CS 106, Spring 2012Matthew E. Taylor (Matt) taylorm@lafayette.edu AEC 522 Syllabus: Spring 2012 Some potentially useful Links: If you'd like to purchase your own Bluetooth adapter, search for "Bluetooth USB 2.0 Micro Adapter Dongle" on Amazon, and it's the first choice for ~$2.00. |
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Topic
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Reading
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Assignment
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1/23 (Monday) | First day of class | ||
Lab | Lab 0: Setting up your robot | ||
1/25 | Simple data types, algebra, scope | read: tutorial 0 read pages 2-7, skim 8-17 in chapter 1 | |
Lab | Lab 1 | ||
1/27 | Creating methods, using variables SimpleCircle.java | ||
1/30 (Monday) | Slides and code | Skim the remainder of Chapter 1, read Chapter 2 | |
Lab | Lab 1, continued | ||
2/1 | The "if" statement | ||
Lab | Lab 1, continued | ||
2/3 | Slides, Code | Read chapter 3, up through page 63 | Lab 1 due on 2/3 via Moodle at 11:59pm |
2/6 (Monday) | Slides | Read the remainder of chapter 3 | |
Lab | Lab 2 | ||
2/8 | Slides | ||
Lab | Lab 2, continued | ||
2/10 | Slides and code | Read chapter 4, up through p. 86, proposed solution to pratice problem |   |
2/13 (Monday) | Slides and pratice problem | ||
Lab | Lab 3 | Lab 2 Due | |
2/15 | Slides | Finish reading chapter 4, solution to Monday pratice problem | |
No Wed/Thu lab this week | |||
2/17 | No class Friday (Study for Monday exam) |   | |
2/20 (Monday) | Review for midterm | ||
Lab | Midterm 1
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2/22 | Slides |   | |
Lab | Project 1 | ||
2/24 | Go over midterm answers | Read chapter 5 (most of it will be review) | Lab 3 due by 11:59 pm |
2/27 (Monday) | Slides | ||
Lab | Project 1 (continued) | ||
2/29 | Slides | Read half of chapter 6 | |
Lab | Lab 4 | ||
3/2 | Slides | Finish chapter 6 | |
3/5 (Monday) | Slides | Read and the 6 linked pages for a review/overview of OOP concepts. Additional (optional) reading on interfaces: Here. (The 4 questions and exercise 1 are worth looking at.) | |
Lab 4 / Project 1 (continued) | |||
3/7 |   | ||
Lab 4 / Project 1 (continued) | |||
3/9 | 10AM and 11AM code | Lab 4 and Project 1 due by 11:59pm | |
Spring Break | |||
3/19 | Improve upon the end point of our group code for shooting a ball (last used on 3/9) | ||
Lab 5 | Work on last year's lab exam. You may work in groups if you'd like In part 1, first get Magic.java compiling without using objectdraw or java.awt (instead, import Myro.*) Skip parts 2 and 4. | ||
3/21 | Continue working in groups, but with more structure Answer | ||
Lab 5 (Continued) | |||
3/23 | Slides | Lab 5 due by 11:59pm. Part 1, required. Part 3: Extra Credit. | |
3/26 and 3/27 | Midterm 2: Lab Exam (during lab period) Monday & Tuesday
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3/28 | Start Lab 6 | ||
3/29 | Pratice with Arrays: Possible solutions Slides | ||
4/2 (Monday) | Slides | Read chapter 8 | |
Lab 6, continued | |||
4/4 | Stanley parking: short Autonomous intersection management (AIM) | Read about arrays | |
Lab 6 (continued -- updated) | |||
4/6 | Pratice with images: MyroPicture.java cat.jpg Possible solutions: here | ||
4/9 (Monday) | Guest Lecture: Sorting | ||
Lab | Lab 7 java file | Lab 6 due by start of your lab section (1:15pm) | |
4/11 | Sorting slides | Read Chapter 9 | |
Lab | Lab 7 (continued) | ||
4/13 | Sorting worksheet | ||
4/16 | Recursion Slides | ||
Lab | Lab 7 (continued) | ||
4/18 | Recursion #2 | Reference on recursion (optional reading) There's also a video from Stanford on the topic, although C++ is used instead of Java. Website with pratice problems (particularly good for recursion pratice) | |
Lab | Lab 8 | Lab 7 due by start of W/Th lab | |
4/20 | Recursion #3 | ||
4/23 | Simple AI (Reactive vs. Planning Robots) | ||
Lab | Lab 8 (Continued) | ||
4/25 | AI: Search | ||
Lab | Project 2 / Lab 8 | ||
4/27 | AI: Genetic Algorithms | Lab 8 due by 11:59pm on Friday 4/27 | |
4/30 | Strings (Overview) | ||
5/2 | Streams | ||
5/4 | End of Class | ||
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May 12 (Saturday) | Final: 8-11am
| Project 2 due by 11:59pm |