CMPS 134 (Computer Science I)   Fall 2009

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Online Textbook

• Java — Objects First: An Introduction to Computer Programming using Java and BlueJ by Rick Gee

Test Information

• Test #2 will be on Friday, November 20. The major topic will be arrays. See some sample problems
• Quiz #2 sample solutions
• Test #1 was on Wednesday, October 15.

Programming Assignments

• Programming Assignment #1: Temperature   Submit/Review
• Programming Assignment #2: Distance   Submit/Review   annotated solution   DistanceTester   DistanceTester2
• Programming Assignment #3: BetterUmpireClicker   Submit/Review
• Programming Assignment #4: Short Term Memory   Submit/Review  
• Programming Assignment #5: Bag Of Strings   Submit/Review  

Homework Assignments

• Homework #0   Submit/Review

Programming Samples

• Temperature classes: Temperature (no Kelvin)     TemperatureTester   test data
• Umpire Clicker classes: UmpireClicker1   UmpireClicker2   UmpireClicker3   WrapAroundCounter
• Short Term Memory classes: ShortTermMemory   ShortTermMemoryViaAry
• StringUtility class
• ArrayExamples class
• Gradebook application   sample gradebook data file

Online Handouts

• Supplementary notes for Gee's Chapter 0. (updated at 10am Aug. 27)
• Examples of methods for computing the maximum of two or three values

Java-related Links

• Java JDK download (Choose JDK 6 Update 16, the 5th orage "Download" button from the top)
• jGrasp IDE
• BlueJ — The interactive Java environment: home page   download   installation instructions   documentation
• CS Dept. Links for Java
• Java "home page"
• Java online tutorials
• Learning the Java Language online tutorials:
  • Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
  • Language Basics
  • Classes and Objects
  • Interfaces and Inheritance
  • Numbers and Strings
  • Arrays
• Java Package Hierarchy
• Specific Packages of Interest:
  • java.lang (includes Object, System, String, StringBuilder, Math, Exception, and the "wrapper" classes (Boolean, Character, Integer, etc.))
  • java.io (includes the class File as well as InputStream, OutputStream, Reader, Writer IOException, and their subclasses)
  • java.util (includes the classes Scanner and Arrays)
• Java Collections Framework
• How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool
• jGrasp IDE

Interesting "How Stuff Works", Wikipedia, and other Documents

• Computer (Wikipedia)
• Computer program (Wikipedia)
• Personal Computer (Wikipedia)
• How Bits and Bytes Work (how stuff works)
• How Java Works (how stuff works)