CS 46A Syllabus

CS 46A Course Syllabus

Instructor information
1. Name: Mark Stamp
2. Office: MQH 216
3. Office hours: MW, 1:20--3:50pm
4. Phone: 408-924-5094
5. email: stamp@cs.sjsu.edu
6. Greensheet: http://www.cs.sjsu.edu/faculty/stamp/CS46A/syllabus/syllabusFall06.html
7. Who am I?
Textbook: Java Concepts, 4th edition, Horstmann, (Wiley, 2005, ISBN 0-471-69704-4).
- We will cover the following material:
  - Chapter 1 Introduction
  - Chapter 2 Using Objects
  - Chapter 3 Implementing Classes
  - Chapter 4 Fundamental Data Types
  - Chapter 5 Programming Graphics
  - Chapter 6 Decisions
  - Chapter 7 Iteration
  - Chapter 8 Arrays and Array Lists
  - Chapter 9 Designing Classes
  - Chapter 11 Interfaces and Polymorphism
  - Chapter 13 Inheritance
  - Chapter 15 Exception Handling
  - Section 16.1 Reading and Writing Text Files
Prerequisite: Math 19 with a grade of C- or better or passing score on the Calculus Placement Exam.
Student Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Analyze and explain the behavior of programs involving the fundamental program constructs
- Write short programs that use the fundamental program constructs including standard conditional and iterative control structures
- Identify and correct syntax and logic errors in short programs
- Choose arrays or array lists for a given problem and write short programs that use arrays or array lists
- Design and implement a class based on attributes and behaviors of objects
- Construct objects using a class and activate methods on them
- Use static and instance members of a class properly
- Identify and describe the properties of a variable such as its associated value, scope and lifetime
- Describe the parameter passing mechanisms in terms of formal parameters, actual parameters, non-object parameters and object parameters
- Write a graphics program that draws simple shapes
- Analyze and explain the is-a relationships among objects using a class hierarchy and inheritance
- Compare and contrast the notions of overloading and overriding methods in an object-oriented language
- Write short programs that read and/or write text files
- Analyze or explain the behavior of a simple exception handler involving a try-catch or throws clause
- Write javadoc comments for classes and methods
Textbook resources for students are available here.
PowerPoint slides used in class are here.
Lab greensheet is here.
Grading:
1. Test 1, 100 points. Date: Monday, October 2.
2. Test 2, 100 points. Date: Monday, November 6.
3. Homework, quizzes, labs, class participation, and other work as assigned, 100 points.
4. Final, 100 points. Date: Friday, December 15, 7:15--9:30am. The official finals schedule is here: http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/soc-fall/rec-231.html
5. Semester grade will be computed as a weighted average of the 4 major scores listed above.
6. No make-up tests or quizzes will be given and no late homework or project will be accepted.
7. Grading Scale:
  
  Percentage Grade
  92 and above A
  90 - 91 A-
  88 - 89 B+
  82 - 87 B
  80 - 81 B-
  78 - 79 C+
  72 - 77 C
  70 - 71 C-
  68 - 69 D+
  62 - 67 D
  60 - 61 D-
  59 and below F
Homework: Note that a subset of the assigned problems will be graded.
- Assignment 1: Due Friday, September 1
  Programming exercises P1.4 and P1.7.
- Assignment 2: Due Friday, September 15
  Programming exercises P2.4 and P2.6.
- Assignment 3: Due Friday, September 22
  Programming exercises P3.2, P3.3 and P3.7.
- Assignment 4: Due Friday, September 29
  Review exercises R4.1, R4.5, R4.6 and R4.16.
  Programming exercises P4.2, P4.5 and P4.11.
- Assignment 5: Due Friday, October 13
  Review exercises R6.1, R6.5, R6.14 and R6.18.
  Programming exercises P6.4, P6.8 and P6.14.
- Assignment 6: Due Friday, October 20
  Review exercises R7.3, R7.4, R7.8 and R7.10.
  Programming exercises P7.5, P7.10 and P7.15.
- Assignment 7: Due Friday, October 27
  Review exercises R8.7, R8.8, R8.11, R8.16 and R8.17.
  Programming exercises P8.4, P8.16 and P8.18.
- Assignment 8: Due Friday, November 3
  Review exercises R5.1, R5.4, R5.5 and R5.11.
  Programming exercises P5.1, P5.8 and P5.14.
- Assignment 9: Due Friday, November 17
  Review exercises R9.1, R9.8, R9.11, R9.13, R9.15, R9.19 and R9.24.
  Programming exercises P9.8, P9.11 and P9.12.
- Assignment 10: Due Friday, December 1
  Review exercises R11.1 through R11.17.
  Programming exercises P11.1, P11.6 and P11.15.
- Assignment 11: Due Friday, December 8
  Review exercises R13.5, R13.10, R13.12, R15.1, R15.12 and the following problem: Compile the code found here and test using file names bad1.dat, bad2.dat, bad3.dat, bad4.dat, bad5.dat and good.dat. Explain your results in light of "self check" problem 8 on page 562 of the text.
  Programming exercises P13.7, P15.2, P16.2.
Submitting Homework Assignments
- Write all of your answers to questions in one text file (.txt). To submit java programs, zip all your .java files (not .class files) to a file named hmk.zip.
- Email your work to cs46a_grader@yahoo.com. The subject line of your email must be of the form:
```
     CS46AHMK assignmentnumber yourlastname last4digitofyourstudentnumber 
```
  That is, the subject line must consist of four identifiers. There is no space within an identifier and each identifier is separated by a space.
- Attach your .txt and/or .zip to your email and send it.
Keys to success: Do the homework and attend class
Cheating will not be tolerated...
- ...but working together is encouraged
Student must be respectful of the teacher and other students; for example
- No talking
- Turn off cell phones
- Class begins on time
- Class is over when I say it's over
Disability information and policies can be found here
Valid picture ID required at all times
Note that the last day to drop is September 5 and the last day to add is September 12
Other Required Stuff

Percentage	Grade
92 and above	A
90 - 91	A-
88 - 89	B+
82 - 87	B
80 - 81	B-
78 - 79	C+
72 - 77	C
70 - 71	C-
68 - 69	D+
62 - 67	D
60 - 61	D-
59 and below	F