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9/5/2008 |
Welcome back!
- Syllabus
Take a look at the Java
Curriculum
Discuss the Summer Assignment
Open BetterTurtle, look at:
- Reserved words
- Method signatures
- Instance/Class variables
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Read 1.1-1.4 and 1.7, 1.8 in text
Define the vocabulary words using this
sheet
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9/9/2008 |
Go over the Vocabulary homework
Chapter
1 Question Sheet (Type your answers, then print it out)
Short quiz next class on Chapter 1.
Need help on the Summer Lab? Stay after today or Thursday.
(Must get to me BY Friday)
Back to our good friend BetterTurtle
- Look at the API of Turtle and Turtlet
- Discuss static methods vs. inheritance
- On paper, WRITE an application program that constructs a Turtle
and slowly draws 5 red concentric circles with increasing radii
(20, 40, ... 100) using a for/loop. Make the radii increment
a variable set outside of the loop! Then, using the same Turtle,
draw 5 blue concentric circles with decreasing radii (110, 90,
... 30) using a while loop. Again, make the decrement a variable.
Vocabulary
- Objects, class, instance, reserved word, instance variable,
class variable, signature, inheritance, method, static method,
main, polymorphism
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Define the vocabulary words |
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9/11/2008 |
- Quiz
on Chapter 1
- Discuss the vocabulary homework
- Continue with while loops
- Discuss Do-While loops
- Lab
Assignment #1
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Read all of Chapter 2 in the text
Quiz Next class on Chapter 2 |
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9/15/2008 |
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Read 3.1 through 3.5 (pages 65 to 82) |
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9/17/2008 |
- Complete Lab
Assignment #1
- Show me when you are done - I will go over with you at your
computer.
- TEST NEXT CLASS on writing classes.
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Finish chapter 3 (3.6 to end) (p. 82 to 96) |
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9/19/2008 |
- Test #1 - Objects and Classes
- Add to vocabulary
- Primitive data type, class, parameter, accessor, modifier,
declaration, assignment, reference
- Java Review - A Powerpoint
- Primitives: int, double, boolean
- Accessors and modifiers
- Subclasses
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Read 6.1 through 6.3
in the text |
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9/23/2008 |
- We will go over the tests next class (Mueller needs
to take the exam.)
- Continue with the Summer Assignments.
(Need Beck's.)
- Summer
Assignment
- Labs 1 and 2 dealt with statistics
- Lab 3 dealt with dates
- Lab 4 dealt with strings/palindromes
- Take a look at Summer Labs 1 & 2; Add to your Utility
class the following two methods:
- countMins(int[] list) // returns the number of times the
smallest element in the list occurs
- allDifferent(int[] list) // returns true if there are
no duplicates in the list, false otherwise
- ArrayList getModes() // upgrade of the current one such
that this will return ALL modes
- Add a println to your main method in the App that will
print the result of these method calls.
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Homework: In the AP-API, review the following classes
-ArrayList, Double, Integer, Math, Object, Random, String, System
-For each class, make a list of EACH METHOD that is new to you
-Read through all the exceptions and note any questions |
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9/25/2008 |
- Go over the tests - Stat
Sheet
- Go over the API HW
- Discuss utility (static) classes vs. object classes vs. application
classes
- Finish Summer Lab Additional Methods
- Begin homework
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Finish reading chapter 6 (6.4 to the end) |
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9/29/2008 |
- Discuss utility (static) classes vs. object classes vs. application
classes
- Discuss class design
- Kinds of instance variables
- Kinds of methods
- Write Lab #2: The
Car Class
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Read Chapter 15 in the text about Exception Handling |
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10/1/2008 |
- Discuss Exceptions
- Put Exceptions into our Car Class
- Work on the Summer Lab Upgrade (countMins, allDifferent, getModes)
- Show me your car and summer lab upgrades if complete
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Finish Car and Summer Lab Upgrades |
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10/3/2008 |
- Finish Summer Lab Upgrade
- In BlueJ, create a new project called "Vehicle" in your labs
folder.
- Briefly look at interfaces and abstract classes
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Gather information for 20 vehicles (there will be overlap, but
hopefully not too much). Type the file in notepad and save as "vehicleData.txt"
Please
use this format. |
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10/7/2008 |
- Design Discussion for the classes needed to keep inventory
for a car dealership
- Reports: all vehicles, vehicles within a particular category,
number of vehicles, total cost, etc.
- Ability to search for vehicles that satisify particular criteria
(ie. efficiency > 20mpg, 4wd, price < $22g)
- Place your vehicleData.txt file in your Vehicle Project folder
- Discuss the structure of our new project and abstract vs.
super classes
- Discuss what informations is specific to the type of vehicle
and what is general. (Ie. only a car should have a boolean convertible
field.)
- Decide on a small subset of data fields to include in our
Vehicle class. Put in modifier (mutator) and query (accessor)
methods for each field.
- Brainstorm what reports/functionality our inventory program
should have
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HOMEWORK
- We will use a Utility class (with static methods). Think and
write down the types of actions we would like our project to
be capable of accomplishing. (Ie. what type of reports to generate.)
- Write down IN SIMPLE ENGLISH what would be involved (ie. the
process) to find the most expensive vehicle.
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10/9/2008 |
- Create the Car, Truck, and SUV classes.
- Write an application program (VehicleTest) to instantiate
all three types of vehicles as three elements of a Vehicle[].
Be sure to put a toString() in Vehicle and print the vehicles
in your App.
- Create a Utility class and write a static method to print
the data in the array.
public static
void printVehicleList(Vehicle[] theVehicles)
- Look at the Scanner class and write a static method to read
data from your file.
public static
Vehicles[] read(String filename, int size)
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Read 19.1 through 19.5 in the textbook *
This reading covers the Selection and Mergesorts. |
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10/14/2008 |
- DO
NOW (FOR LOOP Fun)
- Make
this application program work for Vehicle
You will be adding a read method.
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Read 7.5 in the text (including ALL special sections) [loop invariants] |
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10/16/2008 |
- Continue work on the Vehicle Project [Complete the read method
- you can work together.]
--> Copy in THIS
CODE. Generate the functionality so that Phase 2 works. Then
make Phase 3 work. |
Complete Phase 2 FOR HOMEWORK.
It MUST be working by next class. |
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10/21/2008 |
Complete Phase 3
Look at sorting - Powerpoint
Begin Sorting
Activity |
Complete
the two "Part 2" Questions on a typed sheet of paper.
They will be graded. |
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10/23/2008 |
Hand in your HW
Complete the Sorting Activity
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Complete Phase 3 of the Vehicle Project if not yet done. |
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10/27/2008 |
Finish the looping activity (until 11:30am)
Then the Cryptogram Lab |
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10/29/2008 |
Short Quiz on
Looping next class
Show me cryptogram lab
Discuss searching (linear vs. binary)
Finish the Sorting Activity |
Finish Ch. 19 (19.6 to the end)
Topic is searching |
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10/31/2008 |
I NEED TO SEE
- Cryptogram
*Finish sorting activity*
Continue with Vehicle
--> Write the two sort methods
# Add the following three methods to your Utility class
* sortByPrice([], String dir); // if dir.equals("DESC"),
print descending, else ASC
* sortByName([], String dir); // Sort the following way: first
by make, then model - model should always be alphabetical, but
make will either be ASC or DESC
* sortByEfficiency([], String dir); // use any algorithm you like
# methods should return the array in the correctly sorted order
# Print the returned sorted arrays in your VehicleTester App to
test it.
***********10 Week Exam Next Class*********** |
(Hand in HW on a sheet of paper with your name/date/Class
#20 HW)
Read Chapter 4 in the text (including all parts!)
* Complete Exercises R4.1 to R4.4 and R4.6 to R4.9 |
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11/4/2008 |
- 10 WEEK EXAM
- At this point I must see Cryptogram!
- [From Vehicle Project Homepage]
- Create a new class in BlueJ called VehicleTesting2
- Copy in this application
program.
- Make it work. :)
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Make the application program work that is on today's agenda. |
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11/6/2008 |
TODAY IS A PROGRAMMING DAY!
(Yay!)
I will help you as needed.
- Write the method "public static Vehicle[] withEfficiency(double
efficiency, Vehicle[] list) that uses a sequential search to
return ALL vehicles with this efficiency (or null if none exist.)
I will 'grade' your hw by giving you 15 minutes at the start
of Monday's class to type in your answer. If it works, you successfully
did your hw. If not, you did not.
- CONFIRM YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR HW
- Once done with those methods, add these
to your Utility class.
- Test them by adding calls to them in the application program.
- insertOneByEfficiency()
We will go over the Chapter 4 Questions
Continue with Vehicle
Additional
Functions |
Watch this Powerpoint.
Allow yourself 30 MINUTES to follow it. Focus on the selection and
insertion sorts. Remember the way each one works. This powerpoint
is on "Big O" notation. |
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11/10/2008 |
Type in your withEfficiency function
Go over the Looping Test and First Quarter Test
Discuss the Powerpoint.
Ensure that your Vehicle Project has all
these methods. |
A Exam - Test 1: 1-20 in the packet |
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11/13/2008 |
Go over the tests
Go over the HW
Continue work on Vehicle |
FINISH VEHICLE |
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11/17/2008 |
FIRST HALF OF CLASS: Finish
Vehicle*
* I will be grading them over Thanksgiving Break
# We are now going to begin a series of 'relatively quick' labs
that will bring us to December break. Each day you will receive
a sheet outlining the lab; what to do, when it's due, etc. Your
HW each night, if nothing else, is to work on these labs to ensure
they are completed by the due date.
- Start Lab 3 |
Finish Lab 3 |
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11/19/2008 |
Do
now on Loop Invariants
- Recap of Vehicle/Big
O Handout
- Table
of Big O Values
Finish Lab 3
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Complete the Practice A Exam - Test 1
(Questions 21-35 and the Part 2s [1, 2, 4] as well!) |
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11/21/2008 |
Go over the Practice Exam
Part 2 Key
Begin Lab #4: Permutation
Generator |
Complete Lab #4 |
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11/25/2008 |
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- Chapter 18 in the text covers Recursion
- Read 18.1 and 18.2 (pages 664 through 671)
- Read 18.4 (678 to 684)
- LOOK AT Exercise P18.13 - TOWERS OF HANOI
- Think about the problem
- Then Google Towers of Hanoi and look at some solutions and
applets that show what is happening.
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12/2/2008 |
Complete
this checkup on ArrayList. (Loop/Iterate)
- PP on Introduction to Recursion
- Discuss calculating factorials
- Discuss calculating the sum of 1-n
- Work on Recursion
Practice Lab
- Finish Permutation Lab
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Additive
Prime Lab |
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12/4/2008 |
DO NOW: Write a block of code that will create
an ArrayList and fill it with 1000 random Integers between 100
and 250.
- Finish the Recursion Practice Lab
- Finish the Permutation Lab
- Try the Knight's
Tour Problem
- Get the AP Review Book
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Questions 1-17 in the Review Book for Practice Exam A1
This should be done on a SEPARATE SHEET.
Please do not write in the book. |
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12/8/2008 |
Start the Case Study: GridWorld | Case
Study Text | Case
Study Powerpoint
- Continue with the case study using Worksheet
#1 as a guide.
You will be using BugTest as your program.
Finish the Bug exercises from the case study. |
Questions 1-21 in the Review Book for Practice Exam A1
This should be done on a SEPARATE SHEET.
Please do not write in the book. |
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12/10/2008 |
TAKE QUESTIONS about the HW (Questions
1-21)
- Continue with Part 3 of the case study (page 15)
-----> Follow it, completing the Do You Know sections as you
come to them. Please type the question and the answer in a word
document.
Set 3, 4, 5, 6 --> We will see how far we get in class today. |
ArrayList
Packet (complete me!)
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12/16/2008 |
Go over the ArrayList Packet
Continue with the Case Study
Go over sets 3-5 |
Complete Test #5 (will be graded) |
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12/18/2008 |
Continue with the Case Study
- Take a Sheet for the Jumper Class
Group 1: Jordan, Mike, Jacob, Andrew
Group 2: Scott, Sam, Nick, Chris
Complete the sheet with your group (each member should fill out
his sheet.)
Have me look it over - begin coding.
[hand in test #5 --> go over at end of block]
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Complete Set 6 and read UP TO Part 4 of the study |
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12/22/2008 |
FINISH PART 4 of the Case Study
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Recursion Packet |
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1/5/2009 |
DO
NOW
Please do both parts.
Turn in the Recursion packet.
We will then continue with the Case Study. |
2002
AP Exam Part 2 Question 2 |
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1/9/2009 |
TO BE COMPLETED TODAY
- Do you know? Sets 8 and 9
- Exercises 1-3
It is vital that you understand the infrastructure of the Case
Study. Refer to the appendix when necessary. Have fun making these
critters! :) |
Complete Exercise 4.
MAKE SURE that you have completed these.
Recursion
Worksheet |
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1/13/2009 |
BACK TO THE CASE STUDY
Exercises 1-6... we will get as far as we can.
TBD...
We (maybe...) :) will wrap up the Case Study today (To be revisited
in March.) |
- Read 9.2 and ADVANCED TOPIC 9.1 on page 334/335
- Read 9.6 to 9.8 in the text
- Finish Exercises 1-3 |
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1/15/2009 |
Finish Exercises 4-6
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Read pages 100-113 in your "Be Prepared" Review book |
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1/20/2009 |
DISCUSS THE CONCLUSION OF THE CASE STUDY.
Begin
Labs 5-7
You can find the BlueJ file in the Public Folder.
Complete Lab 5.
Labs 5 and 6 should be finished by the end of today.
Lab 7 will be handed in with your midterm
TRACE THE CODE using the array {12, 9, 18, 31, 5} on paper with
a PENCIL. Be clear and organized.
Review for Midterm |
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1/22/2009 |
12:35 to 2:15pm: MIDTERM EXAMINATION |
BE PREPARED REVIEW BOOK
Practice Exam A1
Questions 18-40
Part 2s: 1 and 4
Do these on a SEPARATE sheet of paper.
(Not in the book.)
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS. |
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