CSCI 161 Spring 2025 Schedule*
Thomas Rogers
* subject to change
revised Dec 11, 2024
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Topic
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Reading
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Assignment
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| Jan 22 | 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 | |
| | | Lecture 2 - String class, Output, Static Methods, Pitfalls, Procedural Decomposition | Section 3.3 - Using Objects (String class and Scanner class) | |
| Jan 27 | 2 | Lab Intro - Overview of Lab and Online Resources
Lab 1 - "M-I Crooked Letter"
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| Jan 29 | | Lecture 3 - Primitive Data Types, Expressions & Operations, Casting, Variables
[Class does not meet in person. Please review materials and videos linked above on your own.]
| Chapter 2 - Primitive Data and Definite Loops | |
| Feb 3 | 3 | Lab 2 - "Give Me a Second!"
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| Feb 5 | | 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 | #1 |
| Feb 10 | 4 | Lab 3 - "Looper" | | |
| Feb 12 | | Lecture 5 - Definite Loops, Nested Loops, Managing Complexity | Chapter 2 - sections 2.3, 2.4 | #2 |
| Feb 17 | 5 | Lab 4 - "Number Wizard" | | |
| Feb 19 | | Lecture 6 - Exam #1 Review (through chapter 3, 4.1, 5.1) | | |
| Feb 24 | 6 | Exam #1 - In Linux Lab | | |
| Feb 26 | | Lecture 7 - Exam #1 return and review, Cumulative Algorithms | Chapter 4 - Conditional Execution | #3 |
| Mar 3 | 7 | Lab 5 - "Don't Fence Me In!" | | |
| Mar 5 | | Lecture 8 - Text Processing (chapter 4), do/while, Fencepost Algorithms, boolean Type, Assertions | Chapter 5 - Program Logic and Indefinite Loops | #4 |
| Mar 10 - 16 | 8 | Spring Recess - No Classes | | |
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| Mar 17 | 9 | Lab 6 - "Dives"
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| Mar 19 | | Lecture 9 - File Reading Basics, Token-Based, Line-Based & Advanced File Processing | Chapter 6 - File Processing | |
| Mar 24 | 10 | Lab 7 - "Deeper Dives" (self-directed) | | |
| Mar 26 | | Lecture 10 Exam #2 Review (through chapter 6) | | |
| Mar 31 | 11 | Exam #2 | | |
| Apr 2 | | Lecture 11 - Exam #2 Return; Array Basics, Array Traversal Algorithms | Chapter 7 - Arrays | |
| Apr 7 | 12 | Lab 8 - "Flip" | | |
| Apr 9 | | Lecture 12 - Reference Semantics, Advanced Array Techniques, Multidimensional Arrays | | |
| Apr 14 | 13 | Lab 9 - "Zip Distances" | | |
| Apr 16 | | Lecture 13 - Object Oriented Programming (OOP) Basics | Chapter 8 - Classes | |
| Apr 21 | 14 | Lab 10 - "Car Class" | | |
| Apr 23 | | Lecture 14 - OOP Constructors, Encapsulation, Inheritance | Chapter 8, Chapter 9.1, 9.2 | |
| Apr 28 | 15 | Open Lab | | |
| Apr 30 | | Lecture 15 - Final Exam Review | | |
| May 5 | 16 | Open Lab and Study Session | | |
| May 7 | | Final Exam Wednesday May 7th 6:00pm to 7:50pm, OTB 130 (Lab) | | |