CSCI 201: Intro to Programming (Java)

Course Outline

Topics		Reading		Assignments		Labs
Introduction to computing Computer organization Evolution of operating systems Overview of programming languages Basics of typical Java environment ASCII code Representation of numbers Java™ Platform Std. Ed. index		Chapter 1,4
Elementary Java Programming Printing a line of text Displaying text with printf Adding integers Primitive types Memory concepts Arithmetic Compound assignment operators Increment and decrement operators Equality and relational operators Programs designed in class		Chapter 2		Assignment 1		Lab 1
Selections Algorithms, pseudocode, control structures The if statement The if..else statement The switch statement Programs designed in class		Chapter 3		Assignment 2		Lab 2
Loops The while loops Formulating algorithms Nested loops Essentials of counter-controlled loops The for loops The do..while loops The break and continue statements Logical operators Programs designed in class		Chapter 5		Assignment 3		Lab 3
Recursion Recursion The Fibonacci series Recursion vs. iteration Programs designed in class		Chapter 18		Assignment 4		Lab 4
***** Midterm Exam I *****   Fri, Oct 20
Methods Class Math Method declarations Java API packages Random numbers Scope of declarations Method overloading Programs designed in class		Chapter 6
Arrays Intro to arrays Declaring and creating arrays Passing arrays to methods Multidimensional arrays Command line arguments Programs designed in class		Chapters 7,8		Assignment 5
Sorting and searching of arrays Searching arrays Sorting arrays Programs designed in class		Chapters 23,25		Assignment 6
Intro to classes and objects Classes, objects, methods, and variables Declaring classes and instantiating objects Declaring a method with a parameter Set and Get methods Primitive vs. reference types Constructors Programs designed in class		Chapter 9		Assignment 6
***** Midterm Exam II *****   Sat, Nov 18
Intro to Object-based programming Controlling access to methods The this statement Constructors Notes on Set and Get methods Garbage collection and method finalize Final instance variables Programs designed in class		Chapters 10,11
GUI projects with Swing Swing project template Basic GUI components Graphical shapes, colors, and fonts Adding functionality to GUI Processing timer events and animation Programs designed in class		online notes		Assignment 7		Lab 5 Lab 6 Lab 7
***** Final Exam *****   Wed, Dec 20,   10:00 - noon in SW1017

Extra credit assignment