CSCI 161 Fall 2023 Schedule*
Thomas Rogers
* subject to change
revised Aug 21, 2023
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Assignment
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| Aug 21 | 1 | Lecture 1 - Syllabus Review, Programming - What is it and why is it important?, Intro to Java, "Hello World" | Chapter 1 - Introduction to Java Programming | |
| Aug 23 | | Lecture 2 - String class, Output, Static Methods, Pitfalls, Procedural Decomposition | Section 3.3 - Using Objects (String class and Scanner class) | |
| Aug 28 | 2 | Lab Intro - Overview of Lab and Online Resources | |
| Aug 30 | | Lecture 3 - Primitive Data Types, Expressions & Operations, Casting, Variables | Chapter 2 - Primitive Data and Definite Loops | #1 |
| Sep 4 | | Labor Day - No In-Person Classes | | |
| Sep 4 | 3 | Lab 1 - "M-I Crooked Letter" (self-study - no "in-person" lab session) | | |
| Sep 6 | | Lecture 4 - User Input, Parameters, Methods that Return Values, Conditional Execution, Indefinite Loops, Commenting Style | Chapter 3 - Introduction to Parameters and Objects, Chapter 4.1, Chapter 5.1 | #2 |
| Sep 11 | 4 | Lab 2 - "Give Me a Second!" | | |
| Sep 13 | | Lecture 5 - Definite Loops, Nested Loops, Managing Complexity | Chapter 2 - sections 2.3, 2.4 | #3 |
| Sep 18 | 5 | Lab 3 - "Looper" | | |
| Sep 20 | | Lecture 6 - Exam #1 Review (through chapter 3, 4.1, 5.1) | | |
| Sep 25 | 6 | Exam #1 - In Linux Lab | | |
| Sep 27 | | Lecture 7 - Exam #1 return and review, Cumulative Algorithms | Chapter 4 - Conditional Execution | #4 |
| Oct 2 | 7 | Lab 4 - "Number Wizard" | | |
| Oct 4 | | Lecture 8 - Text Processing (chapter 4), do/while, Fencepost Algorithms, boolean Type, Assertions | Chapter 5 - Program Logic and Indefinite Loops | |
| Oct 7 - 10 | | Fall Recess - No Classes - Begin Lab 5 | | |
| Oct 9 | 8 | Lab 5 - "Don't Fence Me In!" (self-study - no "in-person" lab session) | | |
| Oct 11 | | Lecture 9 - File Reading Basics, Token-Based, Line-Based & Advanced File Processing | Chapter 6 - File Processing | |
| Oct 16 | 9 | Lab 6 - "Dives"
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| Oct 18 | | Lecture 10 Exam #2 Review (through chapter 6) | | |
| Oct 23 | 10 | Exam #2 | | |
| Oct 25 | | Lecture 11 - Exam #2 Return; Array Basics, Array Traversal Algorithms | Chapter 7 - Arrays | |
| Oct 30 | 11 | Lab 7 - "Deeper Dives" | | |
| Nov 1 | | Lecture 12 - Reference Semantics, Advanced Array Techniques, Multidimensional Arrays | | |
| Nov 6 | 12 | Lab 8 - "Flip" | | |
| Nov 8 | | Lecture 13 - Object Oriented Programming (OOP) Basics | Chapter 8 - Classes | |
| Nov 13 | 13 | Lab 9 - "Zip Distances" | | |
| Nov 15 | | Lecture 14 - OOP Constructors, Encapsulation, Inheritance | Chapter 8, Chapter 9.1, 9.2 | |
| Nov 20 | 14 | Lab 10 - "Car Class" | | |
| Nov 22 - 24 | | Thanksgiving Recess - No Classes | | |
| Nov 27 | 15 | Open Lab - Catch Up | | |
| Nov 29 | | Lecture 15 - Final Exam Review | | |
| Dec 4 | 16 | Open Lab and Study Session | | |
| Dec 6 | | Final Exam Wednesday Dec 6th 6:00pm to 7:50pm, OTB 130 (Lab) | | |