Section 7.10 of the textbook
Section 7.13 of the textbook

Topics: sorting 1-dimensional arrays; searching 1-dimensional arrays;

Course Objectives

(Objective 5) Use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and to use a simple class to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

Searching and Sorting

Reading

Section 7.11 of the textbook

Topics: 1-dimensional arrays; text/character files; File; Scanner; PrintWriter

Course Objectives

(Objective 5) Use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and to use a simple class to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

Text File I/O Using Arrays to Process Files

Reading

Section 12.11 of the textbook

Topics: 1-dimensional arrays; text/character files; File; Scanner; PrintWriter; Demo and exercises (sorting, searching, using arrays to process files; command line applications)

Course Objectives

(Objective 5) Use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and to use a simple class to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

Using Arrays to Process Files Overview of In-Class Lab 9

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 8 (On CodeLab). (Due: December 7)

Reading

Section 12.12 of the textbook

Topics: 2-dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays

Course Objectives

(Objective 5) Use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and to use a simple class to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
(Objective 7) Write an algorithm for a simple task

Lecture Notes

Introducing Muti-Dimensional Arrays

Reading

Sections 8.1 - 8.8 of the textbook

Topics: Q & A for Final Exam.

Lecture Notes

Final Review Sample Final Exam

Individual Programming Project

(Optional) Programming Project 9 (On CodeLab). (Due: December 14)

Reading

Relevant chapters in the textbook; lecture notes; all labs; all projects; review guides and tests

Topics: Q & A for Final Exam.

Lecture Notes

Final Review Sample Final Exam

Reading

Relevant chapters in the textbook; lecture notes; all labs; all projects; review guides and tests

Notice: Reading Day

Topics: The final exam is scheduled at RA-115RE, 1:00 - 3:00PM, December 20, 2022.