Instructor: Jeremy Gottlieb
Office: Lentz Hall 307
Phone: x5943
E-mail: jgottlieb@carthage.edu
My Schedule
The purpose of this course will be to understand how to write computer programs to solve problems and accomplish tasks. To accomplish this, we will be learning the C++ programming language.
For example, if I am submitting HW 5, I would name the file: jgottlieb.hw5.cpp
If Eric Clapton was going to turn in Lab 8, he would name the file: eclapton.lab8.cpp
Assignments not labeled in this fashion will not be accepted.
Other course policies can be found here.
Assignments labeled as "Pre:" are generally readings to be done before class.
Assignments labeled as "Lab:" were done in class and must be submitted to me
through e-mail.
Assignments labeled as "HW:" are homework assignments to be done on your own.
These must also be submitted to me through e-mail.
| Date | Topic | Assignment |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 1 | Programming as Problem solving | HW1: Write a detailed functional decomposition of the problem of getting from the classroom to your college home (i.e. dorm room or off-campus apartment, not your parents' home). |
| Feb. 3 | Modular Programming and Functional Decomposition | Pre: Read Chapter 1 and Section 4.9 (pp. 166-176) |
| Feb. 6 | Introduction to Visual Studio.NET | Lab 1: Hello, World! |
| Feb. 8-10 | The Structure of a computer program: Variables, blocks, and assignment Input & Output in C++ |
Pre: Chapter 2 Lab 2: Input variables HW 2: Exercise 2.1 |
| Feb. 13 | Structure of a computer program: Declarations, Data Types, and Expressions |
Pre: Chapter 3 Lab 3: Reading into variables from the keyboard |
| Feb. 15-17 | Functions 1: Calling functions | Lab 4: Programming Warm-up Exercise 3.6 (p. 136) HW 3: Exercise 3.3 |
| Feb. 20 | Using Files | Pre: Chapter 4 HW 4: Working with files |
| Feb. 22 | Changing the Flow of Control, part 1: The if() statement |
Pre: Chapter 5 Lab 5: If statements |
| Feb. 24 | More about if() | Lab 6: Conditional Expressions HW 5: Problem 5.5 on Page 247; Along with the functional decomposition, I want you write the program, too. |
| Feb. 27 | Catch-up day | Work on previous assignments |
| Mar. 1-6 | Flow of control, part 2: While Loops |
Pre: Chapter 6 (3/1) Lab 7: Exercises 5, 6, and 7 on p. 297 (3/3) Lab 8: While loops (3/6) HW6: Exercise 6.3 |
| Mar. 8-10 | For loops | Pre: Chapter 9.3 (pp. 426-430) Lab 9: Factorial! Lab 9.5: Write a program implementing programming Warm-Up exercises 9.8 and 9.9 on page 445. However, instead of only printing out 10 multiplication tables or 10 rows of stars, your program should ask the user how many tables and rows of stars they want the program to print. HW7: Using loops |
| Mar. 11-19 | Spring Break | |
| Mar. 20-22 | Nested loops | Lab 10: More Factorial! All homeworks and labs through Mar. 10 due today! |
| Mar. 24 | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| Mar. 27 | Visual Studio Lesson Using the debugger. |
HW8: Craps |
| Mar. 29-31 | Programming Problems 1 Integrating what we've learned |
HW9: Blackjack |
| Apr. 3-7 | Functions 2: Writing your own functions. | Pre: Chapter 7 Lab 11: Functions |
| Apr. 10 | Enumerated Data types | Pre: Chapter 10 Lab 12: Problem 10.1 on page 515. |
| Apr. 12 | Structured data types | Pre: Sections 11.1 and 11.2 Lab 13: struct |
| Apr. 14-17 | Easter break | |
| Apr. 19 | Using structs with functions | Pre: Section 11.7 HW10: Structs |
| Apr. 21-26 | Introduction to Arrays | Pre: Sections 12.1-12.3 Lab 14: Arrays HW11: Problem 12.1 All Homeworks and labs through Apr. 19 due on Apr. 21 |
| Apr. 28 | Exam review. Take home midterm handed out | |
| May 1 | NO CLASS | |
| May 3 | Introduction to Grafix Discussion of final projects. |
TAKE HOME MIDTERM DUE No exceptions. Lab: Install Grafix and go through the Basic Lessons. HW: Choose your game for your final project. Write a functional decomposition of it for Friday. |
| May 5 | More Grafix - Advanced Lessons | Lab 14 and HW 11 due. |
| May 9 | Work on final projects | |
| May 11 | Work on final projects | |
| May 13 | Work on Final projects. | |
| May 17 | FINAL PROJECTS DUE | Present projects from 8:00-10:00 No exceptions. No excused absences. If you are not present, you get a 0 for your final project. |