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 28	Basics of a C++ program Intro to programming	Survey	syllabus 01 notes
	Aug 29	Lab: Visual Studio, Grace, first C++ program		01 lab
	Aug 30	C++ output, escape characters, comments, parts of a C++ program		02 output
	Sep 1	Continue Previous lecture
Week 2	Sept 4	Labor Day - No Class
	Sept 5	Lab: C++ program that uses variables		02 Lab
	Sept 6	Variables, data types, and input		03 variables
	Sept 8	Operators	OUT: A1 - Fraction Calculator Grading Rubric	04 operators
Week 3	Sept 11	Continue class on operators
	Sept 12	Debugging		03 Lab
	Sept 13	Intro to if statements		05 if statements
	Sept 15	Relational operators/conditions, single-alternative if	DUE (10:30am): Assignment 1 DUE (5pm): Lab 3	Review Questions
Week 4	Sept 18	Quiz Review	OUT: A2 - Texting Fees
	Sept 19	If statements		04 Lab
	Sept 20	Midterm 1
	Sept 22	const, setw, setPrecision, logical operators (&&, II, !)		06 Output
Week 5	Sept 25	Static_Cast		07 Multiple-Ifs
	Sept 26	Multiple alternative if statements		05 Lab
	Sept 27	Multiple alternative if statements (cont.)	OUT: A3 - Date Calculations Coding Standards Parentheses Spacing DUE (10:30AM): Assignment 2
	Sept 29	Introduction to Loops		08 Loops
Week 6	Oct 2	More Loops and increment/decrement		09 Loops
	Oct 3	Loop Practice		06 Lab
	Oct 4	Continue Loops	DUE: Assignment 3 OUT: Assignment 4
	Oct 6	Fall Break - No Class
Week 7	Oct 9	Loop Exercises	Assignment 3 Test Cases	09 B Loop Exercises
	Oct 10	More Loops		07 Lab
	Oct 11	Intro to Files		09 C Files
	Oct 13	do-while Loops		10 do-while Exam Review
Week 8	Oct 16	Continue do-while and review
	Oct 17	Files	IN: Assignment 4	08 Lab
	Oct 18	Midterm 2
	Oct 20	for Loops	OUT: Assignment 5 Temperature Summarizer	11 for Loops
Week 9	Oct 23	Nested Loops		12 nested loops
	Oct 24	practice with nested loops		09 Lab
	Oct 25	Functions		13 functions
	Oct 27
Week 10	Oct 30	Random Numbers	IN: Assignment 5	14 functions
	Oct 31	Functions!		10 Lab
	Nov 1	More functions	OUT: Assignment 6
	Nov 3	Passing arguments by reference
Week 11	Nov 6	Continue Functions
	Nov 7	Pass by reference		11 Lab
	Nov 8	Arrays	Changing indentation for switch	15 arrays
	Nov 10			Review for Midterm
Week 12	Nov 13		IN: Assignment 6
	Nov 14
	Nov 15	Midterm 3
	Nov 17	Character arrays		16 Characters
Week 13	Nov 20	2D Arrays	OUT: Assignment 7	17 2D Arrays
	Nov 21	No Lab
	Nov 22	Thanksgiving - No Class
	Nov 24	Thanksgiving - No Class
Week 14	Nov 27	Cont. 2D arrays
	Nov 28	Work on assignment
	Nov 29	Continue character manipulation	Cryptography Example Cryptography Rubric
	Dec 1	Function activity
Week 15	Dec 4	Work on assignment
	Dec 6	Review	IN: Assignment 7	Final Review
	Dec 6	Reading Day
	Dec 8