CS 162 Computer Science I

Warning! This tentative schedule will likely change throughout the semester. Regular attendance is assumed for you to be aware of any and all changes.

Week of

Topic

Assignments

Jan 7

Getting Started
Using BlueJ
Objects & Classes (Ch 1)
Friday: Ch 1 Quiz

Lab: Getting Started

Jan 14

Class Definition (Ch 2)
Assignment (2.5)
Friday: Ch 1 / Ch2 Quiz

Lab: Picture

Jan 21

Project 1 unveiled
Conditional Statement (2.11)
Fields, parameters, local variables (2.14)
Friday:

Project 1: Vending Machine (due Wed, Jan 30th)
Lab: Ticket Machine (due Friday)

Jan 28

Logic Operators (3.8.1)
Abstraction & Modularization (3.2)
Friday: Ch 2 Quiz

Lab: Java Bat Conditionals

Feb 4

Project 2 unveiled
Clock Display Example (3.8)
Using the Debugger (3.13)
Friday: Ch 3 Quiz

Project 2: Craps (due Wed, Feb 13th)
Lab: Clocks

Feb 11

while loop (4.8.2)
ArrayList (4.3 - 4.7)
for-each loop (4.8.1)
Friday: Ch 4 Quiz

Lab: Debugging

Feb 18

Auction System (4.10)
Review
Friday: Midterm Exam #1 (Study Guide)

Lab: Notebook

Feb 25

Scanner (12.9.5)
Reading the Java API
Friday: (last day to drop with a W)

Project 3: Zip Code Analyzer (due Mon, March 17)
Lab: Scanner Tutorial

March 3

SPRING BREAK

March 10

Arrays (4.12)
for loop (4.12.6)
Friday: Arrays Quiz

Lab: Arrays

March 17

Frames (11.1 - 11.4.2)
Menus (11.4.3)
Layout Managers (11.5.3, 11.5.4)
Event Handling (11.4.4 - 11.4.5)
Friday: GUI Quiz

Project 4: Poker Dice (due Wed, April 2)
Lab: Basic GUI

March 24

Strings (5.2)
Randomness (5.4)
Friday: Ch 5 Quiz

Lab: JavaBat Strings

March 31

Nested Loops
Public / Private (5.11)
Review
Friday: Midterm Exam #2 (Study Guide)

Lab: Checker Board
Project 5: Adventure (due Wed, April 16th)

April 7

HashMap (5.6)
Zuul Case Study (7.2)
Coupling (7.6)

Lab: Improving Zuul

April 14

Cohesion (7.11)
Class methods (7.15)
Review
Final Exam Study Guide

Lab: The main method

Sat. April 19

Saturday: Final Exam (9:00 - 11:00 am MAN 107)