Catalog Description:

An introductory course in computing in Java. Emphasis on algorithm development and problem solving. Careful and methodical development of Java applications from specifications; documentation and style; appropriate use of control structures; classes and methods; data types and data abstraction; object-oriented programming and design; software testing. Most seats reserved for Computer Science majors.

Contact Hours:

• Lecture: 2 hours
• Lab: 3 hours

Prerequisites: None
Co-requisites: E115 or COS100 and MA121 or MA131 or MA141
Restrictions: None
Coordinator: Dr. Suzanne Balik
Textbook:

Course Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:

• Apply classic problem-solving techniques to simple computational and information-management problems;
• Evaluate an arithmetic expression using order of operations, promotion from integer to floating-point types, and integer division;  
• Use a programming language to write code that selects one of several alternatives based on more than one predicate;
• Use a programming language to write a loop whose exit depends on more than one predicate;      
• Correct syntax errors and distinguish between them and runtime errors or errors in logic;
• Find and correct logical programming errors using debugging printout, pencil-and-paper tracing, and systematic search (to locate where an incorrect decision or value first appears);
• Verify and validate programs using white- and black-box testing;
• Implement an object-oriented design that has at least two interacting, encapsulated classes;
• Write and document programs that adhere to specific coding and documentation standards (e.g., javadoc for documentation; conventions regarding the naming of classes and methods, definition of constants, indention, etc.);
• Use the Java system classes to do text-based input and output;
• Construct and use arrays with one and two dimensions;
• Use programming language constructs learned in the course to implement a fully-specified and fully-tested encapsulated system. 

Topics:

• Programming Errors
• Introduction to Java
• Console I/O
• Data Types and Expressions
• Variables
• Math Class
• Formatting with printf
• String Class
• Scanner Class
• Characters
• Random Numbers
• if-else Statements
• Boolean Variables
• Switch Statements
• Conditional Expressions
• Type Comparisons
• Software Testing
• System (Black-box) Testing
• Methods
• Throwing Exceptions
• Unit (White-box) Testing
• for Loops
• while Loops
• do-while Loops
• Enumerations
• Arrays
• Parallel Arrays
• for-each Loops
• Arrays of Objects
• Arrays and Methods
• Two Dimensional Arrays
• Array-based Lists
• File I/O
• Classes
• Graphical User Interfaces
• Software Process