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Chapters 1 through 5 -
 
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The Fetch and Execute Cycle: Machine Language

Machine Language

 Assignment Sheet #1  
External Device Workings
    
The Java Virtual Machine
 MEGA SEMESTER 1 PROJECT  
Intro to Object Oriented Programming
    
The Internet and WWW and Java!
 Practice Quiz  
Toolboxes, APIs, and Packages
    
   
Programming Environments
    
Basic Java App
 
Scanner Class Stuff
  

Variables and Primitive Data Types
Projects to aide understanding Part I
Details of Expressions
Practice Quiz
  
     
Blocks
 
Algorithm Development
  

Basic If

The "if" statement

  

Basic While

The "while" statement
Projects to aide understanding Part II
  
The "for" statement
Practice Quiz
  
 
   
Black Boxes
Projects to aide understanding Part III
  
The "Return" Statement
Practice Quiz
  
Parameters
  
Objects, Instance Methods, and Instance Variables
  
Static Subroutines and Static Variables
  
Constructors
  
The "truth" about declarations
  
   

 Chapters 6, 9, 10

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Chapter 6 Cal

Chapters 9 and 10 Calendar

 

 

Introduction to Arrays and quiz

Creating and Using Arrays

Programming With Arrays

  

 

 

Multidimensional Arrays

Two dimensional Arrays and quiz

Arrays as Parameters and review

Methods that Change Arrays and quiz

Enhanced For Loop (Revisisted)

    
     

 

    
Programming With Objects    

Defining Your Own Classes and review

Introduction to Inheritance and quiz

Inheritance and Class Hierarchy and Example: Vehicles

this and super

    
Polymorphism    
Abstract Classes Projects to aide understanding  
Interfaces Practice Quiz  
Programming Example: Hand, Card, Deck    

 

 

Chapter 11 - Arrays Continued


 
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Powerpoint - Chapters 8-11 (old text)

Strings, Objects, and Subroutines

String Buffers and String Tokenizers and quiz

 

HW Calendar Chap 11

Recursion Worksheet 1

 

  

Recursion

Introduction to Recursion and quiz
Recursion Worksheet 2

Recursion in Java and quiz

Examples of Recursion and quiz

More Recursion and quiz
Recursion Worksheet 3
  

 

Chapter 12 - Sorting and Searching


 
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Insertion Sort

HW Calendar Chap 12

Interactive Sorts

Look at Quadratic Sort and Efficient Sort Links

 

 

Sorting Demos
About Binary Search and Sequential (Linear) Search
 
Big-O Notation Definition
    

Big-O Powerpoint

More on Big-O

    
Summary Table - you need to know this big time!
    

 

Chapter 13 - Object Oriented Analysis & Design

 
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Thinking in Java Site

 

 

 

 Assignment Sheet 3

 

 

 

 

Semester 1 Final Review

Multiple Choice Solutions Practice Free Response
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2nd Semester - Lambert Book

Chapters 14-19 - Data Structures
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Intro to Data Structures

Lists and Sets

Maps

All about Lists and Iterators! (Powerpoint lecture)

More on Collections

Writing Generic Classes and Methods

 Practice Quiz   HW Calendar

Linked Data Structures

Stacks and Queues

Stacks and Queues! (Powerpoint lecture)

Priority Queues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recursion

More on Recursion (Powerpoint Lecture)

 

 

 

 

 
Binary Trees
Practice Quiz
  

 

Supplemental

 
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Powerpoint - Chapters 16-18

Java Modifiers - Appendix F

Coding Guideliens - Appendix G

Review Checklist - Appendix H

 

 

 APRIL REVIEW CALENDAR

Binary Trees

Lookup Tables and Hashing