Course Overview

This course introduces the foundations of programming in the Java language for students within the Computer Science and Engineering department. Fundamental techniques of programming as a foundation for more advanced study in information technology and computer science are covered. Considerable attention is devoted to developing effective software engineering practice, algorithm design, decomposition, procedural abstraction, testing, and software reuse. This section will also emphasize programming in a UNIX/Linux environment.

Prerequisites

Students are required to have a prior background in mathematical concepts at the level of college algebra (or higher) prior to enrolling.

Outline

The follow list contains courses that I have taught within the past few years.

Week	Topic	Notes
1	Course Introduction	Complete the Java Basics Lab and Introduction to Linux Lab
2	Syntax and Basic I/O	Complete the Standard Input Lab
3	Decisions, Logic and Problem Solving
4	Decisions, Logic and Problem Solving
5	Decisions, Logic and Problem Solving
6	Control Structures
7	Control Structures
8	File I/O
9	File I/O
10	Arrays
11	Arrays
12	Functions
13	Object-Oriented Coding
14	Object-Oriented Coding
15	Course Review
16	Final Examination

Assigned Reading

No reading material has been assigned. However, the following textbooks are optional and may supplement the material in the class:

• Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects (Seventh Edition) by Gaddis

Resources

The following resources are available for students to use.

• This list will be updated at a later time

Lab Work

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