John Mill

General Info:
Class policies:
Time and Location: M-F 2pm-2:50pm
Room 218 in Building 18

Homeworks and Projects:

Materials:

Floppy Disk or USB stick: To save things worked on during class and to transfer files between home and school
Book. We have two textbooks. The first is Java Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design. This is the required text. The second is a Java in a Nutshell. This is the supplemental text. It is a great reference book for when you move out into the wide world. You really don't need to buy it, but eventually you will want it.
Computer: You can either do your work here in the CRC or at home on your home PC. The rest of the materials apply to those working at home
Compilier: Instructions can be found on my Java page. I can have copies of the software available on CD by request.
EWU CS Advancement Exam . This is usually taken after your first course in data structures.
Do you want access to my course SVN repositories? Then read this.

Course Objectives:

Knowledge of object basics including methods, members, constructors, references, abstraction, privacy, and encapsulation.
The ability to write complex programs from scratch consisting of many modules and several hundred lines of code.
Introduction to algorithms and formal concepts of Computer Science including runtime analysis and big O notation.
Knowledge and use of Object Orientated Analysis and Design
Knowledge and use of Inheritance and Advanced Objects: Nesting, Inheritance
Implementation of several sorting and searching algorithms.
Introduction to Pattern Classification using one of the following: Perceptions, Nearest Neighbor, or Linear regression.
Introduction to AI using max-min search.
Use of inheritance, abstraction, interfaces, and polymorphism. Concrete vs. abstract classes.
How to use Java exceptions and advanced file I/O
How to sue and deploy Java programs using packages and jar files.
Event driven programming using Java Swing.
Memory Management under Java.

Course Outline ( with readings ):