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 5

Getting Started
Objects & Classes (Ch 1)
Friday: Ch 1 Quiz (terms and exercises)

Lab: Getting Started

Jan 12

Class Definition (Ch 2)
Assignment (2.5)
Friday: Quiz on assignment statements

Lab: Picture

Jan 19

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

Lab: Ticket Machine
Project 1: Car

Jan 26

Abstraction & Modularization (3.2)
Logic Operators (3.8.1)
Clock Display Example (3.8)
Friday: Ch 2 Quiz

Lab: Clocks and Dice

Feb 2

Project 2 unveiled
Using the Debugger (3.13)
while loop (4.8.2)
Scanner (12.9.5)
Friday: No quiz

Lab: JavaBat Conditonals
Project 2: Pig

Feb 9

ArrayList (4.3 - 4.7)
for-each loop (4.8.1)
Auction System (4.10)
Friday: Quiz on conditionals and loops

Lab: Notebook

Feb 16

Parsing Strings
ArrayList processing
Review
Friday: Midterm Exam #1 (Study Guide)

Project 3: Fake Name Analyzer (due March 10th and 11th)
Lab: getting started on the project

Feb 23

ArrayLists
Reading the Java API
Friday:

Lab: Stock Manager

March 2

SPRING BREAK

March 9

Arrays (4.12)
for loop (4.12.6)
Frames (11.1 - 11.4.2)
Friday: Quiz on Arrays

Lab: Arrays

March 16

Menus (11.4.3)
Layout Managers (11.5.3, 11.5.4)
Event Handling (11.4.4 - 11.4.5)
Friday: Quiz on GVstack and GVcard

Project 4: Video Poker (Phase 1 due March 24th and 25th)
Lab: Getting started on Project 4

March 23

Strings (5.2)
Randomness (5.4)
HashMap (5.6)
Public / Private (5.11)
Friday: Quiz Javabat Strings

Lab: JavaBat Strings
Homework: Game Design (due Wed April 1st)
Project 5: Adventure (due April 14 and 15th)

March 30

Nested Loops
Review
Friday: Midterm Exam #2 (Study Guide)

Project 4 Phase 2 due (March 31 and April 1st)
Lab: Checker Board

April 6

Zuul Case Study (7.2)
Coupling (7.6)
Friday:

Lab: Improving Zuul

April 13

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

Lab: Class Methods

April 18
Saturday

Saturday: Final Exam (9:00 - 11:00 am MAN 123)