This study guide provides the objectives, requirements, and timetable for this course.

Contact Information.

Introduction

This course covers the basic constructs of the Java programming langauge.

Prerequisits

You must already know C++.

Required Textbooks.

Java in a Nutshell, David Flanagan, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc, 1996. This book will be used as the primary reference for the language. Errata, code from the book, etc. are available at http://www.ora.com/catalog/javanut

CodeWarrior Java Tutorial, Available on line.

Other Materials.

• The book is a good reference but is not designed to teach you how to program (which you should already know). It is also sometimes arcane. You may want to pick up a trade book on Java for beginners to get a better exposition of different language features.

Communication

• Class lectures will not exactly follow the texts. You are expected to attend all classes and attendence will be taken.

• You are accountable for all material covered, all announcements made, and all handouts given out during class.

• Ways to reach me:

  • . Come during office hours!!!

  • Send electronic mail to barr@icsun.sunnet.ithaca.edu
    

  • . Leave a note (including your name, schedule, phone number and userid) either under my door or in the Math/Computer Science Department Office 4th floor Muller).

Grading

Grading will be based on the following events:

Assignments (6 total ) 35%

Project (1 total) 50% You will be required to develop your own Java project. This project must be cleared with me by the third week off the semester.

Presentations 10%.

Class Participation 5%.

General Policies

1. Class attendance is mandatory. You are responsible for all material and announcements given in class. If you miss a class you are responsible for obtaining the missed material/announcements.

2. All assignments other are expected to be INDIVIDUAL work unless explicitly deemed otherwise. Thus laboratories, homework, article summaries and exams must be completed individually. All work handed in must be original. Duplicate or very similar assignments receive negative grades. Flagrant cheating (on an exam or project, or on laboratories) will result in (at minimum) a FAILING GRADE for the course. General discussion is allowed, but not sharing of answers, algorithms, or scripts.

3. SAVE your intermediate work until an assignment has been graded, returned, and recorded. KEEP backup copies of the final versions of your labs.

4. Assignments are to be turned in either before or after class or put under my office door.

5. Graded assignments will be returned in class. Work unclaimed in class may be picked up later from outside my office. If you have a question on a grade, bring it to my attention within one week of the assignment's return.

6. Periodically, I will electronically post grades as we have them recorded. It is your responsibility to check these listings to ensure their correctness, within one week of the posting.

7. Handwritten assignments should be neat and easy to read (Or else type them!). Include your name and section number on every page and in every stack.

8. A late assignment will have 33% of the points deducted from the grade if it is turned in within 24 hours after the due time, 67% deducted if within 48 hours. After 48 hours an assignment will be marked but no credit will be given. Always turn in whatever work is done at the due time. You should have something FINISHED (i.e., functioning and commented), even if the entire assignment isn't completed. Individual exceptions should be discussed with me in advance.

   It is unfortunate that disks, bookbags and the like are lost, viruses ruin data, disks crash, floppies are destroyed, computer systems go down and personal problems occur during the semester. However, these and equally other compelling reasons will not change the late penalty.

9. Don't get behind in this class! Start each assignment as soon as it is handed out, so that you have time to ask questions and can use your time wisely.

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Last Modified: 28 August 1996

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John Barr, Ithaca College