CSC/CIS 313 Course Syllabus
Java-Object Oriented Programming & GUIs

Office Hours: 

• TTh: 1:45-3:00 pm in 213D msb
• W: 3:30-4:00  in 213D msb & 6:00-6:30 pm in 106 msb
• and by appointment

RecommendedTextbook:Absolute Java by Savitch, Addison Wesley ISBN: 0321330242 
(You can purchase a CodeMate access code, subscriptions may be purchased online at this site, which give you access to an etext version of the textbook.)

Textbook Companion Web Site

General Course Policies including:

• Grading Scale Late Assignments
• Attendance
• Academic Honor Policy
• Students With Disabilities

Grading: Your grade will be determined on the basis of the following weight factors:

• Program Assignments:           @ 50% 
• Quizzes & Homework Exercises: @ 5%
• Midterm Exam:                 @ 20%
• Final Exam:                     @ 25%

Java Resources:

• Download JDK 6 Update 7, The J2SE Development Kit (JDK)
• Sun's Official Java Programming Documentation
• Resources Links: Download latest Java SDK, links to tutorials, certification information, JCreator etc.
• Tutorial on JCreator  development tool from JavaWorld and link to Freeware version of JCreator for download.

Material covered 
(This is a tentative schedule for material covered, and is subject to change at any time. )

Chapter 1 :Getting Started with Java
• Introduction to Java
• Expressions and Assignment Statements
• The Class String
• Program Style     
Chapter 2: Console Input and Output
• Screen Output
• Console Input Using the Scanner Class

Chapter 3: Flow of Control

• Branching Mechanism
• Boolean Expressions
• Loops

Chapter 4: Defining Classes I
Chapter 5: Defining Classes II
Chapter 6:  Arrays

• Introduction to Arrays
• Arrays and References
• Programming with Arrays
• Multidimensional Arrays

Chapter 7: Inheritance

• Inheritance Basics
• Derived Classes
• Overriding a Method Definition
• Changing the Return Type of an Overridden Method
• Changing the Access Permissions of an Overridden Method
• The super Constructor
• The this Constructor
• Encapsulation and Inheritance
• Programming with Inheritance

Chapter 8: Polymorphism and Abstract Classes

• Late Binding
• The final Modifier
• Late Binding with toString
• Downcasting and Upcasting
• A First Look at the clone Method
• Abstract Classes

• Interfaces
  • Abstract Classes Implementing Interfaces
  • Derived Interfaces
  • The Comparable Interface
  • Defined Constants in Interfaces
  • The Serializable Interface
  • The Cloneable Interface
• Simple Uses of Inner Classes
  • Helping Classes
  • The .class File for an Inner Class
• More About Inner Classes
  • Static Inner Classes
  • Public Inner Classes
  • Nesting Inner Classes
  • Inner Classes and Inheritance
  • Anonymous Classes

• Exception Handling Basics
  • try-throw-catch Mechanism
  • Exception classes
  • Exception classes from Standard Packages
  • Defining Exception Classes
  • Multiple catch Blocks
• Throwing Exceptions in Methods
  • Throwing an Exception in a Method
  • Declaring Exceptions in a throws Clause
  • Exceptions to the Catch or Declare Rule
  • throws Clause in Derived Classes
  • When to Use Exceptions
  • Event-Driven Programming
• More Programming Techniques for Exception Handling
  • The finally Block
  • Rethrowing an Exception
  • The AssertionError Class
  • Exception Handling with the Scanner Class
  • ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

• Introduction to File I/O
  • Streams
  • Text Files and Binary Files
• Text Files
• The File Class
• Binary Files
• Random Access to Binary Files

• Event-Driven Programming
  • Events and Listeners
• Buttons, Events, and Other Swing Basics
• Containers and Layout Managers
• Menus and Buttons
• Text Fields and Text Areas

• Midterm Exam - Tuesday Oct. 27^th
• Drop Class without petition deadline Friday Oct. 30^th           

Chapter 18 Applets

• A Brief Introduction to HTML
  • HTML Formatting Commands
  • Outline of an HTML document
  • Hyperlinks
  • Inserting a Picture
• Programming Applets
  • Defining an Applet
  • Running an Applet
  • Menus in a JApplet
  • Adding Icons to an Applet
• Applets in HTML Documents
  • Inserting an Applet in an HTML Document
  • Running an Applet over the Internet
  • Applets and Security

• A Brief Introduction to HTML
  • HTML Formatting Commands
  • Outline of an HTML document
  • Hyperlinks
  • Inserting a Picture
• Programming Applets
  • Defining an Applet
  • Running an Applet
  • Menus in a JApplet
  • Adding Icons to an Applet
• Applets in HTML Documents
  • Inserting an Applet in an HTML Document
  • Running an Applet over the Internet
  • Applets and Security

• Window Listeners
• Icons and Scroll Bars
• The Graphics Class
• Colors
• Fonts and the drawString Method

• Thanksgiving Recess Wednesday – Sunday, November 25 - 29

Chapter 20: Multithreading

Chapter 14 : Linked Data Structures

• Java Linked Lists
  • Node Inner Classes
  • Exceptions
  • Iterators
  • Adding and Deleting Nodes
  • Immutable Iterators

• Java Linked Lists
•  Copy Constructors and the clone Method
• Iterators
• Variations on a Linked List
  • Doubly Linked List
  • The Stack Data Structure
  • The Queue Data Structure

• Collections
  • Wildcards
  • The Collection Framework
  • Concrete Collection Classes
  • Differences between ArrayList<T> and Vector<T>
  • Nonparameterized Version of the Collection Framework
  • A Peek at the Map Framework
• Iterators
  • The Iterator Concept
  • The Iterator Interface
  • List Iterators

Classes End Monday Dec 14^th  (Tuesday December 15^th is a Study Day)

 Final Exam Date:  Tuesday, December 22nd  10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Fall Final Exam Schedules 

This page was last modified on 11/07/2009 by L.M. Hicks