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CS111, Wellesley College, Spring 1998 Course Syllabus

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CS111 Syllabus--Spring 1998

Last revised March 16, 1998

Week 1: January 27 - 30

Lab:

• No Lab this Week.

Lec #1--Wednesday, January 28:

• Topics
  • Administrivia
  • Big Ideas in CS111; Divide Conquer and Glue, Abstraction, Modularity.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 1.1 - 1.4

Lec #2--Friday, January 30:

• Topics:
  • Programming Languages:
    • Networks
    • HTML: Lists and Tables
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 1.6-1.8
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • Problem Set #1: Home Page and Table Exercises (Due: Fri, Feb 6)

Week 2: February 2 - 6

Lab #1--Mon./Tues. February 2/3:

• Introduction to Macintosh
• Editing in Symantec Cafe
• HTML/Homepages

Lec #3--Wednesday, February 4

• Topics
  • About Java
  • Black Box Abstraction
  • Invoking Applets
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 2.1

Lec #4--Friday, February 6

• Topics:
  • Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
  • Introduction to Buggles and BuggleWorld
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 2.2-2.7, 3 (except 3.12)
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • Problem Set #2: Invoking Applets; Writing Simple Java Code (Due Friday, February 13)
• Assignments Due:
  • Problem Set #1: Home page and Table Exercises.

Week 3: February 9-13

Lab #2--Mon./Tues. February 9/10:

• Mechanics of running applets
• Writing simple Java Code (Buggles)

Lec #5--Wednesday, February 11

• Topics
  • Basic Java syntax
  • Expressions and statements
• Reading:
  • none.

Lec #6--Friday, February 13

• Topics:
  • Methods and Java Execution Model I. BuggleWorld.
  • Inheritance.
  • Writing methods.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 7, Chapter 12.1-12.2
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • Problem Set #3: Writing Java Methods; Buggles (CS111 and rugs) (Due Friday, Feb. 20)
• Assignments Due:
  • Problem Set #2: Invoking Applets; Writing Simple Java Code.

Week 4: February 16-20

Monday, February 16--No Class (President's Day)

Wednesday, February 18--Monday Schedule

Lab #3--Tues/Wed. February 17/18:

• Writing Java Methods

Lec #7--Friday, February 20

• Topics
  • Methods and Java Execution Model II.
  • PictureWorld as a language.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 8 (Except 8.7 and 8.8)
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • Problem Set #4: Writing Methods II; Quilts and Knitting. (Due Friday, February 27).
• Assignments Due:
  • Problem Set #3: Writing Java Methods.

Week 5: February 23-27

Lab #4--Mon./Tues. February 23/24:

• More Java Methods

Lec #8--Wednesday, February 25

• Topics
  • Methods and Java Execution Model III. PictureWorld.
  • Divide, Conquer and Glue.
  • Non-void methods.
  • Pimitive data types.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 4.2, 4.3 and 4.6, Chapters 6 and 8 (Except 8.7 and 8.8)

Lec #9--Friday, February 27

• Topics:
  • Graphical User Interface Layout.
  • Divide Conquer and Glue.
  • Java Inheritance Hierarchy.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 16.
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • None
• Assignments Due:
  • Problem Set #4: Writing Methods II.

Week 6: March 2-6

Lab #5--Mon./Tues. March 2/3:

• Review for Exam.

Exam #1--Wednesday, March 4 (In class)

Lec #10--Friday, March 6

• Topics:
  • Instance Variables.
  • Constructor Methods.
  • Object Diagrams.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapters 7, 8 and 10.
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • Problem Set #5: Graphical User Interface Layout; Calculator and PictureWorld Interface (Due Friday, March 13)
• Assignments Due:
  • None.

Week 7: March 9 - 13

Lab #6--Mon./Tues. March 9/10

• Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Lec #11--Wednesday, March 11

• Topics
  • Boolean Expressions.
  • Conditionals.
  • Flow Diagrams.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 4

Lec #12--Friday, March 13

• Topics:
  • Instance variables and conditionals revisited.
  • Buggle example.
  • GUI example. Simple event handling.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 16
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • Problem Set #6: Conditionals and event handling; Buggle hurdles and HiLo game. (Due Friday, March 20)
• Assignments Due:
  • Problem Set #5: GUI Layout.

Week 8: March 16-20

Lab #7--Mon./Tues. March 16/17:

• Conditionals.

Lec #13--Wednesday, March 18

• Topics
  • Recursion I.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 18

Lec #14--Friday, March 20

• Topics:
  • Recursion II.
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • Problem Set #7: Recursion I. (Due Friday, April 3)
• Assignments Due:
  • Problem Set #6: Conditionals and event handling.

Spring Break--March 23 - 27

Week 9: March 30-April 3

Lab #8--Mon./Tues. March 30/31:

• Recursion I.

Lec #15--Wednesday, April 1

• Topics:
  • Recursion III.

Lec #16--Friday, April 3

• Topics:
  • Recursion IV.
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • Problem Set #8: Recursion II. (Due Friday, April 10)
• Assignments Due:
  • Problem Set #7: Recursion I.

Week 10: April 6-10

Lab #9--Mon./Tues. April 6/7:

• Recursion II.

Lec #17--Wednesday, April 8

• Topics:
  • Loops I.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 5

Lec #18--Friday, April 10

• Topics:
  • Loops II, and Data Abstraction.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 5
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • Problem Set #9: Loops (Due Friday, April 17)
• Assignments Due:
  • Problem Set #8: Recursion II.

Week 11: April 13-17

Lab #10--Mon./Tues. April 13/14:

• Loops.

Lec #19--Wednesday, April 15

• Topics:
  • Data Abstraction.

Lec #20--Friday, April 17

• Topics:
  • Robots.
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • Exam #2. (Due Monday, April 27, 8:30 a.m.)
• Assignments Due:
  • Problem Set #9: Loops.

Week 12: April 20-24

Monday, April 20--No Class (Patriot's Day)

Tuesday, April 21--Monday Schedule

Lab #11--Tues. April 21(Monday Schedule):

• Robots (Extra Lab section will be added for Tuesday Lab Students).

Lec #21--Wednesday, April 22

• Topics:
  • Collections of Data--Arrays I.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 9

Lec #22--Friday, April 24

• Topics:
  • Collections of Data--Arrays II.
• Reading:
  • Java: First Contact, Chapter 9
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • Problem Set #10: Data Abstraction and Collections (Out Monday, April 27, Due Wednesday, May 6).
• Assignments Due:
  • None.

Week 13: April 27-May 1

Exam #2 Due Monday, April 27, by 8:30 a.m.

Lab #12--Mon./Tues. April 27/28:

• Collections of Data--Arrays.

Lec #23--Wednesday, April 29

• Topics:
  • Linked Structures I.

Lec #24--Friday, May 1

• Topics:
  • Linked Structures II.
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • None.
• Assignments Due:
  • None.

Week 14: May 4 - 6

Lab #13--Mon./Tues. May 4/5:

• Linked Structures.

Lec #25--Wednesday, May 6

• Topics:
  • Something Interesting!
• Assignments Handed Out:
  • None.
• Assignments Due:
  • Problem Set #10: Data Abstraction and Collections.

End of Classes

Final Exam--Scheduled During Regular Exam Period