CIT 590 Programming Languages & Techniques
Spring 2013, David Matuszek

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Meeting times Lecture MW 1:30-3:00 DRLB A2 Lab F 1:30-3:00 Moore 100A and Moore 207  Questions and course support This page Announcements, scheduling updates, and assignment changes will be posted here. Updated 3 or 4 times a week. Piazza Use Piazza to ask and answer questions about the course. Available 24/7 Canvas Use Canvas to submit assignments and check on grades. Assignments posted weekly Office hours (see Piazza for temporary changes) Office hours: TR 1-2 PM and R 6-7 PM or whenever my door is open Moore 176 Quan Mondays, 6:00-8:00 PM Moore 207 Yao Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 PM Moore 207 Wei Wednesdays ,7:00-9:00 PM Moore 207 Orren Thursdays, 6 - 8 PM Moore 207 Roc Thursdays, 8-10 PM Moore 207

Links Last semester's CIT591 Academic Integrity Policy Textbook and Resources Errata for Python book Dr. Dave's schedule Java version test page Concise Guide to Python 2 Java Syntax Pages (online) or as a downloadable .zip file Eclipse: Getting started, Settings (both recommended and required), Preferences, FAQ, Tips SwingExamples.jar Tutorials Point Using Piazza and Canvas

Date	Lectures	Readings, Examples, etc.
Wed Jan 9	Introduction. Python vs. Java. Active learning vs. spectator sports. Using IDLE. Data types, expressions, and assignments. Program constituents: Input, arithmetic, decision making, looping, and output. Naming conventions.	Pages v-vii, 3-38 in Python book. How NOT to go about a programming assignment Grading Policy Grading Criteria for Assignments
Fri Jan 11	Warm-up exercises (not to be turned in!) 01 Number Personalities number_personalities_test.py
Mon Jan 14	Functions. Abstraction, information hiding, software reuse. Testing, code walkthroughs. Scope.	Pages 38-54 in Python book. Style Rules coke_machine.py and coke_machine_2.py
Wed Jan 16	Recursion, global names, exceptions, functions, None. Using the IDLE debugger.	Pages 54-59 in Python book.
Fri Jan 18	02 Balanced Ternary
Mon Jan 21	MLK Day -- no classes
Wed Jan 23	Lists, and operations on sequences. Unit testing and Test Driven Design. Pair programming.	Pair Programming Video Pages 62-70 in Python book. Unit testing and TDD handout.
Fri Jan 25	03 Playfair Cipher
Mon Jan 28	References, identity, equality. Unit tests. Test-driven design.	Pages 70-72 in Python book. Wiki page on TDD Programming suggestions
Wed Jan 30	Sorting. Tuples, and strings. Deep and shallow copies. Dictionaries.	Pages 72-83.
Fri Feb 1	04 Circuits and Spanning Trees
Mon Feb 4	Sets, dynamic programming.	Pages 88-99 in Python book.
Wed Feb 6	Recursion	Pages 100-110 in Python book.
Fri Feb 8	05 KWIC index
Mon Feb 11	Shelves, file I/O, keyword arguments	Pages 112-123 in Python book.
Wed Feb 13	DRY. Doc comments. Functional programming. Quicksort.	Pages 127-137 in Python book.
Fri Feb 15	06 Battleship
Mon Feb 18	Object-oriented programming. Agile Programming and eXtreme Programming.	Pages 141-152 in Python book. bags.py (Example from class)
Wed Feb 20	Comparison of Python and Java.	Python to Java
Fri Feb 22	07 Jigsaw Puzzle jigsaw.zip JigsawPuzzle structure
Mon Feb 25	Using the debugger. Style. More Java/Python comparisons.	Concise Guide to Python 2
Wed Feb 27	Midterm exam
Fri Mar 1	No lab Friday March 1.
Mon Mar 4	Spring break; no classes
Wed Mar 6
Mon Mar 11	Discussion of exam	JUnit for Java Java syntax (reference), especially print statements, printf statements, and Scanner.
Wed Mar 13	Sudden Java	LineReader.java LibraryTests.zip
Fri Mar 15	08 Pig
Mon Mar 18	Class Structure Polymorphism
Wed Mar 20	JUnit testing	SimpleIO.java
Fri Mar 22	09 Squarelotrons SquarelotronMethods.java squarelotron_tests.zip
Mon Mar 25	Swing
Wed Mar 27	Swing, continued Inner Classes Abstract Classes
Fri Mar 29	10 Magic Squares
Mon Apr 1	Simple I/O Exceptions
Wed Apr 3	Extreme Programming More About Classes
Fri Apr 5	11 Cryptograms
Mon Apr 8	MVC Threads
Wed Apr 10	Animation Comments
Fri Apr 12	12 Snipe
Mon Apr 15	Uncommon Syntax Java Bits and Pieces	Object-Oriented Concepts
Wed Apr 17	Introduction to Collections
Fri Apr 19		No lab this week. However, this would be a good time to work with your partner on the final assignment.
Mon Apr 22	Java O-O Summary Style Summary
Mon May 6	Final Exam 12:00 noon to 2:00pm. Levine 101 (Wu & Chen).	Exam will cover Java and programming concepts, but not Python syntax.

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