CISC 1115 Course Syllabus and Homework Assignments

Text: Starting Out With Java From Control Structures through Data Structures, 4th ed.
By - Tony Gaddis and Godfrey Muganda

Topic 1: First Java Program

- computer concepts (hardware, software, programs) (pp. 1-6)
- sample Java programs
- the Java programming language (pp. 6-21)
- structure of a simple Java program (pp. 27-32)
- the declaration statement (pp. 39)
- the assignment statement (pp. 39)
- primitive data types (pp. 44-54)
- the println() and print() methods (pp. 33-41)
- arithmetic operators (arithmetic expressions) (pp. 54-57)
- relational operators (boolean expressions) (pp. 113-114)
- A complete Java program
- iterative operations
- for loops (for statements) (pp. 207-216)
- increments and decrements (pp. 189-193)
HW1: Topic 1Program: Print 1 to 100

Topic 2: Evaluating an Expression

- real numbers (pp. 47-49)
- data types float and double (pp. 47-49)
- writing complex arithmetic expressions
- arithmetic operator precedence and associativity (pp. 57-59)
- if statement (pp. 111-121)
- printing real numbers (pp. 164-178)
- creating a readable table (pp. 164-178)
- formatted output (precision, width, justification, tabs) (pp. 164-178)
- escape sequences (pp. 36-38)
- combined assignment operators (pp. 63-64)
- operator precedence (arithmentic, relational, assignment) (pp. 144)
- mixed mode arithmetic (pp. 65-68)
- Math class methods (pp. 62-63)
- data type char (pp. 50-52)
- the String class (pp. 70-75)
- program debugging
- files (pp. 230-237)
- output files using PrintWriter (or PrintStream) objects (pp. 230-237)
HW2: Topic 2 Programming Assignment: Formula

Topic 3: Reading a Set of Data

- while loop (while statement) (pp. 193-203)
- using a sentinel (pp. 216-221)
- interactive data entry (pp.. 84-98)
- the Scanner class (Scanner class methods) (pp. 84-91)
- dialog boxes (pp. 92-98)
- methods for converting strings to numbers (pp. 95-98)
- String.format() method (pp.175-177)
- if-else statement (pp.121-123)
- the conditional operator (pp.152-154)
- input files (pp. 237-248)
HW3: Topic 3 Program: Exam Statistics
Topic 4: Summation, Constants, Nested Loops
- summation loop (pp.216-220)
- declaring a loop index (pp. 211-212)
- named constants (pp. 69-70)
- user controlled for loop (pp. 212-213)
- nested for loops (pp. 221-229)

Topic 5; Methods (Menber Functions) (pp. 269-306)

- value-return methods
- local variables
- void methods
- parameterless methods
- pass by value
- pass by reference of non-primitive objects
- file i/o within a method
- data type boolean (pp.50)
HW5: Topic 5 Program: Bowling Scores

Examination #1 exam1 outline

Topic 6: Control Structures

- detecting the end of a data set (user response methods) (pp. 204-206)
- do-while loops (pp. 204-206)
- logical operators (pp. 137-145)
- nested if statements (pp. 124-137)
- switch statement (pp. 154-164)
- continue and break statements (pp. 229)
- precedence of operators (pp.143-144)
- complex Boolean expressions (pp. 137-144)
- generating random numbers using class Random (pp 249-255)
HW6: Topic 6 Program: Calculator

Topic 7: Arrays
- one-dimensional arrays (pp. 403-422)
- passing arrays to methods (pp. 422-426)
- array algorithms and operations (pp. 426-439)
- returning arrays from methods (pp. 439-441)
- detecting the end of a file (pp. 241-244)
- two-dimensional arrays (pp. 450-461)
- arrays with three or more dimensions (pp. 462)
HW7.1: Topic 7 Program: Bank Accounts
HW7.2: Topic 7 Program: Count Zeros

Topic 8: The String Class

- String class objects and methods (pp. 70-75)
- comparing String objects (pp. 145-151)
- additional String methods (pp. 566-579)
- the String indexOf() method
- the StringBuilder Class (pp. 579-589)
- StringBuilder methods
- the Scanner nextLine() method (pp. 86)
- reading lines from a file using the nextLine() method (pp. 238-241)
- String arrays (pp. 441-444)
- tokenizing Strings (using method split()) (pp. 589-593)
- character testing and conversion (Character Class) (pp. 558-565)
HW8: Topic 8 Program: Word Count
Lecture Notes: Number Systems (lecture notes)

Examination #2 exam2 outline

Topic 9: Sorting and Searching

- selection sort (pp. 463-466)
- bubble sort (lecture notes)
- linear search (pp. 447-449)
- binary search (pp. 466-468)
HW9: Topic 9 Program: Donations

Topic 10: A First look at Classes

- objects and classes (pp. 317-324)
- writing a simple class (pp. 324-341)
- instance fields and methods (pp. 341-345)
- passing objects as arguments (pp. 358-360)
- StringTokenizer class (pp. 589-593)
- converting Strings to numbers (pp. 95-98)

Final Examination