Spring 2024 (01/25/2024 - 05/22/2024)

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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: February 1, 2024)
Codelab Lab 0 Warm-up (Due: February 1, 2024)

Reading

Sections 1.1 - 1.6

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

Reading

Sections 1.1 - 1.10 of the textbook

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

Overview of In-Class Programming Lab 1 Revisiting Simple Programs with Input and Output Numeric Data Types and Operations

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 1 (Due: February 8, 2024)
Codelab Lab 2 (Due: February 8, 2024)

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

Revisiting Numeric Data Types and Operations Augmented Assignment and Data Type Casting Overview of In-Class Programming Lab 2

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 3 (Due: February 12, 2024)
Codelab Lab 4 (Due: February 12, 2024)

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 1 (on CodeLab) (Due: February 13, 2024)

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

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 5 (Due: March 7, 2024)
Codelab Lab 6 (Due: March 7, 2024)

Reading

Sections 3.1 - 3.3 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

IF Statements Programming Problems for IF Statements Common Pitfalls and Errors using If Statement

Reading

Sections 3.3 - 3.9 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

Lab Exercises (Review/Journal Assignments)

Overview of In-Class Lab 3 (Due: February 13)

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 2 (on CodeLab) (Due: February 20)

Reading

Sections 3.10 - 3.12 of the textbook

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

Introduction to Loops and While Loop

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 7 (Due: March 12, 2024)
Codelab Lab 8 (Due: March 12, 2024)
Codelab Lab 9 (Due: March 12, 2024)

Reading

Sections 5.1 - 5.2 of the textbook

Notice: Classes Follow Monday Schedule

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

While Loops: Design Strategies and Example Problems Nested While Loops and Example Problems for and do-while Loops

Reading

Sections 5.3 - 5.8 of the textbook
Section 5.10 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: March 12, 2024)

Reading

Sections 4.3 - 4.6 of the textbook

Topics: using Math methods; String Formattinga; System.out.printf; String.format

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 Example Programs for String and Math Functions

Reading

Sections 4.1 - 4.6 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

Pitfalls and Errors when Using Loops Nested Loop break and continue Example programs and algorithms Overview of In-Class Lab 5

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 4 (on CodeLab) (Due: March 26, 2024)

Reading

Sections 5.9 and 5.11 - 5.14 of the textbook

Topics: Q & A for Midterm Exam.

Lecture Notes

Midterm Review Topics in CISC 1115 Sample Midterm Exams

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

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 10 (Due: April 2, 2024)

Reading

Sections 6.1 - 6.5 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 modularization; 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 Modularization via Methods

Reading

Sections 6.6 - 6.10 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

Example Problem using Methods Overview of In-Class Lab 6

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 5 (on CodeLab) (Due: April 2, 2024)

Reading

Sections 6.1 - 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

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 6 (on CodeLab). (Due: April 9, 2024)

Reading

Sections 6.10 - 6.11 of the textbook

Topics: The instructor will hold the 2nd midterm exam in class (or online depending on course modality)

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; computing average; counting array 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 - Part I Overview of In-Class Lab 7

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 11 (Due: April 11, 2024)

Reading

Sections 7.1 - 7.2 of the textbook

Topics: finding minimum and maximum; random shuffling and shifting elements; 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 Processing - Part II Array Processing (Two Examples) - Part III Array and Method Command Line Arguments Copying Arrays Overview of In-Class Lab 8

CodeLab

Codelab Lab 12 (Due: April 16, 2024)
Codelab Lab 13 (Due: April 18, 2024)
Codelab Lab 14 (Due: April 18, 2024)

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

Searching and Sorting Overview of In-Class Lab 9

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 7 (on CodeLab). (Due: May 2, 2024)

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

Notice: College is Open. No Classes Scheduled. Spring Recess

Notice: College is Open. No Classes Scheduled. Spring Recess

Notice: College is Open. No Classes Scheduled. Spring Recess

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 10

Individual Programming Project

Programming Project 8 (On CodeLab). (Due: May 9, 2024)

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 In-Class Exercises (Extra-Credit)

Individual Programming Project

TBA

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

Topics: The final exam is scheduled in Room 432 Ingersoll Hall Extension (IA-432) 1:00 - 3:00PM, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.