CS111 Syllabus, Fall 2007

Computer Science 111
Computer Programming and Problem Solving
Syllabus, Fall 2007

The syllabus below contains links to lecture and laboratory notes as well as problem sets. Lecture notes are in PDF format. To display or print PDF documents, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. This program is installed on most public computers at Wellesley College. If your computer does not have a working copy of Acrobat Reader, it is available for free from Adobe for all major computer platforms. Click the icon below to download the latest version. There are PDF browser plug-ins installed on most public computers as well, and these are also freely available from Adobe.

Remember: Problem sets are due at the start of class on the due date, and late homeworks are not accepted.

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
	^{Sep 4} Welcome! Lec. #01 Four Big Ideas A BuggleWorld Appetizer BuggleWorld.html BreakfastWorld.html PS 0 due 4pm today PS 1 out (methodless buggles)	^{Sep 5} Lab 1: Introduction to Fetch, DrJava, and Java Programming in BuggleWorld		^{Sep 7} Lec. #02 Object-Oriented Programming with Buggles and Bagels
	^{Sep 11} Lec. #03 Learning new words: Methods The Java Execution Model (JEM) PS 1 due (solutions) PS 2 out (Buggle methods)	^{Sep 12} Lab 2: Java Methods and JEMs Check solutions		^{Sep 14} Lec. #04 Methods with parameters and fruitful methods in BuggleWorld
	^{Sep 18} Lec. #05 Divide, Conquer, and Glue in BuggleWorld SpiralsWorld.html Java Execution Model Examples	^{Sep 19} Lab 3: Methods with Parameters and JEMs Check solutions		^{Sep 21} Lec. #06 Introduction to PictureWorld SimplePictureWorld.html
	^{Sep 25} Lec. #07 Divide, conquer, & glue in PictureWorld MyQuiltWorld.html AutumnLeaves.html PS 2 due (solutions) PS 3 out (Fruitful methods, PictureWorld)	^{Sep 26} Lab 4: Fruitful Methods in PictureWorld Check solutions		^{Sep 28} Lec. #08 Conditional Statements WallHuggerWorld.html
	^{Oct 2} Lec. #09 More Conditionals: Booleans and their Friends GoblinWorld.html SnakeWorld.html PS 3 due (solutions) PS 4 out (Conditionals)	^{Oct 3} Lab 5: Conditionals and Debugging Check solutions		^{Oct 5} Lec. #10 Buggle Recursion BagelWorld.html BagelForwardWorld.html BagelLineWorld.html BagelRectWorld.html
^{Oct 8} Fall Break	^{Oct 9} Fall Break	^{Oct 10} Lab 6: Recursion; Recursive JEMs Check solutions		^{Oct 12} Lec. #11 Recursion in TurtleWorld SpiralWorld.html TreeWorld.html SnowflakeWorld.html PS 4 due (solutions)
	^{Oct 16} Lec. #12 Fruitful Recursion DistanceWorld.html BushWorld.html RecursivePictureWorld.html MoreRecursivePictures.html	^{Oct 17} Lab 7: TurtleWorld recursion Check solutions		^{Oct 19} Midterm Examination 1 PS 5 out (Recursion)
	^{Oct 23} Lec. #13 Classic Recursion Examples	^{Oct 24} Lab 8: Fruitful Recursion Check solutions PS 5 due (solutions) PS 6 out (Fruitful recursion)		^{Oct 26} Lec. #14 Int Lists
	^{Oct 30} Lec. #15 More Lists	^{Oct 31} Lab 9: Lists/strings Check solutions PS 6 due (solutions) PS 7 out (Strings, Lists)		^{Nov 2} Lec. #16 Iteration
	^{Nov 6} Tanner Conference	^{Nov 7} Lab 10: Looping Check solutions PS 7 due (solutions) PS 8 out (Iteration)		^{Nov 9} Lec. #17 Arrays
	^{Nov 13} Lec. #18 More Arrays: Sorting and Nested Arrays PS 8 due (solutions) Exam 2 (Takehome) out	^{Nov 14} Lab 11: Arrays Check solutions		^{Nov 16} Lec. #19 Creating Objects from Scratch
	^{Nov 20} Lec #20: Image Objects ColorPad.html Midterm Examination 2 due	^{Nov 21} Thanksgiving	^{Nov 22} Thanksgiving	^{Nov 23} Thanksgiving
	^{Nov 27} Lec. #21: File Input/Output (I/O) PS 9 out (Arrays, I/0, objects)	^{Nov 28} Lab 12: Objects and File I/O Check solutions		^{Nov 30} Lec. #22: Java Graphics Check.html TinMan.html Ovals.html SpiderWeb.html
	^{Dec 4} Lec #23: Animation MyAnimationShowcase.html PS 9 due (solutions) PS 10 out (Animation, Abstraction)	^{Dec 5} Lab 13: Animation Check solutions		^{Dec 7} Lec #24: Data Abstraction
	^{Dec 11} Lec #25: What have we learned? PS 10 due (solutions)	^{Dec 12} Reading Period	^{Dec 13} Reading Period	^{Dec 14} Final Exams
^{Dec 17} Final Exams	^{Dec 18} Final Exams	^{Dec 19} Final Exams	^{Dec 20} Final Exams

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Computer Science 111 Computer Programming and Problem Solving Syllabus, Fall 2007

Computer Science 111
Computer Programming and Problem Solving
Syllabus, Fall 2007