Spring 2013 Course Schedule - 12-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

2/11
1

 Chapter 1 - Introduction to Computers and Programming
Chapter 2 - Introduction to C++
Chapter 3 - Expressions and Interactivity
Complete Program 1 - Due 2/17

2/18
2

 Chapter 4 - Making Decisions (Selection)
Chapter 5 - Looping (Repetition)
Chapter 6 - Functions
Complete Program 2 - Due 2/24

2/25
3

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

3/4
4

 Complete Program 4 - Due 3/10
Exam 1 - Chapters 1-7. Due 3/10

3/11

*** Spring break - ACC closed Monday 3/11 through Sunday 3/17 ***

3/18
5

Chapter 8 - Arrays (section 8.11 Vectors is optional)
Complete Program 5 - Due 3/24

3/25
6

 Chapter 9 - Searching and Sorting Arrays
Complete Program 6 - Due 3/31

4/1
7

 Chapter 10 - Pointers

4/8
8

 Complete Program 7 - Due 4/14 (try to finish early)
Exam 2 - Chapters 1-9. Due 4/14

4/15
9

 Chapter 11 - More about Classes
Complete Program 8 - Due 4/21

4/22
10

 Last day to withdraw is Monday, April 22.
Chapter 12 - More about Characters, Strings, and the string Class

4/29
11

 Chapter 13 - Advanced File and I/O Operations (Sections 13.1 through 13.5 only)
Chapter 14 Recursion (Sections 14.1 - 14.4 only)
Review for final exam.
Complete Program 9 - Due 5/5 (try to finish early)
All programs except the last 2 must be turned in by Sunday, May 5.
Exams 1 & 2 will not be accepted after Sunday, May 5.

5/6
12

 Chapter 17 - Linked Lists (section 17.1 only)
Exam 3 See below for test deadlines - no grace period!
Complete Program 10 - Due 5/10 - no grace period.
The last 2 programs must be turned in by Friday, May 10.
Exam 3 will be available at all Testing Centers through Wednesday, May 8. Exam 3 will be available at the RVS Testing Center through Friday, May 10.

 

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