CS 110/L Spring 2012
Algorithms and Programming

CS 110/L Links:

• The Syllabus contains an abstract about the course its objectives, textbooks, and method of grade evaluation. The course syllabus is consistent with the Computer Science Department's Comp 110/L Student Learning Outcomes..
• Reading assignments.
• Lecture notes.
• Schedule for assignments.
• Resources.

Moddle [ http://moodle.csun.edu/ ] will be used in this class for announcements, and discussions. You can also view your grades in the class.

Reading Assignments

• Chapters 1,2, 3, Introductions
• Chapters 4, 5, 6, Structured statements, pictures, arrays.
• Chapter 12 up to and including 12.4, 12.7, Strings, text and file input/output
• Chapter 11, Classes, methods
• Chapater 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, Drawing
• Chapter 15, Speed - performance
• Chapter 13.1, 13.2, HTML

Lecture Notes

• How to approach lab assignments

1. Introduction and history
2. Types, expressions, and variables
3. Structured Statements: boolean expressions, conditional branching, and repetitive loops.
4. Class, methods, and scope updated 2/20/2012
5. Arrays, Pictures, Pixels updated 2/21/2012
6. String input / output, menus
7. Errors, exceptions, and File i/o Using Scanner to read and PrintWriter to write a file.
8. Classes, modifiers, overloading, and overridding, Frame, Graphics
9. Polymorphism, recursiion, performance, design, javadoc updated 4/25
   JavadocExample.java -- you can generate the on-line javadoc documentation for this file with Dr. Java
10. Majors and Careers related to information processing.
11. review

Schedule

Task	Due Date	Description
Project 1 (5%)	2 / 10 / 2012	Star Turtle StarTurtleP1.pdf project specification. BarnesStarTurtle.java starter file. In your browser right-click on "BarnesStarTurtle.java" link and either "save link as" or "save target as". Copying and pasting the text into a new Dr Java or jGRASP project does not work for many students. You don't copy all the file! Be sure to set the file type to "any" not "html" in the save dialog window. My advice is to save the file in a project sub-directory under your "home" directory -- not the desktop. The saved file should have the name "BarnesStarTurtle.java". You should be able to open the file in Dr. Java or jGRASP, compile it, and run it -- as shown in the project specification.
Project 2 (7%)	3 / 2 / 2012	TurtleTag.pdf project specfication updated 2/15/2012. TurtleTag.java starter file updated 2/15/2012. SafeZone.png picture file. You need to save both the starter and picture files to your project directory (see notes about saving files from P1).
Project 3 (8%)	3 / 23 /2012	OddSecret.pdf project specification. Decrypt.java starter file updated 3/5/2012 encryptedPicture.png Encrypt.java starter file Here is testPicture.png file you can use for testing your solution. Encrypt your "secret.png" file with testPicture.
Midterm (20%)	3 / 28 / 2012	Study guide quiz 1 quiz 2
Project 4 (10%)	4 / 23 / 2012 deadline extended	SecretMessage.pdf. terence.txt input data file. EncryptionRevisited.pdf another example for project.
Lab exam (20%)	5 / 7 / 2012 11:00 am to 12:15 pm	The lab exam will be done in JD 2210 on May 7 from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. The lab exam is taken during the lecture hour so that students can work on their 5th program assignment during the lab. No exceptions without prior consent from professor.
Project 5 (10%)	5 / 11 / 2012	Maze race project specification maze.png background Picture for World
Final (20%)	5 / 16 / 2012 10:15 to 12:15 am	final study guide

Resources

• How to install Java JDK, Dr. Java, bookClasses on your own Windows system. I will update this soon to include Mac's and JGrasp.
• Simple to use UML tool Violet .