CSC 160: Computer Programming for Non-Majors

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science     Prof. A. Wittenstein

Post Hall 103         Wittenstein@adelphi.edu

Fall 2015 Office Hours
MW 4:00-4:15pm & MW 5:40-6:00pm, in SCB 227.
Other days/times by appointment, in PSH 103.

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CSC 160 Calendar

Note: You are required to complete all reading assignments before the dates indicated. Be sure to ask about anything that you do not understand about a reading assignment at the start of the class covering it.
Note: Please check the calendar frequently as dates may shift. For example, this could happen if a topic which is planned for 1 day actually takes 2 days, or vice-versa.

Last Updated: Wed. 12/9/15

Wk Date HWs/Quizzes LABS Reading Topic
1 M 8/31 HW1 1 (up to p.12) Course Overview; Computers and Programs
W 9/2 - Lab 1 2.1-2.4; WantLearn; Joys&Woes Writing Simple Programs
2 M 9/7
NO CLASS-LABOR DAY
W 9/9 HW1 due; HW2 Lab 2 2.5 Review for Lab1 and HW1; Assignment Statements
3 M 9/14
NO CLASS
M 9/14
Last Day to Add Classes
W 9/16 QUIZ 1 Lab 3 2.6-2.8 Definite Loops
4 M 9/21 HW2 due; HW3a Lab 4 4.1-4.3 Objects and Graphics
W 9/23
NO CLASS
5 M 9/28
Last Day to Drop Classes
M 9/28 HW3a due; HW3b Lab 4 PairProg Review of Objects and Graphics
W 9/30 4.4 Using Graphical Objects
6 M 10/5 HW3b due 3.1-3.3 Computing with Numbers
W 10/7 QUIZ 2; HW4 3.4-3.6 Computing with Numbers (continued)
7 M 10/12
NO CLASS-COLUMBUS DAY
W 10/14 HW5 5.1-5.3 Computing with Strings and Lists
F 10/16 HW4 due
8 M 10/19 5.4-5.5 Encoding and Decoding; String Methods
W 10/21 Lab 5 5.6-5.7 More on Encoding and Decoding
9 M 10/26 HW5 due Lab 6 5.8 I/O as String Manipulation
W 10/28 QUIZ 3 Lab 7
10 M 11/2 HW6 -
6.1,6.2,6.4		 Discuss Quiz 3
Functions and Parameters
M 11/2
Last Day to Withdraw From Classes
W 11/4 6.4
6.5.1		 More on Functions and Parameters
Getting Results from a Function
11 M 11/9 HW6 due; HW7 6.5.2 Functions that Modify Parameters
W 11/11 6.6 Functions and Program Structure
12 M 11/16 HW7 due 7.1 Simple Decisions; Introduce Two-Way Decisions
W 11/18 QUIZ 4; HW8 7.2 Two-Way Decisions; Introduce Multi-Way Decisions
13 M 11/23 Lab 8 7.3 Multi-Way Decisions
W 11/25
NO CLASS-THANKSGIVING RECESS
M 11/30 HW8 due; HW9 8.1-8.3.1 For Loops and While Loops
14 W 12/2 QUIZ 5 8.3.2 Sentinel Loops
M 12/7 HW9 due 8.4 Computing with Booleans
15 W 12/9 Lab 9 Practice Programming with Logical Operators
M 12/14 Lab 10 Review for Final Exam
16 W 12/16
Final Exam: 3:30pm-5:30pm - SCB 227