CPSC1301 Computer Science 1

Fall 2008             Course Reference Number 80919

Class Meets: Monday and Wednesday from 6:00am to 7:15pm

Location: Center for Commerce and Technology, Room 208

Text: Introduction to Computing & Programming with Java: A Multimedia Approach    

ISBN 0-13-149698-0 by Mark Guzdial and Barbara Ericson

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Grading: Three exams (60%), six programming projects (40%)

Tentative Schedule:

Week 1: August 25 and 27

Introduction to course

Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Science and Media Computation

Chapter 2: Introduction to Java

Labor Day Holiday September 1 (no classes)

Week 2: September 3

Chapter 2: Introduction to Java (continued)

Week 3: September 8 and 10

Chapter 3: Introduction to Programming

Week 4: September 15 and 17

Chapter 3: Introduction to Programming (continued)

Program 1 due by Wednesday, September 17 at 6:00pm

First Exam on Wednesday, September 17

Deadline to withdraw is Friday, September 19 (last day to drop classes and receive grade of 'W')

Week 5: September 22 and 24 

Chapter 4: Modifying Pictures Using Loops (continued)

50th Anniversary Convocation at the RiverCenter is Thursday, September 25 (Classes cancelled 9:30am to 1:30 pm, faculty & freshmen expected to attend, all students are encouraged to attend)  

Week 6: September 29 and October 1

Program 2 due by Monday, September 29 at 6:00pm  

Chapter 5: Modifying Pixels in a Matrix

Week 7: October 6 and 8

Chapter 6: Conditionally Modifying Pixels

Week 8: October 13 and 15

Program 3 due by Monday, October 13 at 6:00pm

Chapter 7: Drawing

Midterm Exam on Wednesday, October 15

Fall Break October 16 - 17 (no classes)

Week 9: October 20 and 22

Chapter 8: Modifying all Samples in a Sound

Week 10: October 27 and 29

Program 4 due by Monday, October 27 at 6:00pm

Chapter 9: Modifying Samples Using Ranges

Week 11: November 3 and 5

Chapter 10: Making Sounds by Combining Pieces

Week 12: November 10 and 12

Chapter 11: Creating Classes

Week 13: November 17 and 19

          Program 5  due by Monday, November 17 at 6:00pm

Chapter 12: Creating and Modifying Text

Week 14: November 24

Chapter 12: Creating and Modifying Text  (continued)

Thanksgiving Holiday Break  November 26 - 30 (no classes)

Week 15: December 1 and 3

Chapter 14: Encoding, Manipulating, and Creating Movies

Week 16: December 8 and 10

Chapter 14: Encoding, Manipulating, and Creating Movies (continued)

Program 6 due by Wednesday, December 10 at 6:00pm

Final Exam: Monday, December 15 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

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