Weekly Schedule

For an alternative presentation of the listing of course materials, see the Lectures page, or the Calendar section of the Syllabus.

Pre-Quarter

• EBNF Chapter / Powerpoint
  On Thursday, 9/27, student presentation of solutions: 1, 2, 4, and especially 8 on pages 23-24 of the Chapter; also Slide #24 (3 parts) of Powerpoint presentation.

Week 1

• Thursday (9/27)
  • ICS-22 Overview
    (also see Pre-Semester EBNF reading/problems)
    Discussion of solutions: 1, 3, 5, 9
    
  • Students will complete a Java Assessment during the last 1/2 hour.
    Java Assessment Solution

Week 2

• Monday (10/1): Lab
  • Java Review
    Coding Style Student presentation of solutions: 1, 2
    Eclipse IDE + Checkmate
    

• Tuesday (10/2): Lecture
  • Objects, Using Class Libraries/Javadoc
    Student presentation of solutions: 1,2,3,5,6,7,9,11,12
  • Handout: Academic Integrity (to be signed and returned in Wednesday's Lab)

• Wednesday (10/3): Lab
  • Discuss/Start Program #1 Java Fundamentals + Objects
    (due on Thursday, 10/11, at 11:30pm)
  • Collect: Signed Academic Integrity Handout

• Thursday (10/4): Lecture
  • Writing Classes and Javadoc
    Student presentation of solutions: 2,3,6,14,21,22,23,24
  • Program Construction and Debugging
    
  • Quiz #1: Handed out in class ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
    (due on Monday, 10/8, at the start of Lab; turn in only paper quiz)
    

• Friday (10/5): Review Session, John Duselis
  • 12:00noon - 1:50pm DBH 1245
    Topics: Lectures, Quizzes, Programs...

Week 3

• Monday (10/8): Lab
  • Quiz #1: Due at the start of class
  • Basics of the Eclipse Debugger
  • Work on Program #1
    (If not finished, I expect you to be in lab with your partner working)

• Tuesday (10/9): Lecture
  • 1-d Arrays, the Object Class, and Simple Collections
    Student presentation of solutions: 1,2,3,6,8,10,11
  • Model Classes in the MVC Pattern
    Student presentation of solutions: 1,2,4,5,7

• Wednesday (10/10): Lab
  • Discuss/Start Program #2 Writing Classes + Arrays
    (due on Thursday, 10/18, at 11:30pm)

• Thursday (10/11): Lecture
  • Interfaces
    Student presentation of solutions: 2,3,6,7,8,9
  • Simplification
    Student presentation of solutions: 2-4
  • Quiz #2: Handed out in class ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
    (due on Monday, 10/15, at the start of Lab; turn in only paper quiz)
    

• Friday (10/12): Review Session
  • 12:00noon - 1:50pm DBH 1245

Week 4

• Monday (10/15): Lab
  • Quiz #2 Due at the start of class
  • JUnit Testing
  • Work on Program #2
    (If not finished, I expect you to be in lab with your partner working)

• Tuesday (10/16): Lecture
  • Inheritance in Class Hierarchies
    Student presentation of solutions: 1,3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12
  • Abstract Classes
    Student presentation of solutions: 1-3

• Wednesday (10/17): Lab
  • Discuss/Start Program #3 Inheritance
    (due on Thursday, 11/1, at 11:30pm; note 2-weeks!
    partial version due on 10/25)

• Thursday (10/18): Lecture
  • Exceptions in Detail
    Student presentation of solutions: 1-4
  • Inheritance vs. Delegation
    Student presentation of solutions: TBA
  • Quiz #3: Handed out in class ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
    (due on Monday, 10/22, at the start of Lab; turn in only paper quiz)
    

• Friday (10/19): Review Session, John Duselis
  • 12:00noon - 1:50pm DBH 1245
    Topics: Lectures, Quizzes, Programs...

Week 5

• Monday (10/22): Lecture (mostly)
  • Quiz #3 Due at the start of class
  • Analysis of Algorithms (big-O notation)
  • AA Lab: Solving More Problems + Measuring Sorting Algorithms
  • Work on Program #3
    

• Tuesday (10/23): Lecture
  • Collection Classes: Overview, Basics (including iterators)
    Student presentation of solutions: 2-3

• Wednesday (10/24): Lab
  • Continue Working on Program #3
    (due on Thursday, 11/1, at 11:30pm; note 2-weeks!
    partial version due on 10/25)

• Thursday (10/25): Lecture
  • Collection Classes: Stacks/[Priority]Queues
    Student presentation of solutions: 1-4
  • Quiz #4: Handed out in class ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
    (due on Monday, 10/29, at the start of Lab; turn in only paper quiz)
    

• Friday (10/26): Review Session, John Duselis
  • 12:00noon - 1:50pm DBH 1245
    Topics: Lectures, Quizzes, Programs...

Week 6

• Monday (10/29): Lab
  • Quiz #4 Due at the start of class
  • Work on Program #3
    

• Tuesday (10/30): Lecture
  • Collection Classes: Lists + Sets + Maps
    Student presentation of solutions: 1-6,8,9

• Wednesday (10/31): Lab
  • Discuss/Start Program #4 Using Collection Classes: Parts A and B
    (Part A due on Thursday, 11/8, at 11:30pm; Part B due on Thursday, 11/15)
    I will solve one Collection Class Problem at the start of Lab

• Thursday (11/1): Lecture
  • Collection Classes: Final Issues (Implementation via Hash Tables)
    Student presentation of solutions: None
  • Collection Classes: Generic Class + Special Iterators
    Student presentation of solutions: None
  • Quiz #5: Handed out in class ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
    (due on Monday, 11/5, at the start of Lab; turn in only paper quiz)
    

• Friday (11/2): Review Session, John Duselis
  • 12:00noon - 1:50pm DBH 1245
    Topics: Lectures, Quizzes, Programs...

Week 7

• Monday (11/5): Lab
  • Quiz #5 Due at the start of class
  • Work on Program #4
    

• Tuesday (11/6): Lecture
  • Review for Midterm Written Exam
    Bring questions from the readings, problems, quizzes, etc.

• Wednesday (11/7): Lab
  • Practice Programming Exam #1 ( Solution)
    Work on Program #4 (in any remaining time).

• Thursday (11/8): Midterm Written Exam
  • Please arrive promptly. You may begin at exactly 3:30pm
    and must stop at 4:50pm.

    I will return graded programs at the next class, on
    Tuesday, November 12th.

  • No Quiz during Midterms

• Friday (11/9): Review Session, John Duselis
  • 12:00noon - 1:50pm DBH 1245
    Topics: Lectures, Quizzes, Programs...

Week 8

• Monday (11/12): Lab
  • No Classes: Memorial Day

• Tuesday (11/13): Lecture
  • Self-Referential Classes: Linked Objects
    Student presentation of solutions: 1,2
  • Linked List Processing
    Student presentation of solutions: 2,3

• Wednesday (11/14): Midterm Programming Exam
  • Please arrive promptly. You may begin at exactly 4:00pm.
    I will try to return graded programs at the next class, on
    Thursday, November 13th (but this might take until Monday).
  • Program #5 will not be released until Friday

• Thursday (11/15): Lecture
  • Recursion: Fundamentals (powerpoint)
    Student presentation of solutions: Slide 26/Slide 27 (equals)
  • Quiz #6: Handed out in class ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
    (due on Monday, 11/18, at the start of Lab; turn in only paper quiz)

• Friday (11/16): Review Session, John Duselis
  • 12:00noon - 1:50pm DBH 1245
    Topics: Lectures, Quizzes, Programs...

Week 9

• Monday (11/19): Lab
  • Quiz #6 Due at the start of class
  • Work on Program #5
    

• Tuesday (11/20): Lecture
  • Recursion: Linked Lists
    Student presentation of solutions: 11

• Wednesday (11/21): Lab
  • Work on Program #5
    
  • Quiz #7: Handed out in class ( Eclipse Helper project for Quiz)
    (due on Tuesday, 11/27, at the start of class; turn in only paper quiz)
    

• Thursday (11/22):
  • No Classes: Thanksgiving Break

• Friday (11/23): Review Session, John Duselis
  • No Classes: Thanksgiving Break

Week 10

• Monday (11/26): Lab
  • Work on Program #5a and/or #5b
    

• Tuesday (11/27): Lecture
  • Quiz #6 Due at the start of class
  • Trees: An Introduction
    Student presentation of solutions: None
  • Tree Processing: Iterative and Recursive
    Student presentation of solutions: 1,2,4,5

• Wednesday (11/28): Lab
  • Work on Program #5b
    

• Thursday (11/29): Lecture
  • Tree Processing: Iterative and Recursive (continued)
    Student presentation of solutions: 1,2,4,5
  • Special Trees
    Student presentation of solutions: None
  • Quiz #8: Handed out in class (NOEclipse Helper project for Quiz)
    (due on Monday, 12/3, at the start of Lab; turn in only paper quiz)

• Friday (11/16): Review Session, John Duselis
  • 12:00noon - 1:50pm DBH 1245
    Topics: Lectures, Quizzes, Programs...

Week 11

• Monday (12/3): Lab
  • Practice Programming Exam #2
    Work on Program #5b (in any remaining time; due tonight).
  • Quiz #8 Due at the start of class

• Tuesday (12/4): Lecture
  • No reading
    I will lecture a bit about tail-recursion, functional programming, and computability.

• Wednesday (12/5): Final Programming Exam
  • Please arrive promptly. You may begin at exactly 4:00pm/6:00pm
    

• Thursday (12/6): Lecture
  • You will fill out two questionnaires.
  • Review for Final Exam (come with questions)

• Friday (12/7): Last Review Session, John Duselis
  • 12:00noon - 1:50pm DBH 1245
    Topics: Lectures, Quizzes, Programs...

Finals Week

• Tuesday (12/11): Final Exam
  • Final Exam: 4pm-6pm