Course Information

CS150 is a first course in computing and programming fundamentals. The goal of this course is to introduce you to problem solving through programming a computer. No previous computer experience of any type is required, but a deep interest in using one is. In this course, you will learn to program in C++. By the end of this course you should be able to write a program to do anything you want, given enough time and patience.

Schedule:

	Date	Topics	Homework & Assignments	Notes
Week 1	Aug 25	Basics of a C++ program Intro to programming	Survey	01 C++ Program
	Aug 26	Lab: Visual Studio, Grace, first C++ program		Lab 1:  Intro to C++
	Aug 27	C++ output, escape characters, comments, parts of a C++ program		02 Output
	Aug 29	Variables, data types, and input		03 Variables
Week 2	Sept 1	Labor Day - No Class
	Sept 2	Compiler errors, variables, output		Lab 2: Compiler errors
	Sept 3	Continue
	Sept 5	Continue	Assignment 1 - section 2 Assignment 1 - section 3
Week 3	Sept 8	Arithmetic operators		04 Arithmetic
	Sept 9	Basic debugging, C++ arithmetic		Lab 3: Debugging
	Sept 10	Continue Arithmetic Relational operators/conditions, single-alternative if	Assignment 1 Rubric	05 If statements
	Sept 12	Continue
Week 4	Sept 15	Advanced output, setw, fixed, setprecision	DUE: Assignment 1 Assignment 2	06 Formatted output
	Sept 16	if statements, formatting output		Lab 4: If and output
	Sept 17	Midterm 1
	Sept 19	static_cast, multiple alternative if, logical operators, switch		07 if and switch
Week 5	Sept 22	while loop	DUE: Assignment 2	08 Loops
	Sept 23	More debugging and while loop		Lab 5: switch and if statements
	Sept 24	Continue previous lecture
	Sept 26	Finish loops Increment and decrement operators	Assignment 3 - section 3 Assignment 3 - section 2	09 More Loops
Week 6	Sept 29	Continue increment/decrement operators
	Sept 30	Loops and increment/decrement operators		Lab 6: Loops
	Oct 1	Files (part 1)
	Oct 3	Fall Break - No Class
Week 7	Oct 6	do-while loops	DUE: Assignment 3 - Part A	10 do-while loops
	Oct 7	Loops and files		Lab 7: Files and loops
	Oct 8	for loops		11 for loops
	Oct 10	Finish for loops	DUE: Assignment 3 - Part B Assignment 4 - section 3 Assignment 4 - section 2 Coding Standards
Week 8	Oct 13	Review and Quiz		Review
	Oct 14			Lab 8: Review
	Oct 15	Midterm 2
	Oct 17	Nested loops		12 Nested loops
Week 9	Oct 20	Functions	DUE: Assignment 4	13 Functions
	Oct 21	Nested loops and files		Lab 9: Nested loops
	Oct 22	Continue Functions	Assignment 5 - section 2 Assignment 5 - section 3
	Oct 24	Continue lectures on functions
Week 10	Oct 27	Functions calling functions		14 Functions
	Oct 28	Functions		Lab 10: Functions
	Oct 30	Pass by value and reference
	Oct 31	Continue pass by reference	DUE: Assignment 5
Week 11	Nov 3	Introduction to arrays		15 Arrays
	Nov 4	Arrays, functions and files		Lab 11: Functions
	Nov 5	Finish arrays Go over assignment	Assignment 6 - section 2 Assignment 6 - section 3
	Nov 7	Arrays and functions
Week 12	Nov 10	Continue arrays and functions Review		Review
	Nov 11			Lab 12: Arrays and Functions
	Nov 12	Midterm 3
	Nov 14	Character Processing	Assignment 7 - section 2 Assignment 7 - section 3 DUE: Assignment 6	16 Character Processing
Week 13	Nov 17	2D arrays		17 2D Arrays
	Nov 18	Character processing and writing to files
	Nov 19	Design day - Bridge Game
	Nov 21	Coding day - Bridge
Week 14	Nov 24	Coding day - Bridge	DUE: Assignment 7
	Nov 25	No Lab
	Nov 26	Thanksgiving - No Class
	Nov 28	Thanksgiving - No Class
Week 15	Dec 1	Final review		Review
	Dec 2	Continue review
	Dec 3	Reading Day
	Dec 5