CSE 142, Winter 2022: Calendar
This is a rough sketch of the quarter that is likely to change. We can accurately predict the past, but predicting the future is hard! In particular, all future assignment dates should be considered tentative and subject to change.
Calendar
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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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Checkpoint 1 released
Welcome; Course policies
Class recording (A)
Slides (pptx)
Slides (pdf)
Simple programs, Static methods
- write a simple Java program that produces console output using
System.out.println - recognize and correct structural redundancy
- define and call static void methods
BJP 1.1-1.5
More static methods
- define static void methods that call other methods
Expressions; Types; Variables; for loops
- define and use
intanddoublevariables - write and trace the execution of
forloops
Nested for loops; Class constants
- produce partial-line console output with
System.out.print - write and trace the execution of nested
forloops
Class constants
- define and use class constants
No Class - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Parameters; User Input w/Scanner; Strings
- define scope
- define and call methods that take parameters
- use
Scannerto create interactive programs - manipulate
Stringvalues
Return values
- define and call methods that return values
- use methods from the
Mathclass
Return values; Conditionals
- define and call methods that return values
- define and use conditional (
if) statements
More conditionals
- define and use conditional (
if) statements - define and use compound conditionals
- choose the most appropriate conditional structure for a given problem
Cumulative algorithms; Information flow
- describe and implement cumulative algorithms
- factor code in conditional statements to avoid redundancy
- recognize and avoid chaining
while loops
- define and use
whileloops
Fencepost problems; Sentinel loops; Pseudorandomness
- recognize and implement fencepost and sentinel loops
- generate pseudorandom numbers with
Random
boolean variables, parameters, and returns
- define and use
booleanexpressions and values - define and call methods that return
booleanvalues - recognize and practice good "Boolean zen"
Token-based file input
- read input from a file using the
Fileclass - read token-based input using the
Scannerclass - account for different types and numbers of tokens in an input file
Line-based file input; File output
- read line-based input from a file
- use
Scannertokenize aString
Simulated midterm practice
[OPTIONAL] Simulated midterm review
Intro. to arrays
- define, populate, and manipulate arrays
File processing
Array traversal
- define and implement array traversals
- use arrays as parameters and return values
File processing
Array tallying
No Class - Presidents' Day
Arrays
Reference semantics
- define and explain reference semantics
Arrays
Intro. to OOP; Instance methods
- define the terms "class" and "object"
- implement simple classes with instance methods
Encapsulation; Constructors
- explain and use encapsulation in good object-oriented design
- define and implement constructors
Object-oriented programming
Inheritance
Object-oriented progamming; Critters
More inheritance; Critters
- implement Critters to participate in the Critters simulation
More Critters; Polymorphism
ArrayList
- define and use
ArrayLists
TBD
No Class - Exam Week
No Class - Exam Week
No Class - Exam Week
No Class - Exam Week