Schedule

This class meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:15 to 1:30 PM, except on University holidays or if I cancel class. Alldates 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
27 Jan			Administrivia, "what is this course about?"
29 Jan			Names, indentation, constants, and types
3 Feb			"Chunking", abstraction, and information-hiding
5 Feb	HW1	1	Objects vs. sequence; responsibility
6 Feb			Last day to add courses
10 Feb		2	Designing with Responsibilities
12 Feb		3	Classes and methods
17 Feb			Classes, Objects, and Methods in Various Languages
19 Feb	HW1 due; HW2		Group presentations
20 Feb			Last day to drop courses
24 Feb		4	Messages and Class Instances
26 Feb			Messages and Instances in Various Languages
3 Mar		5	An example
5 Mar		6	Another example
10 Mar	HW2 due		Group presentations
12 Mar			Group presentations; discuss projects
16-22 Mar			Spring break -- no classes
24 Mar	HW3	7	Inheritance
26 Mar		8	An example with inheritance
31 Mar		9	Subclasses and subtypes
2 Apr		10	Subclasses and subtypes
3 Apr			Last day to withdraw from classes
7 Apr	HW3 due; HW4		Group presentations; discuss projects
9 Apr		11	Why inheritance is your friend
14 Apr		12	Problems with inheritance
16 Apr		13	More problems with inheritance
21 Apr		14	Polymorphism
23 Apr		15	An example with polymorphism
28 Apr			Catch up
30 Apr	HW4 due		Discuss and present projects
5 May			Discuss and present projects
7 May			catch up and review for final
12 May			1:00-3:00, Final Exam