COP2250 - Programming in Java

Course and Course Description

Text : Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures by Gaddis and Muganda ISBN: 0321421027

Syllabus

Class Syllabus Handout

COP2250 - Programming in Java is the first of a two-course sequence in computer programming using the Java language This course teaches the basic programming techniques to problem solving in an Object Oriented fashion. It uses the Java language as the tool for programming.

This course is intended for majors in non-scientific areas, who must acquire basic programming skills to supplement their primary areas. It is especially appropriate for students in Information Technology and management disciplines. The course is a three (3) credit course. It does not require any lab, but it requires writing programs.

The concepts covered in this course are:

• The identification of objects and their behavior
• Design and construction of classes
• Primitive data types
• Control structures
• Strings
• Arrays
• File Input/Output

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Goals of the Course

• To become knowledgeable in the fundamental concepts, methodologies, and techniques associated with Object Oriented Programming.
• To learn the fundamentals of Java Programming Language:
• Classes and Objects
• Fundamental data types
• Operators and operations on data.
• Control structures
• Strings and Arrays
• To be able to design appropriate class(s) to solve problems.
• To be able to effectively apply the basic features of Java to problem solving.

Pre-requisite

This course requires no previous programming experience and no mathematics other than arithmetic skills and some degree of high school algebra.

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Instructor

Instructor	Jose Andre Morales
Office	ECS 212
E-mail	jmora009@cis.fiu.edu

Lecture Schedule

Sec	Day	Time	Room
06	TH	6:25-7:40PM	ECS 134

Office Hours

Day	Time	Room
TH	7:45-8:45PM

Assessment

5 Programming Assignments	40%
Three Exams	60%

Grading Scheme

95 - 100	A
90 - 94	A-
87 - 89	B+
83 - 86	B
80 - 82	B-
76 - 79	C+
70 - 75	C
66 - 69	C-
60 - 65	D+
56 - 59	D
0 - 55	F

Homework Assignments

Tentative Class and Exam Schedule

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Class Policy

• Assignments are to be submitted in class on the due date specified.
• Make sure that all assignments that are submitted are the right ones.
• All assignments are submitted in a printout of the source code plus the java source code files on a storage media.
• Programs must be free of syntax error; i.e. they must be in executable form in order to get full or partial credit.
• All sheets of papers that you submit must be securely fastened.
• Late assignments will not be accepted, except on the grounds of valid medical reasons.
• Unscheduled test or exam will not be administered, except on the grounds of medical reasons. Hence it is your responsibility to plan ahead so that there is no interruption in your study.
• All students are expected to hand in their own work
• Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any evidence of it can cause you to fail the course.
• All assignments should include a header or title page with the following information:
• Student name and identification number.
• Course number, Course name, and Section number.
• Assignment number.

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Resources

Download & Install Java JDK and NetBeans

Java Tutorial

Computer Labs at FIU and Java help