Computer Science I

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5^th Six-Weeks

Current Assignments

1. Lab 07b - HexToBinary - due Mar 12
2. Lab 07c - Decoder - due Mar 12 (extra credit)
   Lab 07d - MouseButtonTester - due Mar 12 (extra credit)
   Lab 07e - MorseCode - due Mar 12 (extra credit)
   Lab 07f - Monster - due Mar 12 (extra credit)

Daily Log

• Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - start on lab 7b
• Thursday, March 11, 2010 - GridWorld lecture review, start on Ch 7 GridWorld labs

4^th Six-Weeks

Assignments

1. Lab 05a - Discount - due Jan 22
2. Lab 05b - NumberVerify - due Jan 26
3. Lab 05c - StringOddOrEven - due Jan 28
4. Lab 05d - CharacterAnalyzer - due Jan 28 (extra credit)
   Lab 05e - Distance - due Jan 28 (extra credit)
   Lab 05f - AnimatedCar - due Jan 28 (extra credit)
5. GridWorld lab 5.1 - SpinningActor - due Feb 8
6. GridWorld lab 5.2 - BlinkyActor - due Feb 10
7. GridWorld lab 5.3 - TeleporterActor - due Feb 12
8. GridWorld lab 5.4 - MoveLeftActor - due Feb 12 (extra credit)
   GridWorld lab 5.5 - MoveSouthActor - due Feb 12 (extra credit)
   GridWorld lab 5.6 - MoveNorthActor - due Feb 12 (extra credit)
   GridWorld lab 5.7 - UpAndOverActor - due Feb 12 (extra credit)
   
9. Lab 06a - NumberCompare - due Feb 18
10. Lab 06b - StringEquality - due Feb 22
11. Lab 06c - WordsCompare - due Feb 22
12. Lab 06d - Social - due Feb 22 (extra credit)
    Lab 06e - StringLengthCheck - due Feb 22 (extra credit)
    Lab 06f - StringFirstLetterCheck - due Feb 22 (extra credit)
    Lab 06g - WordFun - due Feb 22 (extra credit)
    
13. GridWorld lab 6.1 - RedGreenActor - due Feb 24
14. GridWorld lab 6.2 - Car - due Feb 26
15. GridWorld lab 6.3 - MoveLeftActor - due Feb 26 (extra credit)
    GridWorld lab 6.4 - MoveNorthActor - due Feb 26 (extra credit)
    
16. Lab 07a - Grade - due Mar 8

Daily Log

• Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - discuss exam curve and most-missed questions, review ifs, begin ch 5 labs
• Thursday, January 21, 2010 - continue working on ch 5 labs, mini-lecture on parameter passing
• Monday, January 25, 2010 - continue working on ch 5 labs
• Wednesday, January 27, 2010 (early release) - catch up, finish 5b and 5c
• Friday, January 29, 2010 - GridWord lecture, start on Ch 5 GridWorld labs
• Friday, February 5, 2010 - review GridWorld, keep working on ch 5 labs
• Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - work on ch 5 labs
• Thursday, February 11, 2010 - work on ch 5 labs
• Monday, February 15, 2010 - begin chapter 6: if-else and also talk about String references
• Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - work on ch 6 labs
• Friday, February 19, 2010 - finish ch 6 labs, start GridWord refresher lecture
• Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - start on Ch 6 GridWorld labs
• Thursday, February 25, 2010 - work on GridWorld labs
• Monday, March 1, 2010 - finish up GridWorld labs, begin chapter 6: else if
• Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - TAKS ELA testing; only 4th period met, and for 40 minutes
• Friday, March 5, 2010 - do lab 7a

3^rd Six-Weeks

Assignments

1. Lab 03a - Triangle - due Nov 30
2. Lab 03b - MilesPerHour - due Nov 30
3. Lab 03c - Quadratic - due Nov 30
4. Lab 03d - Distance - due Nov 30 (extra credit)
5. GridWorld lab 3.1 - MoveLeftActor - due Dec 4
6. GridWorld lab 3.2 - MoveSouthActor - due Dec 4 (extra credit)
   GridWorld lab 3.3 - MoveNorthActor - due Dec 4 (extra credit)
   GridWorld lab 3.4 - UpAndOverActor - due Dec 4 (extra credit)
7. Lab 04a - AddStrings - due Dec 14
8. Lab 04b - FirstAndLast - due Dec 16
9. Lab 04c - StringRipper - due Dec 16
10. Lab 04d - Name - due Dec 18
11. Lab 04e - StringChecker - due Dec 18 (extra credit)
12. If Statement Exercises - due Jan 11
13. The Names Test - taken in class Jan 6-7

• Fall Semester Exam - taken in class Jan 12-15

Daily Log

• Monday, November 16, 2009 - Chapter 3 lecture, random numbers
• Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - begin chapter 3 labs
• Friday, November 20, 2009 - finish up chapter 3 labs
• Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - GridWorld lecture, start ch 3 GridWorld lab
• Thursday, December 3, 2009 - finish up MoveLeftActor, take photos for names test
• Monday, December 7, 2009 - photo retakes, begin Chapter 4 lecture
• Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - lecture on print() vs toString(), start on lab 4a and 4b
• Friday, December 11, 2009 - finish 4a, finish ch 4 lecture, start remaining ch 4 labs
• Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - work on chapter 4 labs
• Thursday, December 17, 2009 - finish chapter 4 labs
• Monday, January 4, 2010 - review programming basics, Christmas report, ch 5 lecture
• Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - names test, work on if practice
• Friday, January 8, 2010 - review for semester exam (4th) or finish if practice
• Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - review (1st, 2nd), take fall semester exam (4th)
• Thursday, January 14, 2010 - take fall semester exam (1st, 2nd)

2^nd Six-Weeks

Assignments

1. Input Exercises - due Oct 9
2. Lab 0c - Input - due Oct 14
3. Lab 01a - StarsAndStripes - due Oct 20
4. Lab 01b - SmileyFace - due Oct 26
5. Lab 01c - BigHouse - due Oct 26
6. Lab 01d - Robot - due Oct 26 (extra credit)
7. Arithmetic Exercises - due Nov 3
8. Printf Practice - due Nov 9
9. Lab 02a - Rectangle - due Nov 13
10. Lab 02b - Sum - due Nov 13
11. Lab 02c - Average - due Nov 13
12. Lab 02d - Cube - due Nov 13 (extra credit)
    Lab 02e - Circle - due Nov 13 (extra credit)
    Lab 02f - Line - due Nov 13 (extra credit)
    Lab 02g - Fahrenheit - due Nov 13 (extra credit)
    

Daily Log

• Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - begin chapter 0c, start working on InputExercises
• Thursday, October 8, 2009 - finish chapter 0c lecture, begin lab 0c
• Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - continue working on lab 0c, finish forgotten chapter 0b lecture
• Thursday, October 15, 2009 - history of programming styles, begin chapter 1 lecture, start working on lab01a
• Monday, October 19, 2009 - review first part of ch 1, finish lab 01a, resume ch 1 lecture (graphics!)
• Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - finish ch 1 lecture (graphics), begin labs 01b (SmileyFace) and 01c (BigHouse)
• Friday, October 23, 2009 - continue working on chapter 1 labs
• Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - Don't Be Creepy lecture
• Thursday, October 29, 2009 - begin chapter 2 (math), begin Arithmetic Exercises
• Monday, November 2, 2009 - continue working on ArithmeticExercises, start printf lecture
• Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - review/finish Printf lecture, start printf exercises
• Friday, November 6, 2009 - finish printf practice
• Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - review instance variables and OOP from ch 2, start chapter 2 labs
• Thursday, November 12, 2009 - finish up ch 2 labs and anything else from 2nd Six-Weeks

1^st Six-Weeks

Assignments

1. computer science aptitude quiz - given in class starting Aug 24
2. FirstProg.java, your first Java program - done in class starting Sept 3
3. Printing Exercises - due Sept 15
4. Lab 0a3 - ASCII art - due Sept 17
5. Triumph of the Nerds quiz 1 - given in class starting Sept 22
6. ActorBox lab - due Sept 25
7. ActorTriangle lab - due Sept 29
8. Variable Exercises - due Oct 1
9. Lab 0b - Variables - due Oct 5

Daily Log

• Monday, August 24, 2009 - first day PPT (what is CS, about me, why CS), aptitude quiz
• Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - go over aptitude quiz, introductions, begin lecture on history of computing devices
• Friday, August 28, 2009 - finish hardware lecture, log in, computer rules, room rules
• Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - review rules, lecture on history of programming languages
• Thursday, September 3, 2009 - review programming languages, your first Java program
• Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - review first Java program, begin chapter 0a
• Thursday, September 10, 2009 - finish chapter 0a, late policy, coding psyche-out, begin printing exercises
• Monday, September 14, 2009 - finish printing exercises, begin Lab 0a3
• Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - finish Lab 0a3, start looking at GridWorld
• Friday, September 18, 2009 - watch "Triumph of the Nerds" volume 1, discuss important names
• Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - TotN quiz 1, continue GridWorld lecture, begin GridWorld lab 1
• Thursday, September 24, 2009 - finish GridWorld lab 1, start lab 2
• Monday, September 28, 2009 - begin chapter 0b, start working on VariableExercises
• Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - review ch 0b lecture, finish VariableExercises, start lab 0b
• Friday, October 2, 2009 - finish lab 0b and anything else missing from 1st Six-Weeks