Course Syllabus. 3 8/31/15 Mon Basic computer software design - algorithms Write pseudocode Practice Worksheet

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1 Greenfoot Exercises Basic Java Concepts 1 8/27/15 Thu Intro Issue materials, discuss/demonstrate: course content and expectations, lab operating procedures, AP website, instructor website, Instructor One Note; Visit numerous study material websites. Video on Computer science 2 8/28/15 Fri Review/teach use of One Note; Anatomy of Computers; Computer Programs Basics; Basic algorithms Install JDK,+ NetBeans; Eclipse; Instructor examples of working code: basic(legacy), VB, and Java basic programs and use of pseudocode. Visit instructor website. Acquire, download / install software required software and apps; set Path environmental variable 3 8/31/15 Mon Basic computer software design - algorithms Write pseudocode Practice Worksheet 4 9/1/15 Tue Basic computer software design - algorithms Write pseudocode Graded Worksheet 5 9/2/15 Wed 6 9/3/15 Thu The Java Programming Language - description of the basic building blocks. Introduction to Eclipse/NetBeans IDEs Writing your first program, Embellishing your first program. Error checking. BJ Sections ; FJ 1.6 BJ - Complete Review Questions: R1.09, R1.10, and R1.11; FJ - Exercises 1-5 on page /4/15 Fri Problem Solving: Algorithm design, development, and techniques. Use of pseudo code. Complete the worked algorithm example in BJ Sec 1.7 9/7/15 Mon Labor Day 8 9/8/15 Tue 9 9/9/15 Wed Introduction to Greenfoot (study the interface, object, classes, object interaction, return types) GF Sections Complete all GF Chapter 1 exercises 10 9/10/15 Thu 11 9/11/15 Fri Greenfoot first program The Little Crab: moving, turning, world edges. GF Sections Complete all GF Chapter 2 exercises 12 9/14/15 Mon 13 9/15/15 Tue 14 9/16/15 Wed Improving the Crab - random behavior, adding worms, eating worms, creating new methods, adding GF Sections lobsters, adding sound Finishing the Crab game: adding objects automatically, creating new objects, instance GF Sections Complete all GF Chapter 3 exercises AP Computer Science SY xlsx - All Page 1 of 6

2 Classes Using Objects 15 9/17/15 Thu automatically, creating new objects, instance variables, using actor constructors. GF Sections Complete all GF Chapter 4 exercises 16 9/18/15 Fri Assessment 17 9/21/15 Mon 18 9/22/15 Tue 19 9/23/15 Wed Using Greenfoot for If / else statement, counting worms Exam 1-45 minutes written / 45 minutes programming assessment in Greenfoot Review previous work from Greenfoot; Teach Objects and Classes in more detail; Variables: declaration, types, names, reserved words, assignment, choosing descriptive names GF Sections All previous instruction - Graded Problem-solving lab (Scott Turner design) from Greenfoot / Greenroom instructor resources BJ Sections 2.1 BJ Section 2.2 BJ Review ex:2.3, 2.4, /24/15 Thu 21 9/25/15 Fri Calling methods: The public method, method arguments, return values, method declarations BJ Section /28/15 Mon Constructing objects, Using accessor and mutator methods BJ Section BJ Programming Project P2.7 (Gregorian Calendar class) 23 9/29/15 Tue Study basic JAVA API documentation and packages; BJ Section /30/15 Wed object references; Implement TEST PROGRAM BJ Practical exercises: E2.1, E2.7, E /1/15 Thu Project Project 1 - Basic Mathematical Operations with Multiple Classes See example Project 1 at /2/15 Fri Study instance variables and encapsulation BJ /5/15 Mon 28 10/6/15 Tue Specifying the public interface of a class, specify methods (void or return); specifying types of constructors; commenting the public interface BJ 3.2 Study, program, and test the BankAccount class using BankAccountTester.java 29 10/7/15 Wed 30 10/8/15 Thu Implementing the BankAccount class: instance variable, constructors, and providing methods BJ /9/15 Fri Problem Solving: Tracing errors in objects BJ 3.5 Rev Ex: R3.18-R /12-14/2015 Fall Break AP Computer Science SY xlsx - All Page 2 of 6

3 Decision Statements Data Types 32 10/14/15 Wed 33 10/15/15 Thu Project 34 10/16/15 Fri Assessment 35 10/19/15 Mon 36 10/20/15 Tue Study local variables (and potential errors) and the "this." reference Project 2 - Delineated Lab time for Practical exercises and Programming project P3.9 Exam 2 - Using Objects and Classes - 45 minutes written / 45 minutes assessment in lab Number Types: primitive, number literals, constants, constant declaration. Teach/demonstrate BigInteger and BigDecimal class BJ See example Project 2 at BJ Programming Project P3.9 (enhances the BankAccount BJ 4.1 (with use of CashRegister.java example) Lab Prac ex E3.8 (class Employee) and E3.9 (class car) Prac ex: E /21/15 Wed 38 10/22/15 Thu Arithmetic Operators: increment/decrement, integer division and remainder, powers/roots (Math class), casting and converting numbers BJ special topics Lab Prac ex: E4.4 (multiple binary ops) 39 10/23/15 Fri Input and output (Scanner class and formatted output - format specifiers) BJ How To 4.1 exercise Lab Prac ex: E /26/15 Mon End of Qtr - No School 41 10/27/15 Tue 42 10/28/15 Wed The String Type: strings and characters, string operations, concatenation, string input, substrings. Exception handling. BJ 4.5 Lab Prac ex: E4.13, and Programming Exercise P /29/15 Thu Lab time for Programming Exercise P /30/15 Fri Project Project 3 - Mountain Programming Problem 45 11/2/15 Mon The if Statement, conditional operator + programming tips See example Project 3 at: BJ /3/15 Tue 47 11/4/15 Wed relational operators: compare floating point numbers, compare Strings and operators, testing for null. BJ 5.2 Complete How To 5.1 assignment 48 11/5/15 Thu Multiple alternatives and nested branches BJ /6/15 Fri Problem Solving: Flow charts BJ 5.5 Lab Prac ex: E5.17 AP Computer Science SY xlsx - All Page 3 of 6

4 Arrays Loops 50 11/9/15 Mon Boolean Operators BJ 5.7 Lab Prac ex: E /10/15 Tue The while Loop with hand tracing BJ Lab Prac ex : E /11/15 Wed The for Loop BJ 6.3 Lab Prac ex : E /12/15 Thu The do while Loop and Common loop algorithms BJ 6.4 and 6.7 Lab Prac ex : E /13/15 Fri 55 11/16/15 Mon Project Project 4 - Random Numbers and Simulations: See the Buffon Needle Problem at BJ 6.9 and Lab work for P6.8 (Buffon Needle Experiment) Graded Simulation 56 11/17/15 Tue Assessment Exam 3 - Data Types / Decision Statements / Loops - 45 minutes written / 45 minutes assessment in lab 57 11/18/15 Wed 58 11/19/15 Thu Declaring and using arrays; Array references; Array references; Partially filled arrays; parallel arrays BJ 7.1 Lab Prac ex E7.1 and E /20/15 Fri Common Array Algorithms (fill, average, max, min, search, remove insert, swap) BJ 7.3 Lab Prac ex: /23-25/15 Thanksgiving 60 11/30/15 Mon More Searching and Sorting Arrays - bubble, merge, quick, selection, insertion sorts; sequential and binary search. Tracing (walk through)/ time considerations for search/sort algorithms FJ Chapter 10; BJ Chapter 14 BJ Prac review R /1/15 Tue Lab Array Practice BJ Lab Prac ex: E /2/15 Wed 63 12/3/15 Thu 2-Dimensional Arrays: declaring, accessing elements, BJ 7.6 Lab Prac ex: E7.16 accessing rows and columns Array Lists - discuss application/advantages; Using FJ Section 10.7; BJ 7.7 Lab Prac ex: E7.17 ArrayList class 64 12/4/15 Fri Array List Methods (add, remove, set, get, etc.) FJ Section 10.8; BJ /7/15 Mon Comparison between ArrayList and Array BJ 7.78 with p. 354 assignment Science Programming Application: BJ P7.12 AP Computer Science SY xlsx - All Page 4 of 6

5 on Classes, Inheritance, Abstract Classes, Interfaces Recursion 66 12/8/15 Tue Project Project 5- Magic Prime Project. See Primes-Magic Square at /9/15 Wed Teaching to think recursively - Triangle Numbers BJ 13.1, recursion worksheet and Recursion Module BJ Prac ex: E13.1, 13.2, /10/15 Thu Tracing recursive calls FJ Section 13.1 FJ exercises 5,6 in Section /11/15 Fri More recursive examples and practice FJ Section /14/15 Mon More recursive examples and practice FJ Section /15/15 Tue More recursive examples and practice FJ Section /16/15 Wed Assessment Exam 4 - Arrays / List Array / Recursion - 45 minutes written / 45 minutes assessment in lab 73 12/17/15 Thu Project Project 6 - Array Solver Project. See for example /18/15 Fri Lab Time Lab time for Projects 5 and 6 Teacher Notes and Problem Statement 12/21/15-1/3/ /4/16 Mon 76 1/5/16 Tue 77 1/6/16 Wed Computer Ethics Students are to explore the social implications of computing systems (reliability, privacy, legal and intellectual property, social and ethical ramifications of computer use. Introduction to Inheritance Hierarchies and Polymorphism Handouts by the instructor and team research on line. Christmas Break Teams of 2-4 students will be assigned specific topics to research. Teams will then present their findings to the class. BJ Section 1 Question.java on page 424 BJ Rev ex: 9.1,9.7, /7/16 Thu Implementing subclasses BJ common errors on page 430 BJ Rev ex: 9.6 and /8/16 Fri Overriding methods for a super class BJ Section 3 code on page BJ Rev ex: 9.2 and /11/16 Mon Abstract Classes / Final Methods and Classes / Protected Access 81 1/12/16 Tue Lab time to complete Business Programming Project BJ P9.1 BJ Special Topics Lab Business Programming Project: BJ P9.1 on page /13/16 Wed More inheritance: Create and extend and an abstract class, Create and extend a class given class FJ Sections Project 11-2 on page 438 AP Computer Science SY xlsx - All Page 5 of 6

6 More o 83 1/14/16 Thu specifications with the relationship of the classes described FJ Sections Project 11-2 on page /15/16 Fri Assessment Exam 5 - Inheritance / Interfaces - 45 minutes written / 45 minutes assessment in lab AP Computer Science SY xlsx - All Page 6 of 6