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Spring 2016
code 12683		 Lec: Saturday 9:00am-11:50am in Rm 129
Topics and assignment due dates are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
Lesson Topics Assignment
Sat, Jan 16
  • Class website is made available

Please look over the Course Home and Lesson Plan to get familiar with the class

Meeting 1: Sat, Jan 16
  • Syllabus Overview
  • Course Introduction
  • CISP 300 Website tour
  • How to be successful in this course
  • Using the ARC computing environment
  • Begin Chapter 1
  • Hardware
  • How Computers Store Data
  • How a Program Works
  • Types of Software
  • The Calcomatic 1000

Activities and Exercises are due by midnight on the date due unless it is stated otherwise. All reading assignments must be completed prior to the indicated class meeting.

Read Chapter 1
Introduction to Computers and Programming
Fri, Jan 22    
Meeting 2: Sat, Jan 23
  • Chapter 1 Continued
  • wrap up Calcomatic 1000
  • Review what will be on quiz
  • Begin Chapter 2
  • Designing a Program
  • Output, Input, and Variables
  • Variable Assignment and Calculations
  • Variable Declarations and Data Types
  • Named Constants
  • Hand Tracing a Program
  • Documenting a Program
Log on to the D2L website
Read Chapter 2
Input, Processing, and Output
Fri, Jan 29  
Due: Activity 1
Chapter 1 Review questions
Due: Activity 2
Chapter 2 Review questions
Due: Exercise 1
Syllabus review quiz, Survey, Ch1 pg 27 (pg 26 in 3rd Edition): 1-4
Meeting 3: Sat, Jan 30
  • Chapter 2, continued

Friday, January 29 is last day to drop this class to qualify for enrollment fee refund.

Friday, January 29 is last day to drop this class without notation on record.

Quiz 1
on Chapter 1
Fri, Feb 5  
Due: Exercise 2.
Ch2 pg 72 (77): 3, 4, 8, 9
Meeting 4: Sat, Feb 6
  • Begin Chapter 3
  • Introduction to Modules
  • Defining and Calling a Module
  • Local Variables
  • Passing Arguments to Modules
  • Global Variables and Global Constants
  • Module Pre- and Post-Conditions
Quiz 2
on Chapter 2
Read Chapter 3
Modules
Fri, Feb 12  
Due: Activity 3.
Chapter 3 Review questions
Due: Exercise 3
Ch3 pg 113 (117): 3, 5, 6, 9
Meeting 5: Sat, Feb 13
  • Begin Chapter 4
  • Introduction to Decision Structures
  • Dual Alternative Decision Structures
  • Comparing Strings
  • Nested Decision Structures
  • The Case Structure
  • Logical Operators
  • Boolean Variables
Quiz 3
on Chapter 3
Read Chapter 4
Decision Structures and Boolean Logic
Fri, Feb 19
  
Due: Activity 4.
Chapter 4 Review questions
Meeting 6: Sat, Feb 20
  • Chapter 4 Continued
  • Begin Chapter 5
  • Introduction to Repetition Structures
  • Condition-Controlled Loops: While, Do-While, and Do-Until
  • Count-Controlled Loops and the For Statement
  • Calculating a Running Total
  • Sentinels
  • Nested Loops
Read Chapter 5
Repetition Structures
Fri, Feb 26  
Due: Exercise 4.
Ch4 pg 159 (166): 2, 5, 7, 9
Due: Activity 5.
Chapter 5 Review questions
Meeting 7: Sat, Feb 27
  • Chapter 5, continued
Quiz 4
on Chapter 4
Fri, Mar 4  
Due: Exercise 5
Ch5 pg 214 (222): 1, 4, 7, 9
Meeting 8: Sat, Mar 5
  • Begin Chapter 6
  • Introduction to Functions: Generating Random Numbers
  • Writing Your Own Functions
  • More Library Functions
Quiz 5
on Chapter 5
Read Chapter 6
Functions
Fri, Mar 11  
Due: Activity 6
Chapter 6 Review questions
Meeting 9: Sat, Mar 12
  • Chapter 6 Continued
Fri, Mar 18
  
Due: Exercise 6
Ch6 pg 253 (262): 1, 4, 7, 8
Meeting 10: Sat, Mar 19
  • Begin Chapter 7
  • Garbage In, Garbage Out
  • The Input Validation Loop
  • Defensive Programming
Quiz 6
on Chapter 6
Read Chapter 7
Input Validation
Monday, March 21 through Sunday, March 27 Spring Recess
Fri, Apr 1
  
Due: Activity 7
Chapter 7 Review questions
Due: Exercise 7
Ch7 pg 268 (279): 1-4
Meeting 11: Sat, Apr 2
  • Begin Chapter 8
  • Array Basics
  • Sequentially Searching an Array
  • Processing the Contents of an Array
  • Parallel Arrays
  • Two-Dimensional Arrays
  • Arrays of Three or More Dimensions
Quiz 7
on Chapter 7
Read Chapter 8
Arrays
Fri, Apr 8  
Due: Activity 8
Chapter 8 Review questions
Meeting 12: Sat, Apr 9
  • Chapter 8, continued
  • Begin Chapter 9
  • The Bubble Sort Algorithm
  • The Selection Sort Algorithm
  • The Insertion Sort Algorithm
  • The Binary Search Algorithm
Read Chapter 9:
Sorting and Searching Arrays
Fri, Apr 15  

Sunday, April 17 is last day to drop this class with a "W" grade.

Due: Exercise 8.
Ch8 pg 320 (333): 1, 4, 7, 8, + problem TBA
Meeting 13: Sat, Apr 16
  • Chapter 9, continued
Quiz 8
on Chapter 8
Fri, Apr 22  
Due: Activity 9.
Chapter 9 Review questions
Due: Exercise 9
Ch9 pg 358 (373): 1, 3, 5, 7
Meeting 14: Sat, Apr 23
  • Begin Chapter 10
  • Introduction to File Input and Output
  • Using Loops to Process Files
  • Using Files and Arrays
  • Processing Records
  • Control Break Logic
Quiz 9
on Chapter 9
Read Chapter 10
Files
Fri, Apr 29
  
Due: Activity 10
Chapter 10 Review questions
Due: Exercise 10
Ch10 pg 410 (426): 1, 3, 6, 8
Meeting 15: Sat, Apr 30
  • Records and user-defined data types
  • Records containing only standard data types
  • Records containing arrays
  • Arrays of records
  • Records and Files
  • Tracing and debugging programs
  • Final exam preview and practice
Quiz 10
on Chapter 10
Read Notes
on Records
Fri, May 6  
Due: Exercise 11
See Assignments page for details
Meeting 16: Sat, May 7
  • Final Exam Review
Due: group Activity 11
Final Review questions, due at end of class
Quiz 11
on Records
Fri, May 13    
Final Exam: Sat, May 14
  • Final Exam, 9:00am-11:00am
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