Spring 2016 Course Schedule - 16-Week Semester

The purpose of this schedule is to help you pace yourself during the semester. Due dates for programming assignments and exams are listed in this schedule.

I reserve the right to correct any errors in this schedule.

Week of/
Week #

Competency

 Reading Assignment/Activity

1/18
1

1.1

 *** MLK Day Holiday - ACC closed Monday 1/18 ***
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Computers and Programming
Chapter 2 - Introduction to C++
Chapter 3 - Expressions and Interactivity
Programming Assignment 1 - Due 1/31

1/25
2

1.2

 Chapter 4 - Making Decisions (Selection)
Chapter 5 - Looping (Repetition)
Programming Assignment 2 - Due 2/7

2/1
3

1.3

 Chapter 6 - Functions
Programming Assignment 3 - Due 2/14

2/8
4

1.4

 Chapter 7 - Structured Data and Classes
Programming Assignment 4 - Due 2/21

2/15
5

 

 Chapter 7/Programming Assignment 4 (continued)

2/22
6

1 (1.1 - 1.4)
2.1

 Exam 1 - Chapters 1-7. Due 2/28
Chapter 8 - Arrays (sections 8.1 - 8.8 and 8.12)
Programming Assignment 5 - Due 3/6

2/29
7

2.1

 Chapter 8 (continued)

3/7
8

2.2

 Chapter 8 - Arrays (Sections 8.9, 8.10, 8.13, 8.14. Section 8.11 is optional.)
Programming Assignment 6 - Due 3/27 (try to finish early)

3/14
-

-

 *** Spring break - ACC closed Monday 3/14 through Sunday 3/20 ***

3/21
9

2.3

 Chapter 9 - Searching and Sorting Arrays
Programming Assignment 7 - Due 4/10

3/28
10

3.1

 Exam 2 - Chapters 1-9. - Due 4/10

4/4
11

2 (2.1 - 2.3)

 Chapter 10 - Pointers
Programming Assignment 8 - Due 4/17

4/11
12

3.2

 Chapter 11 - More about Classes
Chapter 12 - More about Characters, Strings, and the string Class
Programming Assignment 9 - Due 5/1

4/18
13

3.2

 Chapter 13 - Advanced File and I/O Operations (sections 13.1 through 13.5 only)
Programming Assignment 10 - Due 5/13.

4/25
14

3.3

 Last day to withdraw is Monday, April 25.
Chapter 14 - Recursion (Sections 14.1 - 14.4 only)

5/2
15

3.3

 Chapter 17 - Linked Lists (Section 17.1 only)
Complete programming assignments/review for final exam.
Programs 1 - 8 must be turned in by Sunday, May 8 at midnight.
Exams 1 & 2 will not be accepted after Sunday, May 8.

5/9
16

3 (3.1 - 3.3)

 Exam 3 - Chapters 1 - 14 and 17
Programs 9 and 10 must be turned in by Friday, May 13 at midnight.
Exam 3 will be available at all Testing Centers through Wednesday, May 11. Exam 3 will be available at the NRG CIS Lab (4232) and RVS CIS Lab (RVS G9141) through Friday, May 13.

 

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