CS 161 A

Fall 2008

Computer Science 161 A

Schedule of lectures and readings

Exam Schedule:

• Hour Exam #1 will be Friday, September 26
• Hour Exam #2 will be Friday, October 24
• Hour Exam #3 will be Friday, November 21
• Final Exam:  CSci 161 A (meets MTThF 11:00 AM) has its final exam on Friday, December 19, 12:00 noon - 2:00 PM

Please see the official schedule for details.  This schedule is subject to change (although I will try not to move exam dates after the start of the term). 

Week 1:  Monday, September 1

• Topics
• Introduction to the course
• Introduction to objects and to object oriented programming.
• Reading
• Chapter 1
• Other Notes
• Monday is Labor Day (no classes or office hours)
• Office hours resume next week

Week 2:  Monday, September 8

• Topics
• More on objects, classes and an introduction to Java code
• Reading
• 2.1 - 2.11
• Other Notes
• Office hours resume this week

Week 3:  Monday, September 15

• Topics
• Control structures:  the conditional statement.
• Object Interactions
• Local variables
• Reading
• 2.12 - 2.18
• 3.1 - 3.8
• Other Notes
• Monday, September 15, is the last day to drop without record.
• Hour exam #1 will be next week

Week 4:  Monday, September 22

• Topics
• Simple collections and library classes
• Reading
• 3.9 - 3.15
• Other Notes
• Hour exam #1 will be Friday, September 26

Week 5:  Monday, September 29

• Topics
• Control structures:  Repetition
• More tools
• Reading
• 4.1 - 4.13
• Other Notes

Week 6:  Monday, October 6

• Topics
• Documentation (JavaDoc)
• Pseudo-random numbers
• Maps and Sets
• Reading
• To 5.7
• Other Notes
• Next Monday, October 13, is the last day to withdraw with an automatic "W".  Please review the University's add/drop policy in the Academic Handbook (the Logger)

Week 7:  Monday, October 13

• Topics
• JavaDoc
• More on classes
• Scanners
• String manipulation
• Reading
• 5.8 - 5.14
• Other Notes
• Monday, October 13, is the last day to withdraw with an automatic "W".  Please review the University's add/drop policy in the Academic Handbook (the Logger)
• Friday, October 17, is mid-term (not an exam date for us)
• Hour Exam #2 will be next Friday

Week 8:  Monday, October 20

• Topics
• Software Engineering Issues:  Unit testing and debugging
• Reading
• 6.1 - 6.3
• Other Notes
• Monday and Tuesday, October 20 - 21, is Fall Break.  No classes or office hours.
• Hour exam #2 will be Friday, October 24

Week 9:  Monday, October 27

• Topics
• Software Engineering Issues:  Testing
• A digression:  basic array manipulation
• Reading
• 6.4 - 6.13
• Class notes
• Other Notes

Week 10:  Monday, November 3

• Topics
• Software Engineering Issues
• Java on a Unix machine
• Reading
• 7.1 - 7.16
• Other Notes

Week 11:  Monday, November 10

• Topics
• Inheritance issues
• Reading
• Chapter 9
• Other Notes
• Hour exam #3 will be next Friday

Week 12:  Monday, November 17

• Topics
• Inheritance issues
• Reading
• Chapter 9
• Other Notes
• Hour Exam #3 will be Friday, November 21

Week 13:  Monday, November 24

• Topics
• Abstract classes, and interfaces
• Reading
• Chapter 10
• Other Notes
• Wednesday, November 26, is a travel day.  No classes or office hours.
• Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28 are part of the Thanksgiving Holiday Break.  No classes or office hours.

Week 14:  Monday, December 1

• Topics
• Graphical User Interfaces
• Reading
• Chapter 11
• Other Notes

Week 15:  Monday, December 8

• Topics
• Error handling:  Throw and catch
• Reading
• Chapter 12
• Other Notes
• Wednesday, December 10 is the last day of classes.
• Thursday and Friday are Reading Period.

Week 16:  Monday, December 15

• Topics
• Final Examinations
• Other Notes
• CSci 161 A (meets MTThF 11:00 AM) has its final exam on Friday, December 19, 12:00 noon - 2:00 PM  It will be a mandatory, two-hour, in class, comprehensive exam. University regulations require that all students take the final exam at this date and time.