CS410PIJ Programming in Java --- Fall 2001
(Version Sept 26, 2001)

• Index
• Instructor
• Teaching Assistant
• Description
• Goal
• Prerequisites
• Course materials
• Grading
• Adding/Dropping and Registration
• Mailing list
• Schedule
• Homework
• Exams

Sergio Antoy
office: PCAT 115, 725-4036
e-mail: antoy@cs.pdx.edu
homepage: http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~antoy/
time & location: Tue & Thu 2-3:50 PM in PCAT 138
office hours: Tue 4pm in PCAT 138, Th 10am in FAB 120-24, Fri 6:50 at OCATE

Fengmei Zhao fzhao@cs.pdx.edu.
The teaching assistant is responsible for grading the assignments. Please, make sure s/he knows the URL of your assignments. Please address your questions about both the assignment content and the course to the instructor.

This course provides an in-depth introduction to Java and its environment. The course is suitable to programmers and technical managers and is intended for students who are already familiar with C++ or with C and have basic notions of object-oriented programming (for example, through course CS 420). Students will gain a thorough understanding of the language constructs and significant parts of the Java Foundation Classes. Students will also be exposed to Java related topics such as Object Oriented design, GUIs, the Web and HTML. In addition to an optional textbook, students will be required to consult appropriate on-line material. Assessment will be based on midterm and final exams and a multi-phased programming project.

The student who successfully completes this course should: master the language; understand how to use the language to develop object oriented software; be familiar enough with the AWT and the libraries to both code simple applets and easily find the answers to common questions.

Ability to program fluently in a typed, block-structured language such as C, C++, Ada, or Pascal; basic notions of object-oriented design and programming; knowledge of the Unix operating system sufficient to manage files and to develop programs.

• Textbook (optional): Laura Lemay and Rogers Cadenhead, Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days, Sams Publishing, latest ed.
• On-line material

There are a midterm and a final exam, close-book, about one hour in length and frequent programming assignments. See the exams and homework sections for details. The relative weights are 45% for both midterm and final and 10% for the assignments. Final grades will be available on the unofficial transcript on the PSU Web. Official grades may be ordered from the Office of Admission and Records in the main lobby of Neuberger Hall during regular business hours.

Register for this course through OCATE or see the Computer Science office at PSU.

You do not need my explicit permission to register for, add or drop this class. I have instructed both the Computer Science Office and OCATE to grant, without my signature, any and all requests to register for, add or drop this class. To contact OCATE and/or the Computer Science Office, see the Contacts and Resources paragraph.

There is a mailing list, java-antoy@cs.pdx.edu, for discussions and information about the course. Send a message to majordomo@cs.pdx.edu to subscribe to the list. You will be automatically unsubscribed at the end of the course.

For additional help with the mailing list see http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~tutors, call 725-4023, or e-mail tutors@cs.pdx.edu.

Class material and lab assignments are accessible via the following page.

The following schedule makes an approximate correspondence between the contents of the textbook's chapters and the material presented in the lectures. The schedule is flexible and will be tuned to the class' response to the material.

Week	Chapters	Homework
1	3 through 7
2	8 and 9
3	11 and 12	#1 due
4	10 and 13
5	midterm	#2 due
6	14
7	18	#3 due
8	15	#4 due
9	16	#5 due
10	open

The midterm is tentatively scheduled for October 25 (week #5). The final's date is found on the PSU Catalog. Exceptions will be allowed according to PSU regulations.

The Course lab page contains both the text and the commented code of each assignment. It also describes the options to turn in your work. The Schedule shows when each assigment is tentatively due. Changes to the schedule will be announced in class and posted to the Mailing list.

Assignments are due at the beginning of the first class of the week. If, for whatever reason, you miss the deadline, the grader may be unable to grade your assignment as scheduled. In this case, there is no guarantee that you will receive timely feedback for your assignment.

You can skip 20% of the assignments without penalty.

The midterm and final exams are intended to test both knowledge of the material presented in class and skills acquired working on the assignments.

The midterm is tentatively scheduled for week #5.

Some examples of past midterms or finals are available.

The instructor will discuss the complete solution of the midterm in class. Questions concerning the solution presented in class and/or alternative solutions, including students's answers will be addressed in class and/or on the mailing list.

Requests to change the grade must be submitted in writing either on hard copy or by e-mail. The request must include the original answer and the proposed change in points and the new grade.

Last Updated: Wed Sep 26 08:51:14 PDT 2001