Welcome to CSE 121: Introduction to Computer Programming I 🎉
What is this class? What will I learn?
Computing continues to play an ever-increasing role in today’s society. Having an understanding of computing is an essential skill for those in the 21st century; from working in industries more reliant on technology, using computational methods to further scientific understanding, or being an informed citizen in a world with technology all around us.
This course is a first course in computer programming focused on the basics of procedural programming in Java. It assumes students have not taken a previous programming course and do not have substantial other programming experience.
Students with previous experience are encouraged to consider CSE 122 or see the Allen School’s page on introductory courses.
This Week (at a glance)¶
Monday (03/30)
- Nothing!
Tuesday (03/31)
- Nothing!
Wednesday (04/01)
- Lesson 0: Course Policies, Hello World!
A lecture @ 11:30 in GUG 220- No Pre-Class Work for today!
Thursday (04/02)
- Section 0: Welcome
Friday (04/03)
- Lesson 1: Printing, Strings, Variables
A lecture @ 11:30 in GUG 220
Calendar¶
Pre-Class
Anything listed in the “pre-class” materials (PCMs) for a day should be read before attending class that day. The PCMs are a first introduction to the most important terms and concepts for that day of class. It is okay if the PCMs don’t make complete sense as we have the rest of the class day to clarify the concepts, but if you don’t do the PCMs, the class session won’t make any sense.
| Topic | Programming / Creative Projects | Resubmissions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | ||||
| Tue 03/31 | No section | |||
| Wed 04/01 | LES 00 Course Policies, Hello World! Note: Normally you would complete the Pre-class Work before class. There is nothing you need to complete before class today! | |||
| Thu 04/02 | SEC 00 Welcome resources: materials | |||
| Fri 04/03 | LES 01 Printing, Strings, Variables | |||
| Released C0 Hello Bugs | ||||
| Week 1 | ||||
| Tue 04/07 | SEC 01 Printing, Strings, Variables | |||
| Wed 04/08 | LES 02 Datatypes, Expressions | |||
| Released P0 Cornbear's Cafe | ||||
| Thu 04/09 | SEC 02 Datatypes, Expressions | |||
| Fri 04/10 | LES 03 Strings, char, and Variables | |||
| Week 2 | ||||
| Tue 04/14 | SEC 03 Revisiting Strings and Variables | |||
| Wed 04/15 | LES 04 for Loops | |||
| Released C1 ASCII Art | ||||
| Thu 04/16 | SEC 04 for Loops | |||
| Released R0 Resub 0 | ||||
| Fri 04/17 | LES 05 Nested for Loops, Random, Math | |||
| Week 3 | ||||
| Tue 04/21 | SEC 05 Nested for Loops, Random, Math | |||
| Wed 04/22 | LES 06 Cumulative Sum, Scope, Class Constants | |||
| Released P1 Election Simulator | ||||
| Thu 04/23 | QUIZ 00 Quiz 0: Printing, Datatypes, Expressions, Variables, Strings, for Loops | |||
| Released R1 Resub 1 | ||||
| Fri 04/24 | LES 07 Methods, Parameters | |||
| Week 4 | ||||
| Tue 04/28 | SEC 07 Methods, Parameters, Returns 1 | |||
| Wed 04/29 | LES 08 More Methods & Parameters, Returns | |||
| Released C2 Password Protector | ||||
| Thu 04/30 | SEC 08 Methods, Parameters, Returns 2 | |||
| Released R2 Resub 2 | ||||
| Fri 05/01 | LES 09 Conditionals | |||
| Week 5 | ||||
| Tue 05/05 | SEC 09 Conditionals | |||
| Wed 05/06 | LES 10 while Loops | |||
| Thu 05/07 | SEC 10 while Loops | |||
| Released R3 Resub 3 | ||||
| Fri 05/08 | LES 11 User Input ( Scanner) | |||
| Released P2 Prioritizing Patients | ||||
| Week 6 | ||||
| Tue 05/12 | SEC 11 Scanner (User Input) | |||
| Wed 05/13 | LES 12 Putting It All Together Note: No Pre-Class Material for Today! | |||
| Thu 05/14 | QUIZ 01 Quiz 1: for Loops, Nested for Loops, Random, Math, Methods, Parameters, Returns, Conditionals, while Loops | |||
| Released R4 Resub 4 | ||||
| Fri 05/15 | LES 13 Arrays | |||
| Week 7 | ||||
| Tue 05/19 | SEC 13 Arrays | |||
| Wed 05/20 | LES 14 Reference Semantics | |||
| Released C3 Dance Dance Arrayvolution | ||||
| Thu 05/21 | SEC 14 Reference Semantics | |||
| Released R5 Resub 5 | ||||
| Fri 05/22 | LES 15 2D Arrays | |||
| Week 8 | ||||
| Tue 05/26 | SEC 15 2D Arrays | |||
| Wed 05/27 | LES 16 Array Patterns | |||
| Released P3 2DNArray Sequencing | ||||
| Thu 05/28 | QUIZ 02 Quiz 2: Conditionals, while Loops, User Input (Scanner), Arrays, Reference Semantics | |||
| Released R6 Resub 6 | ||||
| Fri 05/29 | LES 17 Putting It Even More Together Note: No Pre-Class Material for Today! | |||
| Week 9 | ||||
| Tue 06/02 | SEC 17 Final Review 1 | |||
| Wed 06/03 | LES 18 Final Exam Review Note: No Pre-Class Material for Today! | |||
| Thu 06/04 | SEC 18 Final Review 2 | |||
| Released R7 Resub 7 | ||||
| Fri 06/05 | LES 19 Wrap-Up, Victory Lap! Note: No Pre-Class Material for Today! | |||
| Week 10 | ||||
| Tue 06/09 | No class (Finals Week) | |||
| Wed 06/10 | EXAM Final Exam 2:30 - 4:20pm (GUG 220) | |||
| Thu 06/11 | No class (Finals Week) | |||
| Fri 06/12 | No class (Finals Week) | |||