syllabus.md

Syllabus - Fall 2015

CS0401: Intermediate Java

WEEK 1 (Week of 31 Aug)

• Introduction

  • Course Goals
  • Getting Started with Java

• Intro to Java

  • Reading: Gaddis Ch 3
  • Compilation and Execution of Programs
  • Keywords, Identifiers, and Literals
  • Variables and data type

WEEK 2 (Week of 7 Sep)

• NO CLASS

• Variables, data, and expressions

  • Primitive vs Reference Types
  • Operators
  • Precedence
  • Associativity

WEEK 3 (Week of 14 Sep)

• Input and Control types

  • Using the Scanner class
  • Control statements
  • Boolean expressions
  • Truth tables

• Conditionals and Errors

  • if and while statements
    • Syntax
    • Usage
    • Variations
  • Syntax, Run-Time, Logic errors

WEEK 4 (Week of 21 Sep)

• The for statement and output formatting

• Java Methods

  • Method calls and functional abstraction
  • Static methods
  • Passing arguments by value
  • Local variables and scope

WEEK 5 (Week of 28 Sep)

• QUIZ 1

• References and Reference types

WEEK 6 (Week of 5 Oct)

• Java classes and objects

  • Data abstraction and encapsulation
  • Data hiding
  • Private variables

• Java class, continued

  • Constructors
  • Accessors
  • Mutators

WEEK 7 (Week of 12 Oct)

• Arrays and Files

  • Accessing simple text files
  • Array syntax
  • Direct and sequential access

• Arrays, Continued

  • Arrays as objects
  • Parameters
  • Modifying an array
  • Searching

WEEK 8 (Week of 19 Oct)

• Multi-Dimensional arrays and ArrayLists

• EXAM 1

WEEK 9 (Week of 26 Oct)

• Searching and Sorting

  • Definition and concepts
  • Selection Sort
  • Binary search

• The Object-Oriented Paradigm

WEEK 10 (Week of 2 Nov)

• Graphics in Java

  • Event-driven programming
  • Buttons and display

• Graphics in Java, continued

  • Layout management and managers
  • JPanels

WEEK 11 (Week of 9 Nov)

• QUIZ THIS WEEK DURING LAB

• Interfaces and Graphics Extensions

• Wrapper classes

  • Parsing simple input
  • The Character class

WEEK 12 (Week of 16 Nov)

• Intro to Java Inheritance

  • Superclasses and subclasses
  • Protected variables
  • Super methods
  • Inheritance vs. composition
  • Overriding vs overloading

• More Java Inheritance

  • More on ad hoc polymorphism (method overloading)
  • Packages
  • Generics

WEEK 13 (Week of 23 Nov)

• Developing Object-Oriented Program

  • Using interfaces, polymorphic access, and Generics

• NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING BREAK

WEEK 14 (Week of 30 Nov)

• Exceptions

  • Definition
  • Throwing and Catching

• Recursion

  • Recursive equations
  • Recursive vs base case
  • Implementation
  • Benefits / Drawbacks

WEEK 15 (Week of 7 Dec)

• Cool Java Stuff (TBD)

• MIDTERM 2