Course Schedule Fall 2016
This schedule is subject to change. Please check back frequently.
| Week | Date | Lecture | Project | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | March. 27 |
Introduction Course Overview Java history First Java Program Java primitive (native) datatypes Fundamental programming structures Pseudocode Strings Keyboard Input |
_01Control | Big Java, Ch. 1-4 |
| Week 2 | April. 2 | Project due date |
_01Control due 11:59pm
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Big Java, Ch. 5-7.3 |
| April. 3 |
Object Basics Type conversions (Integer.parseInt, etc.) Random numbers, Basic Objects, Constructors Methods -- static vs. non-static Calling semantics |
_02Arrays | ||
| Week 3 | April. 9 |
Project due date |
_02Arrays due 11:59pm
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Big Java, Ch. 8 |
| April. 10 |
Classes and Polymorphism Exceptions Class Instances Upcasting/downcasting Polymorphism Intro to inheritance Packages |
_03Objects | ||
| Week 4 | April. 16 |
Project due date |
_03Objects due 11:59pm
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Big Java, Ch. 9 |
| April. 17 |
Interfaces and abstract classes Implementation inheritance Simple design patterns Rules for interfaces and abstract classes Object composition |
_04Interfaces | ||
| Week 5 | April. 23 |
Project due date |
_04Interfaces due 11:59pm
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Big Java, Ch. 10-11 Suggested Reading Discussion of access privileges: public, private, protected Oracle's good Java io tutorial Some examples of formatted output |
| April. 24 |
Midterm Exam Introduction to Swing and the Event Model `` Casting Objects The Java event Model Reflection Debugging Anonymous Inner Classes |
_05Dice | ||
| Week 6 | April. 30 |
Project due date |
_05Dice due 11:59pm
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Big Java, Ch. 12 |
| May. 1 | Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, More Swing Intro to Swing Java GUI Library varargs autoboxing Reflection and metadata Enumerations Introduction to Exceptions |
_06Design | ||
| Week 7 | May. 7 |
Project due date |
_06Design due 11:59pm
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Big Java, Ch. 13 http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/javafx/get-started-tutorial/get_start_apps.htm Suggested Reading Simple explanation of MVC |
| May. 8 |
Advanced Swing and Advanced JavaFX More event model Assertions Advanced Debugger JUnit Robot Serialization |
_07BlackJack | ||
| Week 8 | Nov. 14 |
Project due date |
_07BlackJack due 11:59pm
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Big Java, Ch. 14-17 |
| Nov. 15 |
Recursion, Collections and Data Structures Review exam Searching and Sorting Collections API Data structures Algorithms and Order-of-growth |
_08Final | ||
| Week 9 | May. 21 |
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Big Java, Ch. 20 |
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| May. 22 |
Final Exam Game Introduction and Review Review of Java Game base introduction and features Build BlackJack console app in class |
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| Week 10 | May. 28 |
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| May. 29 | No Class (Memorial Day Observed) | |||
| Week 11 | June. 4 |
Final Project due date |
_08Final due 11:59pm
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