CptS 121 Schedule--Fall, 2009

CptS 121 Schedule

Last Modified on Nov. 20, 2009

Note: This schedule is subject to change at the instructor's discretion.

Week	Date	Topic	Reading	Work Given	Work Due
Part I: Introduction to Computer Science and C Programming
1	8/24	1-1: Intro. to Course and Computer Science		Lab 0	Lab 0
	8/26	Programming Pretest	HK 1.3 - 1.5	Quiz 0	Quiz 0
	8/28	1-2: Computer Software and the Software Development Process
2	8/31	2-1: C Language Elements	HK 2.1 - 2.4	PA 1 Lab 1	Lab 1
	9/2	2-2: Arithmetic Expressions, Input and Output [example code]	HK 2.5 - 2.8
	9/4	2-3: Functions I [example code]	HK 3.1 - 3.3	Quiz 1 (in class)	Quiz 1 (in class)
3	9/7	No Class - Labor Day	No Class	Lab 2	Lab 2
	9/9	3-1: Functions II (Files, Functions and Arguments) [example code]	HK 3.4 - 3.6	PA 2	PA 1
	9/11	3-2: File Processing w/ Functions (continue w/Toll Booth example) [example code]	HK 2.7 revisited	Quiz 2 (in class)	Quiz 2 (in class)
4	9/14	4-1: Input and Output File Processing w/Functions [Penn Relays Example]		Lab 3	Lab 3
	9/16	4-2: If Statements [Payroll Example]	HK 4.1 - 4.4	PA 3	PA 2
	9/18	4-3: If Statements (cont.) [starting point student grades example code; will be completed in 9/21 lecture and will help w/PA#3]	HK 4.5 - 4.7	Quiz 3	Quiz 3
5	9/21	5-1: Nested If statements [student grades example code (completed)] (Hundhausen out of town; Andy O'Fallon will lecture)	HK 4.5 - 4.7	Lab 4	[Lab4a sol'n] [Lab4b sol'n] [Lab 4c sol'n]
	9/23	Midterm #1 Review Session (Hundhausen out of town; Andy O'Fallon will lead)			PA 3
	9/25	Midterm #1 (Covers material through 9/21 lecture)	HK 1 - 4.7
Part II: Software development in C
6	9/28	6-1: Switch statements [baseball example]	HK 4.8 - 4.9	Lab 5	[Lab 5 sol'n]
	9/30	6-2: Counter-controlled Loops [tollbooth and fib # example code]	HK 5.1 - 5.5	PA 4	PA 3
	10/2	6-3: Conditional Loops [tollbooth example w/conditional loop]	HK 5.1 - 5.5	Quiz 4	Quiz 4
7	10/5	7-1: Sentinel-, End-file-, and Flag-controlled loops [tollbooth example w/sentinel-controlled loop] [Code that will help w/PA4]	HK 5.6 - 5.11	Lab 6	[Lab 6 sol'n]
	10/7	7-2: Flag-Controlled Loops/Modular programming I [tollbooth example w/endfile-controlled loop]	HK 6.1 - 6.3	PA 5	PA 4
	10/9	Quiz 5 on Loops (Hundhausen in surgery)	HK 6.4 - 6.7	Quiz 5	Quiz 5
8	10/12	7-3: Modular programming II [date arithmetic example 1]	HK 7.1 -7.3	Lab 7	[Lab 7 sol'n]
	10/14	7-3: Modular programming III [date arithmetic example 2] [completed date arithmetic code]	HK 8.1 - 8.3	PA 6	PA 5
	10/16	8-1: Simple Data Types 8-2: Array Basics [date arithmetic code enhanced w/enum and arrays]	HK 8.4 - 8.5
9	10/19	8-2: Array Basics (a gentler intro) [example code]	HK 8.4 - 8.5	Lab 8	[Lab 8 sol'n]
	10/21	9-1: Searching & Sorting Arrays [selection sort example]	HK 8.6 - 8.9	Quiz 6	Quiz 6
	10/23	9-1: Searching & Sorting Arrays (cont.) [tic-tac-toe initial code]	HK 8.6 - 8.9
10	10/26	9-2: Multidimensional Arrays [tic-tac-toe example]	HK 8.6 - 8.9	Quiz 7 Lab 9	Quiz 7 [Lab 9 prob 1 sol'n] [Lab 9 prob 2 sol'n]
	10/28	9-3: Structures [student database example]	HK 11.1 - 11.5
	10/30	10-1: Strings I Finish up structs (Interactive debugging activity) [cleaned-up student database example]	HK 11.3 - 11.5 HK 9.1 - 9.4
11	11/2	10-2: Arrays of Pointers [searching/sorting student database example]	HK 9.5 - 9.9	Quiz 8 Lab 10	Quiz 8 Lab 10
	11/4	10-3: Function pointers [searching/sorting student database w/function pointers]	HK 9.5 - 9.9	PA 7	PA 6
	11/6	10-4: Strings III: Using Pointer Notation for Arrays [example code] 12-3: Recursion I (as time allows)		battleship tourney (extra credit)
12	11/9	Midterm #2 Review Session [PA 7 help cont.]	HK 5 - 9, 11.1 - 11.5	No lab!	No lab!
	11/11	No Class (Veteran's Day Holiday)
	11/13	Midterm #2 (Covers material from 9/21 lecture through 11/6 lecture)	HK 5 - 9, 11.1 - 11.5
13	11/16	13-1: Recursion II [example code]	HK 10.1 - 10.4	Lab 11	Lab 11
	11/18	13-2: Recursion III [fixed code from 11-16, set code]	HK 10.5 - 10.7	PA 8	PA 7
	11/20	13-3: Bit Operations/Manipulations [follow-up from 11-18, start of bit sets]	Appendix C, p. 861 - 864	Quiz 9 (on strings)	Quiz 9 (on strings) battleship tourney
	11/23 - 11/27	No Classses - Thanksgiving Break
14	11/30	13-2: Command Line Arguments [example code]	HK 13.1 - 13.7	Lab 12	Lab 12
	12/2	13-3: Dynamic Data Structures I	HK 14.1 - 14.2
	12/4	14-1: Dynamic Data Structures II [incomplete code]	HK 14.3 - 14.4	Quiz 10	Quiz 10
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	12/7	14-2: Dynamic Data Structures III [list code]	HK 14.4	Lab Final	Lab Final
	12/9	Course Wrap-Up		Quiz 11	Quiz 11
	12/11	Final Exam Review Session			PA 8
Final Exam (Note Change!): Tuesday, December 15, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.