This class meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:15 to 1:30 PM, except on University holidays or if I cancel class. All dates in the following schedule are tentative, except those fixed by the University; if some topic listed here as taking one lecture in fact takes two lectures to cover adequately, or vice versa, the schedule will shift.
I expect you to have read the reading assignments (usually one chapter per lecture) before the lecture that deals with that topic; this way I can concentrate my time on answering questions and clarifying subtle or difficult points in the textbook, rather than on reading the textbook to you, which will bore both of us. Please read ahead!
| Date(s) | Assignment | Reading | Lecture Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan | Administrivia, ``what is this course about?'' | ||
| 28 Jan | Names, indentation, constants, and types | ||
| 30 Jan | ``Chunking'', abstraction, and information-hiding | ||
| 4 Feb | 1 | Objects vs. sequence; responsibility | |
| 6 Feb | HW1 | 2 | Designing with Responsibilities |
| 7 Feb | Last day to add courses | ||
| 11 Feb | 3 | Classes and methods | |
| 13 Feb | small-group discussion | ||
| 18 Feb | HW1 due | group presentations | |
| 20 Feb | HW2 | Classes, Objects, and Methods in Various Languages | |
| 21 Feb | Last day to drop courses | ||
| 25 Feb | 4 | Messages and Class Instances | |
| 27 Feb | HW2 1st draft due | Messages and Instances in Various Languages | |
| 4 Mar | 5 | An example | |
| 6 Mar | HW2 due | 6 | Another example |
| 11 Mar | 7 | Inheritance | |
| 13 Mar | HW3 | 8 | An example with inheritance |
| 18 Mar | 9 | Subclasses and subtypes | |
| 20 Mar | Midterm exam | ||
| 21 Mar | Last day to withdraw from classes | ||
| 25-27 Mar | Spring break -- no classes | ||
| 1 Apr | 9 | Subclasses and subtypes | |
| 3 Apr | 10 | Subclasses and subtypes | |
| 8 Apr | 11 | Replacement and refinement | |
| 10 Apr | 11 | Replacement and refinement | |
| 15 Apr | 12 | Problems with inheritance | |
| 17 Apr | 12 | More problems with inheritance | |
| 22 Apr | Passover -- no classes | ||
| 24 Apr | 13 | Multiple inheritance | |
| 29 Apr | 14 | Polymorphism | |
| 1 May | 15 | An example with polymorphism | |
| 6 May | I'll be at a conference | ||
| 8 May | Project due | Catch up and review for final | |
| 13 May | 1:00-3:00, Final Exam | ||
| 18 May | Commencement |