Computer Science 102

Computers and Programming II

M 2:30-3:50, W 1:00-2:20, 243 Smith Hall

Test 2 will be held in class Monday, November 9. Here are some practice problems, with solutions.

Program 9 is due Monday, November 23. Program 8 is due Monday, November 16. Program 7 is due Monday, November 2 (you may run my applet for Program 7 here). Program 6 is due Monday, October 26 (you may run my applet for Program 6 here). Program 5 is due Monday, October 19. Program 4 is due Monday, October 12. Program 3 is due Monday, September 28. Program 2 is due Monday, September 21. Program 1 is due on Monday, September 14. Your program must run on pegasus, must be named Date.java, and should be turned in as an email attachment (text file) to me at loftin@rutgers.edu

Solution to Program 1, Program 2, Program 3, Program 4 (Point.java, LabeledPoint.java), Program 5 (Name.java, Person.java), Program 6 (TrafficLightPanel.java, Light.java), Program 7, Program 8.

Solution to Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Quiz 3, Quiz 4, Quiz 5, Quiz 6, Quiz 7, Quiz 8.

Getting started. Writing and running java programs on pegasus.

To send an email with your program as an attachment from pegasus, you can use the pine program from the command line. Just type in pine, and hit c to compose a message. Put my address in To: line, and put the name of your program in the Attchment: line. Then press control-X to send.

Programs discussed in class

Instructor Prof. John Loftin, 309 Smith Hall, Phone: (973)353-5156, ext. 3910.

Email loftin AT rutgers DOT edu
Email is the best way to get in touch with me.

Website http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~loftin (this syllabus is attached to the website)

Department Website http://math.newark.rutgers.edu/

Prerequisites CS 101 or the equivalent

Who Should Take This Course This course is required for the Computer Science and Information Systems majors, and for the Computer Science minor.

Course Material
(more details
are on the
Course Schedule)

Review of Java Control Structures
Arrays
Inheritance
Polymorphism
Exceptions
Recursion
Collections

Text Lewis and Loftus, Java Software Solutions, 6th ed., Addison-Wesley

Homework The homework will be assigned but not collected or graded. However, the quizzes will be strongly based on the homework problems (and will typically include some homework problems verbatim). Homework will be assigned a week or so ahead of time: See the Course Schedule. Students are encouraged to work together on the homework.

Programming Assignments There will be several programming assignments during the course of the semester. All your programs should run on the pegasus server. Your programs will make up 20% of your grade. Programs which do not compile on pegasus will receive no credit. Students are encouraged to work together on the programs, but YOU MAY NOT COPY ANYONE ELSE'S CODE.

Quizzes There will also be several in-class 15-minute quizzes based on the homework. These quizzes will make up 10% of your grade. (See the Course Schedule.)

Exams There will be two exams during the term and a final exam. The first two exams will be held in class, on dates TBA, and will test your knowledge of the material covered in the past few weeks' classes. The final exam will be comprehensive. The final exam will take place according to the registrar's schedule, 3-6pm, Monday, December 21, room TBA. YOU MAY NOT TAKE THE FINAL EARLY. (See the Course Schedule.)

Grades Your grade will be determined by your programs (20%), quizzes (10%), Exam 1 (17.5%), Exam 2 (17.5%), and the Final Exam (35%).

Office Hours M 1:00-2:00, W 11:30-12:30, in 309 Smith Hall. You may see me any time during office hours without an appointment. You may also make an appointment to see me other times.

Course Schedule

Here are solutions for test 1.
Grades for Test 1: out of 76 points, average 62, median 59.5
Grade range-------Number of students
69-76 --------------- 4
61-68 --------------- 1
54-60 --------------- 5
46-53 --------------- 1
38-45 --------------- 1

Test 1 will be held in class on Monday, October 5, in class. The test will cover all the material we have covered through sections 9.1 and 9.2 in Lewis & Loftus. Here are some practice questions for test 1, with solutions. Also review your notes, the book, homework and quizzes.

John Loftin

2009-08-12

Instructor	Prof. John Loftin, 309 Smith Hall, Phone: (973)353-5156, ext. 3910.
Email	loftin AT rutgers DOT edu Email is the best way to get in touch with me.
Website	http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~loftin (this syllabus is attached to the website)
Department Website	http://math.newark.rutgers.edu/
Prerequisites	CS 101 or the equivalent
Who Should Take This Course	This course is required for the Computer Science and Information Systems majors, and for the Computer Science minor.
Course Material (more details are on the Course Schedule)	Review of Java Control Structures Arrays Inheritance Polymorphism Exceptions Recursion Collections
Text	Lewis and Loftus, Java Software Solutions, 6th ed., Addison-Wesley
Homework	The homework will be assigned but not collected or graded. However, the quizzes will be strongly based on the homework problems (and will typically include some homework problems verbatim). Homework will be assigned a week or so ahead of time: See the Course Schedule. Students are encouraged to work together on the homework.
Programming Assignments	There will be several programming assignments during the course of the semester. All your programs should run on the `pegasus` server. Your programs will make up 20% of your grade. Programs which do not compile on `pegasus` will receive no credit. Students are encouraged to work together on the programs, but YOU MAY NOT COPY ANYONE ELSE'S CODE.
Quizzes	There will also be several in-class 15-minute quizzes based on the homework. These quizzes will make up 10% of your grade. (See the Course Schedule.)
Exams	There will be two exams during the term and a final exam. The first two exams will be held in class, on dates TBA, and will test your knowledge of the material covered in the past few weeks' classes. The final exam will be comprehensive. The final exam will take place according to the registrar's schedule, 3-6pm, Monday, December 21, room TBA. YOU MAY NOT TAKE THE FINAL EARLY. (See the Course Schedule.)
Grades	Your grade will be determined by your programs (20%), quizzes (10%), Exam 1 (17.5%), Exam 2 (17.5%), and the Final Exam (35%).
Office Hours	M 1:00-2:00, W 11:30-12:30, in 309 Smith Hall. You may see me any time during office hours without an appointment. You may also make an appointment to see me other times.