Fall 2014 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

9/22
1

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Computers and Programming
Chapter 2 - Introduction to C++
Chapter 3 - Expressions and Interactivity
Programming Assignment 1 - Due 9/28

9/29
2

Chapter 4 - Making Decisions (Selection)
Chapter 5 - Looping (Repetition)
Programming Assignment 2 - Due 10/5

10/6
3

Chapter 6 - Functions
Programming Assignment 3 - Due 10/12
Chapter 7 - Structured Data and Classes

10/13
4

Programming Assignment 4 - Due 10/19
Exam 1 - Chapters 1-7. Due 10/19

10/20
5

*** Chapter 8 - Arrays (section 8.11 Vectors is optional)
Chapter 8 - Arrays (sections 8.1 - 8.8 and 8.12)
Programming Assignment 5 - Due 10/26

10/27
6

Chapter 8 - Arrays (sections 8.9, 8.10, 8.13 and 8.14. Section 8.11 is optional.)
Programming Assignment 6 - Due 11/2
Chapter 9 - Searching and Sorting Arrays
Programming Assignment 7 - Due 11/16 (try to finish early)

11/3
7

Exam 2 - Chapters 1-9. Due 11/16

11/10
8

Chapter 10 - Pointers
Complete Program 8 - Due 11/23

11/17
9

Chapter 11 - More about Classes
Last day to withdraw is Thursday, November 20.

11/24
10

Chapter 12 - More about Characters, Strings, and the string Class
Programming Assignment 9 - Due 12/7 (try to finish early)
*** Thanksgiving Holiday - ACC closed Thurs 11/27 - Sun 11/30 ***

12/1
11

Chapter 13 - Advanced File and I/O Operations (Sections 13.1 through 13.5 only)
Programming Assignment 10 - Due 12/12 - no grace period.
Chapter 14 Recursion (Sections 14.1 - 14.4 only)
Review for final exam.
Programs 1 - 8 must be turned in by Sunday, December 7.
Exams 1 & 2 will not be accepted after Sunday, December 7.

12/8
12

Chapter 17 - Linked Lists (section 17.1 only)
Exam 3 - Chapters 1 - 14 and 17
Programs 9 and 10 must be turned in by Friday, December 12.

Exam 3 will be available at all Testing Centers through Wednesday, December 10. Exam 3 will be available at the
RVS CIS Lab (Room 9141G) through Friday, December 12.

 


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