CSC 012N

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE

 

Syllabus

Text:                           Kamin, et al, "An Introduction to Computer Science Using Java, Second Edition"
                                                        McGraw-Hill, 2002
                                

Dr. Steinmetz's Office Hours:    KRAMER SC 115                    12 - 1           PM                              T R
Office Hours                                                                               5 - 5:30      PM                               T R
                                                                                                  1:30 - 2:30  PM                                W

                                   Voice Mail:       (631) 244-3186
                                   E-mail:              steinmetz@acm.org
                                   Web Page:        http://dr-bill.net

Grading Procedure:    Approximately 8 - 10 Programs                            65%

                                  Midterm quiz                                                       15%
                                  (THURSDAY, 3/20)

                                  Final cumulative quiz                                            20%
                                  (TUESDAY, 5/13,  Tentative)

 

The history of computing.  The development of the digital computer in the 20th century.

Introduction to Java syntax and application to the design and implementation of computer programs.

Introduction to HTML and Java applets.  The java.awt package (Abstract Windowing Toolkit).  Using the appletviewer. 

Drawing in applets using the Graphics class.

Decision making.  The if-else statement and the switch statement.  Interactive applets; introducing the CheckBox and CheckBoxGroup components.  

Instance variables and methods; the dot notation.  Loops; while loops and for loops.

Introduction to arrays or lists; subscripts or indexes.  Sorting and searching; nested loops.  Two-dimensional arrays.

Character and string processing; File I/O.

 

NOTES

  1. THERE WILL BE NO MAKEUP QUIZZES.

  2. THERE WILL BE NO INCOMPLETES.

  3. YOU WILL NEED A 3 1/2" DISKETTE.

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