Fall 2011 Course Schedule - 16-Week Semester

The purpose of this schedule is to help you pace yourself during the semester. Be sure to review my Late Policy for programming assignments and exams in the course syllabus. Absolute deadlines are also listed in this schedule.

I will be adding the due date for the remaining programs during the next few weeks, I reserve the right to correct any errors in this schedule. Any changes will be noted on the course home page.

Week of

 Reading Assignment/Activity

8/22
1

 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Computers and Programming
Chapter 2 - Introduction to C++
Chapter 3 - Expressions and Interactivity

8/29
2

 Chapter 4 - Making Decisions (Selection)
Chapter 5 - Looping (Repetition)
Complete Program 1 - Due 9/4

9/5
3

 *** Labor Day Holiday - ACC closed Monday 9/5 ***
Chapter 6 - Functions
Complete Program 2 - Due 9/11

9/12
4

 Chapter 7 - Structured Data and Classes
Complete Program 3 - Due 9/18

9/19
5

 Chapter 7 (continued)
Complete Program 4 - Due 9/25

9/26
6

 Exam 1 - Chapters 1-7. Due 10/2

10/3
7

 Chapter 8 - Arrays (sections 8.1 - 8.8 and 8.12)
Complete Program 5 - Due 10/9

10/10
8

 Chapter 8 - Arrays (Read remaining sections. Section 8.11 Vectors is optional.)

10/17
9

Chapter 9 - Searching and Sorting Arrays
Complete Program 6 - Due 10/23

10/24
10

 Chapter 10 - Pointers

10/31
11

 Complete Program 7 - Due 11/6
Exam 2 - Chapters 1-9. Due 11/6

11/7
12

 Chapter 11 - More about Classes

11/14
13

 Chapter 12 - More about Characters, Strings, and the string Class
Last day to withdraw is Thursday, November 17.
Complete Program 8 - Due 11/20

11/21
14

 Chapter 13 - Advanced File and I/O Operations (sections 13.1 through 13.5 only)
*** Thanksgiving Holiday - ACC closed Thur 11/24 - Sun 11/27 ***

11/28
15

 Chapter 14 - Recursion (Sections 14.1 - 14.4 only)
Chapter 17 - Linked Lists (Section 17.1 only)
Complete programming assignments/review for final exam.
Complete Program 9 - Due 12/4
All programs except the last 2 must be turned in by Sunday, December 4.
Exams 1 & 2 will not be accepted after Sunday, December 4.

12/5
16

 Exam 3
See below for test deadlines - no grace period!
The last 2 programs must be turned in by Friday, December 9.
Exam 3 will be available at all Testing Centers through Wednesday, December 7. Exam 3 will be available at the RVS Testing Center through Friday, December 9.

 

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