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 (01/05)
- No class
Tuesday (01/06)
- No section
Wednesday (01/07)
- Lesson 0: Course Policies, Hello World!
A lecture @ 11:30 in CSE2 G20; B lecture at 2:30 in GUG 220- No Pre-Class Work for today!
Thursday (01/08)
- Section 0: Welcome
Friday (01/09)
- Pre-Class Material 1 (Complete before class.)
- Lesson 1: Printing, Strings, Variables
A lecture @ 11:30 in CSE2 G20; B lecture at 2:30 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 01/06 | No section | |||
| Wed 01/07 | 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 01/08 | SEC 00 Welcome resources: materials | |||
| Fri 01/09 | LES 01 Printing, Strings, Variables pre-class: materials | |||
| Released C0 Hello Bugs | ||||
| Week 1 | ||||
| Tue 01/13 | SEC 01 Printing, Strings, Variables | |||
| Wed 01/14 | LES 02 Datatypes, Expressions | |||
| Released P0 Cornbear's Cafe | ||||
| Thu 01/15 | SEC 02 Datatypes, Expressions | |||
| Fri 01/16 | LES 03 Revisiting Strings and Variables | |||
| Week 2 | ||||
| Tue 01/20 | SEC 03 Revisiting Strings and Variables | |||
| Wed 01/21 | LES 04 for Loops | |||
| Released C1 ASCII Art | ||||
| Thu 01/22 | SEC 04 for Loops | |||
| Released R0 Resub 0 | ||||
| Fri 01/23 | LES 05 Nested for Loops, Random, Math | |||
| Week 3 | ||||
| Tue 01/27 | SEC 05 Nested for Loops, Random, Math | |||
| Wed 01/28 | LES 06 Cumulative Sum, Scope, Class Constants | |||
| Released P1 Election Simulator | ||||
| Thu 01/29 | QUIZ 00 Quiz 0: Printing, Datatypes, Expressions, Variables, Strings, for Loops | |||
| Released R1 Resub 1 | ||||
| Fri 01/30 | LES 07 Methods, Parameters | |||
| Week 4 | ||||
| Tue 02/03 | SEC 07 Methods, Parameters, Returns | |||
| Wed 02/04 | LES 08 More Methods & Parameters, Returns | |||
| Released C2 Password Protector | ||||
| Thu 02/05 | SEC 08 Methods, Parameters, Returns 2 | |||
| Released R2 Resub 2 | ||||
| Fri 02/06 | LES 09 Conditionals | |||
| Week 5 | ||||
| Tue 02/10 | SEC 09 Conditionals | |||
| Wed 02/11 | LES 10 while Loops | |||
| Thu 02/12 | SEC 10 while Loops | |||
| Released R3 Resub 3 | ||||
| Fri 02/13 | LES 11 User Input ( Scanner) | |||
| Released P2 Prioritizing Patients | ||||
| Week 6 | ||||
| Tue 02/17 | SEC 11 Scanner (User Input) | |||
| Wed 02/18 | LES 12 Putting It All Together Note: No Pre-Class Material for Today! | |||
| Thu 02/19 | QUIZ 01 Quiz 1: for Loops, Nested for Loops, Random, Math, Methods, Parameters, Returns, Conditionals, while Loops | |||
| Released R4 Resub 4 | ||||
| Fri 02/20 | LES 13 Arrays | |||
| Week 7 | ||||
| Tue 02/24 | SEC 13 Arrays | |||
| Wed 02/25 | LES 14 Reference Semantics | |||
| Released C3 Dance Dance Arrayvolution | ||||
| Thu 02/26 | SEC 14 Arrays, Reference Semantics | |||
| Released R5 Resub 5 | ||||
| Fri 02/27 | LES 15 2D Arrays | |||
| Week 8 | ||||
| Tue 03/03 | SEC 15 2D Arrays | |||
| Wed 03/04 | LES 16 Array Patterns | |||
| Released P3 2DNArray Sequencing | ||||
| Thu 03/05 | QUIZ 02 Quiz 2: Conditionals, while Loops, User Input (Scanner), Arrays, Reference Semantics | |||
| Released R6 Resub 6 | ||||
| Fri 03/06 | LES 17 Putting It Even More Together Note: No Pre-Class Material for Today! | |||
| Week 9 | ||||
| Tue 03/10 | SEC 17 Final Review | |||
| Wed 03/11 | LES 18 Final Exam Review Note: No Pre-Class Material for Today! | |||
| Thu 03/12 | SEC 18 Final Review | |||
| Released R7 Resub 7 | ||||
| Fri 03/13 | LES 19 Wrap-Up, Victory Lap! | |||
| Week 10 | ||||
| Tue 03/17 | No class (Finals Week) | |||
| Wed 03/18 | EXAM Final Exam 12:30 - 2:20pm | |||
| Thu 03/19 | No class (Finals Week) | |||
| Fri 03/20 | No class (Finals Week) | |||