CIT 591 Programming Languages & Techniques I
Fall 2008, David Matuszek

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Meeting times Lecture MW 3:00-4:30 Heilmeyer Hall (Towne 100) Lab F 3:00-4:30 Moore 207 Beginner's section Mondays 4:30-6:00 DRL 3C6  Office hours Whenever my door is open. Specific office hours: 10:30-12:00 Fridays Moore 176 Wednesdays 12:00-1:00, Thursdays 11:30-1:00 Moore 100 Mondays 1:30-3:00 Moore 207 Thursdays 3:00-4:00 Moore 100		Links Last year's CIT591 Academic Integrity Policy Textbook and Resources MCIT schedule Blackboard and Instructions for Using Zip Files and Blackboard Java version test page Java Syntax Pages (online) or as a downloadable .zip file Eclipse FAQ and Eclipse Tips SwingExamples.jar
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Date	Lectures	Assignments, etc.
Sept. 3	Introduction to CIT 591 Getting ready Applets	Self Portrait
Sept. 8	Eclipse Just Enough Java
Sept. 10	Blackboard	Lunar Lander Dave's LunarLander.java
Sept. 15	Methods Extreme Programming	All I Really Need to Know about Pair Programming I Learned In Kindergarten (PDF file) Pair Programming (Wikipedia) SavingsAccount.java
Sept. 17	Fibonacci Example Primitives Objects	Name That Number! Clarifications Dave's NumberNamer.java and NumberNamerTest.java
Sept. 22	Classes and Objects Classes and Methods	Horse.java and Racetrack.java
Sept. 24	More Control Structures Arrays	Random Activity Clarifications Dave's RandomActivity.zip
Sept. 29	API Namespace, Scope, Access	Playfair Cipher and a starter file, CipherExpert.zip Clarifications Dave's Playfair.zip
Oct. 1	JUnit testing
Oct. 6	Polymorphism Strings
Oct. 8	Error Messages Exceptions
Oct. 13	No class (Fall break)
Oct. 15	Midterm exam Midterm with answers	CountWords DavesWordCounterTest.java
Oct. 20	Comments Generics	Number Namer Makeup Assignment ExtendedNumberNamerTest.java
Oct. 22	Managing Complexity Simple Style Rules	Balanced Ternary
Oct. 27	Event Loops AWT Inner Classes
Oct. 29	Swing Comparable	SwingExamples.jar (run by double-clicking) Balanced Ternary Calculator Calculator Notes BalancedTernaryTest.java
Nov. 3	Abstract Classes Numbers
Nov. 5	All the Operators Java I/O	Text Translator Text Translator Notes line-wrap-test.txt, indentation-test.txt, zap-gremlin-test.txt
Nov. 10	Enums More About Classes
Nov. 12	Model-View-Controller	Drake's Equation Drake Equation Notes
Nov. 17	Threads
Nov. 19	Animation Uncommon Syntax	Counting Bridge Hands (Makeup assignment) Snake Game Bouncing Ball (using a Timer)
Nov. 24	Producer-Consumer Which is Better?	Bouncing Ball (using an explicit Thread)
Nov. 26	Thanksgiving is Nov. 27	No lab this week
Dec. 1	Code Examples
Dec. 3	Java O-O Summary	No lab
Dec 11	Final Exam Final Exam with Answers	9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in DRLB (David Rittenhouse Lab) A6.

Key
An assignment	Software that will be useful in this course	An article, usually offsite	A tutorial
Official specification (always offsite)	A PowerPoint document, usually one of my lectures	Additional information about the topic	Example