CSC 160: Computer Programming for Non-Majors

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science     Prof. A. Wittenstein

114 Alumnae Hall      (516) 877-4486     Wittenstein@adelphi.edu

Spring 2006 Office Hours - TuTh 4:00-4:30pm (in the Gallagher Lab)

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CSC 160 Calendar

All dates on this calendar except those fixed by the University are subject to change.

Date Assignments Reading Lecture (4:30-5:20ish) Lab (5:20ish-5:45)
Th 1/26 HW1 HtDP 0 & 1 Introduction Syntax #1: Calling Functions
T 1/31 HW1 due; HW2 HtDP Draft (1.0-1.1) Flying a UFO 1/31 Lab
Th 2/2 Flying a UFO (continued)
T 2/7 HW2 due HtDP Draft (1.2) Drawing a UFO Return HW1 and HW2
Th 2/9 HW3 Drawing a UFO (continued) QUIZ #1
T 2/14 Drawing a UFO (continued)
Th 2/16 The triangle-draw function
T 2/21 HW3 due; HW4 HtDP Draft (1.3) Animating the UFO's Flight Return Quiz and HW3
Th 2/23 Pair Programming Animating the UFO's Flight (continued) Exercise 1.3.1 (not graded)
T 2/28 Animating the UFO's Flight (continued) QUIZ #2
Th 3/2
UNIVERSITY SNOW CLOSING
T 3/7 HW4 due; HW5 HtDP 2-2.3 Programming with Numbers Return Quiz
Th 3/9 HtDP 2.4 Errors Exercises 2.4.2 & 2.4.4 (not graded)
T 3/14 HW5 due; HW6 HtDP 2.5 Design Recipe Return HW4 and HW5
Th 3/16 HtDP 3; HtDP 5 Multi-Function Programs; Programming with Strings
T 3/21 HW6 due PSP handout (Pages 1-11) Review for Midterm Return HW6
Th 3/23 Important Terms and
Concepts (for Midterm)		 MIDTERM EXAM
T 3/28 PSP 1 due; HW7 PSP Chapter 3 Programming with Images 3/28 Lab
Th 3/30 "tiles.ss" teachpack information Programming with Images (continued) Return Midterm (q's 8 and 10)
T 4/4 PSP 3 due; HW8 HtDP 4-4.2 Booleans; Testing Conditions Return Midterm (other q's)
Th 4/6 HW7 due Review of Three Syntax Rules, Data Types, "Using" Functions Return HW7 q2
T 4/11 HW7 revisions due SPRING BREAK, NO CLASSES
Th 4/13
Tu 4/18 PSP logs due Return HW7 Review of Booleans
Th 4/20 Testing Conditions (continued); QUIZ #3 4/20 Lab
T 4/25 HW8 due HtDP 4.3-4.4 Writing Conditional Functions Return Quiz
Th 4/27 HW9 HtDP 5 (again) Writing Conditional Functions (continued) 4/27 Lab
T 5/2 PSP logs due HtDP 6-6.1 Return HW8 and Lab 5 QUIZ #4
Th 5/4 HtDP 6-6.1 Posns: A First Structure Return Quiz; Exercise 6.1.1
Sun 5/7 HW9 due
T 5/9 HW10 Defining Functions with Posns
Th 5/11 HtDP 8-8.2 Syntax and Semantics Review for Final
Sun 5/14 HW10 due
T 5/16 PSP logs due FINAL EXAM, 3:30-5:30pm



Last Updated: 5/9/06