| NOTE: these notes are available as a courtesy to students. They should not be used as a replacement for class attendance, nor taken verbatim as the entire class discussion. |
Calendar: MISB-310-01,-02 Fall 2001
| 8/28 Administrative tasks HMWK: read ch. 1 p. 1-52 |
8/30 About Java, etc., our first program using Symantec Visual Cafe (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 1 p. 1-52 recommended: Change text to say something about you. |
| 9/4 Introduction to modular components of Java (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 2 p. 52-63 |
9/6 Quiz #1 - 30 min. Variables, Arithmetic operators (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 3 p. 76-92 recommended self-review exercises 2.1-2.5 |
| 9/11 Comparison operators (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 3 p. 92-105. |
9/13 Objects and Java applets: drawing (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 4 p. 112-123, Program #1 assigned |
| 9/18 Algorithms, if & if/else selection structures (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 4 p. 123-129 recommended self-review exercises 3.1-3.3 |
9/20 While repetition structure: counter control (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 4 p. 129-140 |
| 9/25 While repetition structure: sentinel control (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 4 p. 140-146, recommended self-review ex. 4.1-4.8 Program #1 due SAMPLE QUIZ available here: .htm or .doc format |
9/27 |
| 10/2 Assignment, increment & decrement operators. (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 5 p. 157-169 Program #2 assigned |
10/4 Counter-controlled repetition: the for repetition structure. (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 5 p. 169-174 |
| 10/9 the switch multiple-selection structure (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 5 p. 174-180 |
10/11 The do/while repetition structure, break & continue statements (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 5 p. 180-186 recommended self-review ex 5.1-5.3 |
| 10/16 Logical operators (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 6 p. 202-231 |
10/18 MIDTERM EXAM |
| 10/23 NO CLASS: Fall Break |
10/25 Return midterms, Math class methods, Method definitions (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 6 p. 231-234. recommended self-review exercises 6.1, 6.3 Program #2 due. Program #3 assigned. |
| 10/30 Math class method for random number generation, more on methods (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 6 p. 234-243 |
11/1 Quiz #3 - 30 min. |
| 11/6 Scope rules, more on methods. (ppt) |
11/8 Recursion, recursion vs. iteration (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 6 p. 243-251 Program #3 due. |
| 11/13 Method overloading (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 7 p. 268-282 Program #4 assigned |
11/15 Arrays: declaration & allocation, passing to methods (ppt) HMWK: read ch. 7 p. 282-294 |
| 11/20 Arrays: searching using linear sort & binary sort (ppt) -- SortThem.java available here HMWK: read ch. 7 p. 294-301 |
11/22 |
| 11/27 Arrays: Multiple-subscripted arrays (ppt) -- StringArray.java available here |
11/29 Quiz #4 - 30 min. |
| 12/4 Workshop day on arrays -- no lecture. |
12/6 Review session for final exam Program #4 due |
| FINAL EXAM ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 AT 10:00 - 11:50 a.m. IN DS 173. | |