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Date	Lectures, Assignments, etc.
W Sept 6	Introduction Labs, etc.	Reading assignment: All I really need to know about pair programming I learned in kindergarten (PDF) Self Portrait MyDrawing.java
M Sept 11	Getting ready for Java Just enough Java
W Sept 13	Static methods Extreme programming Primitives	Number Personalities Four versions of Number Personalities Static vs. Instance
M Sept 18	Control structures Fibonacci
W Sept 20	Using objects More control structures	Bouncing Balls Corrections to the BouncingBalls assignment
M Sept 25	Classes and objects The Java API
W Sept 27	Starting classes and methods	Horse Race (from Beginner's section) Frogger! and Additional requirement
M Oct 2	Comments Arrays
W Oct 4	JUnit testing Error messages	Saddle Points Example JUnit Test
M Oct 9	Namespace, scope, and access
W Oct 11	Numbers Polymorphism	Mixed Strategies Games with solutions
M Oct 16	All the operators Exceptions
W Oct 18	Style rules XP again Strings etc.	Secret Codes
M Oct 23	Fall break--no class.
W Oct 25	Abstract classes and Interfaces Simple text I/O	More secret codes Pig Latin Notes
M Oct 30	Test suites Event loops AWT	Totally Gridbag (video with sound) -- all you need to know about GridBagLayout.
W Nov 1	Inner classes Swing	SwingExamples.jar -- download and double-click to run
M Nov 6	No class
W Nov 8	Subclasses Generics	Adventure game McGame.zip
M Nov 13	Midterm exam Answers	Java O-O summary (to date) Java Syntax Pages Saajan's midterm review notes (MSWord) and HTML
W Nov 15	I/O Applets	Three Musketeers Three Musketeers Hints Images in Applets
M Nov 20	Model-View-Controller (MVC)	ButtonArray.java, LabelArray.java, PanelArray.java AlternateMoves.java (Threading example)
W Nov 22	Threads Which is better? .	No lab Friday, November 24 (Thanksgiving holiday)
M Nov 27	Producer-Consumer Animation Uncommon syntax	Producer-Consumer Animation
W Nov 29	Enums State machines	Simple Text Editor
M Dec 4	Information Hiding About CIT597
W Dec 6	Code examples Java O-O Summary
M Dec 18	Final Exam 9:00-11:00 David Rittenhouse Labs A4	Object-Oriented Concepts in Java Java Syntax Pages

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