1323ScheduleSP08

COSC 1323 Course Schedule

Course Syllabus

Responsible Computing Policy
Map of campus computing facilities
Help Information edshare, Blackboard, CS
Reference Material Camden - for download sites, tutorials, articles. In progress.

The ACL is open the same hours as the library.
Semester schedule is general outline. Specific topics/sections from the text will not be covered. These will be noted as the semester progresses.
MSDNAA - Microsoft Academic Alliance
Eclipse Tutorial

An excellent java online book/tutorial
Practice programming web site

Week Begins Monday	Topics Covered Book Website NOTE: Author's Powerpoints are in Blackboard	Assignments Due BEFORE Class on Thursdays Hand in or turn in Andre 310
8/24	Class Syllabus and Schedule Chapter 1. Introduction to Computers and Java Notes on pseudocode Notes on Flowchart symbols Flowchart Example Algorithm WebSite Project Document Project Document Example Lab 1 topics Recipe1 Recipe2	HW1 due
8/31	Chapter 2 Java Fundamentals Algorithm Exercises Project Exercises Bit/Byte Reference Von Neumann	Computational Thinking HW2 due
9/7	Chapter 3 Decision Structures Number Systems, calculations, more algorithms ASCII Collating sequence - see appendix Flowchart/Logic Note hand trace and output	HW3 due
9/14	Chapter 4 Loops and Files Sample Scanner Program Notes (seuScan.java) Reference - Primitive Data Types Reference: Programming Standards Manual	HW4 due
9/21	Integer precision in java discussion decimal to binary Animated decimal to binary Review Review notes	HW 5 due TUESDAY BEFORE CLASS 10 test questions that I could ask - T/F, problems, Multiple choice, ... Make up your own. Covers: Everything through Ch 3 plus class notes Exam 1 Thursday NOTE - 1 page of notes allowed
9/28	Readings: Computational Thinking Chapter 5 Methods Methods - chap 4 plus class notes	HW6 due
10/5	Chapter 6 A First Look at Classes Brewing Java - A Tutorial	HW7 due
10/12	Chapters 5 and 6 continued Notes on Scanner class Note on comparisons	HW8 due
10/19	Chapter 7 A First Look at GUI Applications Good article on exceptions Excellent article on exceptions Reference: Programming Standards Manual	HW 9 due
10/26	Review Signature article More design New readFile.java sample read program	HW 10 due TUESDAY BEFORE CLASS 10 test questions that I could ask - T/F, problems, Multiple choice, .... Exam 2 Thursday * NOTE - 1 page of notes allowed * Exam 2 Review notes
11/2	Chapter 7 A Second Look at Classes and Objects checkassert program	HW 11 due AT END OF DAY Thursday.
11/9	Chapter 8 Arrays and the ArrayList Class	HW12 due
11/16	Chapter Chapter 12 Exceptions and Advanced File I/O try-catch logic Writing / Reading external files	HW 13 due
11/23	Tuesday Pop quiz Thanksgiving Thursday	HW 14 due
11/30	Some Final Review notes	HW 15 due beginning of class Tuesday a) 10 questions for the final exam due at beginning of class Tuesday b) Any 1 previous homework resubmitted (Include your old homework with it) Student Questions
12/7	Final Exam week 8 1/2 x 11 Prop Sheet permitted	Final Exam