CS108 Fall Semester 2005
This is a tentative schedule, subject to adjustment as the term evolves.
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
1	6-Sep	Introduction: Course Administration - Data Representation - Computer Hardware & Software	1.1, 1.3	Lab 0: Set up CS accounts
	8-Sep	Introduction: - Computer Languages - Eclipse IDE & First Java program	1.4,1.5
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
2	13-Sep	Variables and Standard IO - primitive types - String	2.1, 2.2, 2.3	Lab 1: Intro to Eclipse	HW 1: Formatted Output.
	15-Sep	Arithmetic and Math	2.4, 2.5
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
3	20-Sep	Using classes: introduction - classes and objects, Java API - calling methods - Standard input (using Scanner)	3.1, 3.2	Lab 2: Common error messages Practice: Drawing shapes	QUIZ 1 HW 2: Variables & Input/Output
	22-Sep	Using classes: calling methods (Introduction to graphics) - using a graphics library to draw shapes - colors	4.1-4.5
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
4	27-Sep	Using classes: object creation - reference types, object creation - constructors	3.2, 3.3, 3.4	Lab 3: Using classes from the API (Graphics, ...)	HW 3: Using the Graphics API
	29-Sep	Using classes - accessor and mutators - static methods - static data members - more examples of using classes	3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
5	4-Oct	Flow control: selection - expressions - if, if/else if	5.1-5.4	Lab 4: Using classes, introduction to debugging	QUIZ 2 HW 4: Using existing classes
**	6-Oct	Flow control: selection - comparing floating point numbers - comparing objects using .equals() - switch statement	5.5-5.9, 5.11
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
6	11-Oct	Flow control: repetition - while loops	6.1-6.8	Lab 5: Debugging expressions	HW5: Control statements
**	13-Oct	Flow control: repetition - do-while loops - for loops	6.9-6.12
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
7	18-Oct	User defined classes - variables & accessors - methods, constructors	ch 7	Lab 6: Debugging loops	QUIZ 3 HW6: Control statements
	20-Oct	User defined classes - methods, parameter passing - keyword this	ch 7
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
8	25-Oct	User defined classes - toString, equals - static members	ch 7	Lab 7: Debugging classes and member data	HW 7: User defined classes
	27-Oct	User defined classes (slack day)	ch 7
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
9	1-Nov	Java Collections - Vector, Set, Map	Handouts on Java Collections	Lab 8: Using Java Collections	QUIZ 4 HW8: Java Collections (due 11/6)
	3-Nov	Java Collections - Vector, Set, Map	Handouts on Java Collections
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
10	8-Nov	GUI: Preliminaries - inheritance and events - frames, widgets, code generation	Coursepack pp.1-68	GUI: Basic screen I/O - buttons, text areas, scroll pane	HW 9: Basic GUI I/O (due 11/13)
	10-Nov	GUI: Selection components - checkbox, radio buttons, combo box, list PROJECT: form groups, discuss requirements	Coursepack pp.1-68
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
11	15-Nov	GUI: Using Multiple Dialogs - message box, confirmation, prompting	Coursepack pp.117-153	GUI: multiple dialogs, JOptionPane, JDialog	QUIZ 5 HW 10: Advanced GUI (due 11/20)
	17-Nov	PROJECT: design, class diagrams, etc.
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
12	22-Nov	Software Engineering Overview Systems Development Lifecycle PROJECT: Design GUI, Implement Classes	Handout (articles)	GUI: help with HW10	FINAL PROJECT: GUI + JDBC
	24-Nov	THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
13	29-Nov	Databases and JDBC - database structure, connecting to DB - basic SQL queries (select, insert)	Coursepack pp. 155-193
	1-Dec	Databases and JDBC - basic queries (continued)	Coursepack pp. 155-193		QUIZ 6
Week	Class	Topics	Readings	Labs/Practice	Assignment
14	6-Dec	Project Presentations
	8-Dec	Project Presentations
15		Final Exam Thursday 12/15/05 @ 12:30pm-2:30pm MCS 148