CS 113 Syllabus

All information in the future is subject to change, though this calendar represents my aims.

#	Date	Topic	Assignments	Examples	Extras
1	9/6	Introductions Fields of computer science	Due 9/11: Name the owl
2	9/11	Writing a Java program Drawing Coordinates Colors		Colors.java Drawing.java InClass.java	These describe various useful Java commands: Drawing Shapes Accessors
L1		Installing Eclipse			Lab01
3	9/13	Mouse interaction Data fields Types Custom classes	Warmup homework out	CenteredCircle.java GrowingMovingRectangle.java Lollipop.java MovingRectangle.java Rectangles.java RobinBonanza.java RobinObject.java ShowRobin.java	Warmup examples
4	9/18	Methods Conditionals		BlackHole.java GrowingArrow.java Intersections.java MovingGrowingArrow.java Pinocchirobin.java ShowP.java TwoColors.java	`if` exercise Methods exercise
L2		Classes Methods		Cat.java FrowningPhil.java GrowingPhil.java Katie.java KatiesPlaypen.java Phil1.java Phil2.java PhilBody.java Robot.java	Lab02
5	9/20	Boolean values Animation	Warmup homework due Owl project out Owl demo	BlinkingLight.java ClickCounter.java Clock.java DroppingBall.java LightSwitch.java MovingRight.java
6	9/25	Local coordinates Parameters Pseudorandom number generation		BouncingBallObject.java FallingBall.java FallingBallObject.java RandomNumbers.java RandomRectangles.java ShowBBObject.java ShowFBObject.java ShowTracingPaper.java TracingPaper.java
L3		Tracing a projectile		Slingshot.java SlingshotApp.java SlingshotTimed.java	Lab03
7	9/27	Return values Handling keystrokes	Owl project due Midterm project out	Colors2.java MovingSquare.java NumberControl.java Slingshot.java SlingshotApp.java	Tracing paper exercises
8	10/2	Exam review			Practice Exam 1
L4		Exam review
9	10/4	EXAM 1
10	10/9	Console programs User input Loops		FiveStar.java Greater.java HelloWorld.java SayMyName.java UserInput.java
L5		Loops		Problem1.java Problem2.java Problem3.java Problem4.java Problem5.java Problem6.java Problem7.java	Lab05
11	10/11	More loops	Midterm project due	Arithmetic.java DivisibleBy3.java Perfect.java Square.java	while Exercises
	10/16	FALL BREAK
	10/18	FALL BREAK
12	10/23	`ArrayList`s	Primes homework out	List.java Min.java Reverser.java Summer.java	`ArrayList` commands Exercise
L6		`ArrayList` exercises The Eclipse Debugger		Imperfect.java Number1.java Number2.java Number3.java Number4.java Number5.java Number6.java	Lab 6
13	10/25	Strings Files		InClass.java Multiplier.java ReadFile.java	CodingBat practice problems
14	10/30	Data visualization	Primes homework due Files homework out	InClass.java Number3.java Validate.java	gands.xls – data we will be analyzing gands.csv – reformatted data alice.txt – Text of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
L7		Working with files		Number1.java Number2.java Number3.java	Lab 7
15	11/1	Data classes Data visualization demo	Data visualization project out	CenterRectangles.java Gands.java InClass.java Rectangle.java
16	11/6	`ArrayList`s in `GraphicsProgram`s Java Object Model	Files homework due	BlackHoles.java DarkeningCircle.java GrowingRectangles.java LeftRightSquares.java ManyLines.java MutableInteger.java ShowDarkeningCircles.java SwapMutableIntegers.java	`ArrayList`s in `GraphicsProgram`s activity
L8		Time for data visualization project	Data visualization sketch checked in lab
17	11/8	Final project discussion State machines	Final project out	HowFastCanUClick.java InClass.java MutableInteger.java
18	11/13	Two-dimensional arrays Array exercises	Data visualization project due	ForLoop.java Grid.java	Array exercises
L9		Array and string exercises			Lab 9
19	11/15	Review	Final project proposals due	MoveARect.java	Exam 2 review Exam 2 reference
20	11/20	EXAM 2		BackgroundMusic.java Hitchhiker.java Moo.java	music.mp3 moo.wav hitchhiker.jpg
L10		Lab is optional
21	11/22	Functional programming			Haskell exercises
		THANKSGIVING BREAK
22	11/27	CLASS CANCELLED
L11		NO LAB ON MONDAY Check prototype on Wednesday	Final project prototypes due
23	11/29	Check prototypes Recursion		Recursion.java	Recursion exercises
24	12/4	Recursion
L12		FP Time
25	12/6		Final project due
26	12/11	Project presentations
L13		Final exam review			Review problems
27	12/13	Project presentations	Final project paper due

There will be a self-scheduled final exam during the normal exam period.