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CMP 167: Programming Methods I
Lehman College, City University of New York
Fall 2016

General Information

Section:	Class Hours:	Room:	Instructor:	E-mail:	Office:	Office Hours:
CMP 167 02 (55318)	M, W 1:00-2:40 PM	GI-219	Sameh Fakhouri	sameh DOT fakhouri AT lehman DOT cuny DOT edu	GI-102	Tuesdays 3:00-6:00 PM

Syllabus:

The syllabus for the course can be found here.

Announcements:

• You will need to use your Blackboard account to turn in assignments. If you are unfamiliar with Blackboard or need help accessing your account, there is extra help available during the first two weeks of classes at the Computer Center.


• Email: I will be communicating with you on a regular basis throughout the semester using your email address on Blackboard. You must verify that blackboard has your Lehman College email address. You must check that email address on a regular basis. There will be no acceptable excuse for missing an email announcement.

Schedule:

Date	Handouts	Topics
August 24	Last Day To Drop With 100% Tuition Refund
August 25	Classes Begin
Week 1 August 29 - September 4	Syllabus Participation and Challenge Activity 1	Academic Integrity Code Section 1.1 - Programming Section 1.2 - A First Program Section 1.3 - Basic Output Section 1.4 - Basic Input Section 1.5 - Comments and Whitespace Section 1.6 - Errors and Warnings
August 31	Last Day To Drop With 75% Tuition Refund
Week 2 September 5 - September 11	Participation and Challenge Activity 2	Section 1.7 - Computers and Programs Section 1.8 - Computer Tour Section 1.9 - Language History Section 1.10 - Problem Solving Section 1.11 - Java Example: Salary Calculation Section 1.12 - Java Example: Married Couple Names Section 1.13 - Warm Up: Hello World (Java) Section 1.14 - Warm Up: Basic Output With Variables (Java) Section 1.15 - Program: ASCII ART (Java) Section 1.15 - Read And Write Different Types Of Data
September 5	Labor Day - College Closed
September 7	Participation and Challenge Activity 1 Deadline
September 7	Last Day To Drop With 50% Tuition Refund
Week 3 September 12 - September 18	Homework 1 Participation and Challenge Activity 3	Section 2.1 - Variables (int) Section 2.2 - Assignments Section 2.3 - Identifiers Section 2.4 - Arithmetic Expressions (int) Section 2.5 - Arithmetic Expressions (double) Section 2.6 - Constant Variables
September 14	Participation and Challenge Activity 2 Deadline
September 14	Last Day To Drop With 25% Tuition Refund Last Day To Drop Without The Grade Of "W"
Week 4 September 19 - September 25	Homework 2 Participation and Challenge Activity 4	Section 2.7 - Math Methods Section 2.8 - Type Conversions Section 2.9 - Binary Section 2.10 - Characters Section 2.11 - String Basics
September 21	Homework 1 Deadline
September 23	Participation and Challenge Activity 3 Deadline
Week 5 September 26 - October 2		Section 2.12 - Integer Overflow Section 2.13 - Numeric Data Types Section 2.14 - Random Numbers Section 2.15 - Reading API Documentation Section 2.16 - Debugging Section 2.17 - Style Guidlines Section 2.18 - Java Example: Salary Calculation With Variables Section 2.19 - Java Example: Married-Couple Names With Variables Section 2.20 - Warm Up: Variables, Input, and Casting (Java) Section 2.21 - Program: Painting A Wall (Java) Section 3.1 - if-else Section 3.2 - Relational / Equality Operators Section 3.3 - Multiple if-else Branches
Week 6 October 3 - October 9	Homework 3 Participation and Challenge Activity 5	Section 3.4 - Logical Operators Section 3.5 - Switch Statement Section 3.6 - Boolean Data Type Section 3.7 - String Comparisons Section 3.8 - String Access Operations Section 3.9 - String Modify Operations Section 3.10 - Character Operations Section 3.11 - Conditional Expressions Section 3.12 - Floating Point Comparison Section 3.13 - Short Circuit Evaluation Section 3.14 - Java Example: Salary Calculation With Branches Section 3.15 - Java Example: Seach For Name Using Branches Section 3.16 - Warm Up: Text Message Abbreviation Decoder (Java) Section 3.17 - Program: Text Message Decoder (Java) Section 3.18 - Program: Text Message Expander (Java)
October 3 - October 4	No Classes Scheduled
October 6	Classes Follow A Monday Schedule
October 4	Homework 2 Deadline
October 4	Participation and Challenge Activity 4 Deadline
Week 7 October 10 - October 16
October 10	Columbus Day - College Closed
October 11 - October 12	No Classes Scheduled
October 16	Homework 3 Deadline
October 16	Participation and Challenge Activity 5 Deadline
Week 8 October 17 - October 23	Exam 1 Review & Exam 1
October 17	Exam 1 Review
October 19	Exam 1	Exam 1 Information
Week 9 October 24 - October 30	Homework 4 Participation and Challenge Activity 6	Eclipse Section 4.1 - Loops Section 4.2 - While Loops Section 4.3 - More While Examples Section 4.4 - Counting Section 4.5 - For Loops Section 4.6 - Nested Loops Section 4.7 - Incremental Programming Section 4.8 - Break And Continue Section 4.9 - Enumerations Section 4.10 - Java Example: Salary Calculation With Loops Section 4.11 - Java Example: Domain Name Validation With Loops Section 4.12 - Warm Up: Drawing A Right Triangle (Java) Section 4.13 - Program: Drawing A Half Arrow (Java)
Week 10 October 31 - November 6	Homework 5 Participation and Challenge Activity 7	Section 5.1 - Array Concept Section 5.2 - Arrays Section 5.3 - Array Iteration Drill Section 5.4 - Iterating Through Arrays
October 31	Homework 4 Deadline
October 31	Participation and Challenge Activity 6 Deadline
Week 11 November 7 - November 13		Section 5.5 - Multiple Arrays Section 5.6 - Swapping Two Variables Section 5.7 - Loop-Modifying or Copying/Comparing Arrays Section 5.8 - Debug: Array Reverse Section 5.9 - Two-Dimensional Arrays Section 5.10 - Java Example: Salary Calculation With Arrays Section 5.11 - Java Example: Domain Names With Arrays Section 5.12 - Warm Up: People's Weights (Java) Section 5.13 - Program: Soccer Team Roster (Java)
November 10	Deadline To Withdraw With A Grade Of "W"
November 13	Homework 5 Deadline
November 13	Participation and Challenge Activity 7 Deadline
Week 12 November 14 - November 20
November 14	Exam 2 Review
November 16	Exam 2	Exam 2 Information
Week 13 November 21 - November 27	Homework 6 Participation and Challenge Activity 8	Section 6.1 - Method Basics Section 6.2 - Parameters Section 6.3 - Return Section 6.4 - Reasons And Methods Section 6.5 - Methods With Branches/Loops Section 6.6 - Unit Testing (methods) Section 6.7 - How Methods Work Section 6.8 - Methods: Common Errors Section 6.9 - Array Parameters Section 6.10 - Scope Of Variable/Method Definitions Section 6.11 - Method Name Overloading Section 6.12 - Javadoc For Methods Section 6.13 - Java Example: Salary Calculation With Methods Section 6.14 - Java Example: Domain Names With Methods Section 6.15 - Warm Up: Text Analyzer And Modifier (Java) Section 6.16 - Program: Authoring Assistant (Java)
November 24 - November 27	Thanksgiving Holiday - College Closed
Week 14 November 28 - December 4	Homework 7
November 30	Homework 6 Deadline
December 4	Participation and Challenge Activity 8 Deadline
Week 15 December 5 - December 11
December 10	Homework 7 Deadline
Week 16 December 12 - December 18	Final Exam Review
December 12	Final Exam Review
December 12	Last Day of Classes
December 19	Final Exam	Final Exam Information

(This page last updated on 24 August 2016)