CS 115: Programming I – Fall 2016 Course Schedule

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Except for exam dates, all schedule information is tentative and subject to change.

This schedule is online at http://www.cs.sonoma.edu/cs115/F16/schedule.html. The online version will be updated throughout the semester with links to reading assignments, labs, and projects.

 TuesdayLabThursdayDue
Week 1
Aug 22–Aug 28
Intro to course and programming
Week 1 reading
Lab 1 Input and output;
Variables
Week 2
Aug 29–Sep 04
Data types and arithmetic
Week 2 reading
Lab 2 Definite (for) loops
Project 1 assigned
Tu 2 PM: Lab 1
Week 3
Sep 05–Sep 11
Accumulations
Intro to graphics
Week 3 reading
Lab 3 If-statements Tu 2 PM: Lab 2
Week 4
Sep 12–Sep 18
More conditional statements
Graphics: drawing rectangles; handling mouse clicks
Week 4 reading
Lab 4 Nested loops Tu 2 PM: Lab 3
Thu 7 PM: Proj. 1-A demo
Week 5
Sep 19–Sep 25
Problem solving: loops and if-statements
Graphics: drawing lines
Week 5 reading
Lab 5 Exam 1 Tu 2 PM: Lab 4
Week 6
Sep 26–Oct 02
Indefinite (while) loops
Week 6 reading
Lab 6 Loop review
Intro to strings

Tu 2 PM: Lab 5
Mon 8 PM: Proj. 1-B demo

Thu 11.55 PM: Proj. 1 final code

Week 7
Oct 03–Oct 09
Intro to lists
Week 7 reading
Lab 7

Common list patterns

Project 2 assigned

Tu 2 PM: Lab 6
Week 8
Oct 10–Oct 16
List review; function intro
Week 8 reading
Lab 8 Function parameters and return values Tu 2 PM: Lab 7
Week 9
Oct 17–Oct 23
Nested lists; Refactoring
Week 9 reading
Lab 9 Function wrapup Tu 2 PM: Lab 8
Mon 8 PM: Proj. 2-A demo
Week 10
Oct 24–Oct 30
Functions Review
Week 10 reading
Catchup

Exam 2

Fri 3.30 PM: Proj. 2-B demo
Week 11
Oct 31–Nov 06
File processing; search algorithms
Week 11 reading
Lab 10 Sorting and searching algorithms Tu 2 PM: Lab 9
Week 12
Nov 07–Nov 13
Sorting algorithms
Week 12 reading
Project 3 assigned
Lab 11 Object-oriented programming (OOP) Tu 2 PM: Lab 10.
Tu 2 PM: Proj. 2 final code
Week 13
Nov 14–Nov 20
OOP
Week 13 reading
Lab 12 OOP Tu 2 PM: Lab 11.
Week 14
Nov 21–Nov 27
OOP
Week 14 reading
Catchup Happy Thanksgiving - No class! Tu 2 PM: Proj 3 demo
Week 15
Nov 28–Dec 04
OOP & Recursion
Week 15 reading
Lab 13 Recursion Tu 2 PM: Lab 12
Week 16
Dec 05–Dec 11
Recursion
Week 16 reading
Lab 14 Review and catchup Tu 2 PM: Lab 13
Tu 11 PM: Proj 3 final code
Finals
Dec 12–Dec 16
EXAM 3
Tue. 11:00 AM–12:50 PM, Darwin 37 (Sections 5–8)
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Thu. 8:00 AM–9:50 AM, Darwin 37 (Sections 1–4)
Tu 2 PM: Lab 14 due