CSC 116 - Introduction to Computing - Java
Catalog Description:An introductory course in computing in Java. Emphasis on algorithm development and problem solving. Careful and methodical development of Java applications from specifications; documentation and style; appropriate use of control structures; classes and methods; data types and data abstraction; object-oriented programming and design; software testing. Most seats reserved for Computer Science majors.
Contact Hours:
- Lecture: 2 hours
- Lab: 3 hours
Co-requisites: E115 or COS100 and MA121 or MA131 or MA141
Restrictions: None
Coordinator: Dr. Suzanne Balik
Textbook:
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to…
- Apply classic problem-solving techniques to simple computational and information-management problems;
- Evaluate an arithmetic expression using order of operations, promotion from integer to floating-point types, and integer division;
- Use a programming language to write code that selects one of several alternatives based on more than one predicate;
- Use a programming language to write a loop whose exit depends on more than one predicate;
- Correct syntax errors and distinguish between them and runtime errors or errors in logic;
- Find and correct logical programming errors using debugging printout, pencil-and-paper tracing, and systematic search (to locate where an incorrect decision or value first appears);
- Verify and validate programs using white- and black-box testing;
- Implement an object-oriented design that has at least two interacting, encapsulated classes;
- Write and document programs that adhere to specific coding and documentation standards (e.g., javadoc for documentation; conventions regarding the naming of classes and methods, definition of constants, indention, etc.);
- Use the Java system classes to do text-based input and output;
- Construct and use arrays with one and two dimensions;
- Use programming language constructs learned in the course to implement a fully-specified and fully-tested encapsulated system.
Topics:
- Programming Errors
- Introduction to Java
- Console I/O
- Data Types and Expressions
- Variables
- Math Class
- Formatting with printf
- String Class
- Scanner Class
- Characters
- Random Numbers
- if-else Statements
- Boolean Variables
- Switch Statements
- Conditional Expressions
- Type Comparisons
- Software Testing
- System (Black-box) Testing
- Methods
- Throwing Exceptions
- Unit (White-box) Testing
- for Loops
- while Loops
- do-while Loops
- Enumerations
- Arrays
- Parallel Arrays
- for-each Loops
- Arrays of Objects
- Arrays and Methods
- Two Dimensional Arrays
- Array-based Lists
- File I/O
- Classes
- Graphical User Interfaces
- Software Process
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