First part of a two-semester sequence, CSE 160 and CSE 260. An introduction to procedural and object-oriented programming methodology and basic data structures. Topics include program structure, conditional and iterative programming, procedures, arrays, object classes, encapsulation, information hiding, inheritance, polymorphism, file I/O, exceptions and simple data structures, such as lists, queues and stacks. (https://www.cs.stonybrook.edu/students/Undergraduate-Studies/courses/CSE160)
See Syllabus here (or in the above menu).
Instructor: Dr. Paul Fodor
214 New Computer Science Department, Stony Brook University
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12-1:30pm on Google Meet only: https://meet.google.com/xyu-jhqc-bdx
Email: paul.fodor@stonybrook.edu
Phone: (631) 632-9820
| Week | Date | Lecture Topics/Notes | Readings |
| 1 | Tu. 1/23 | Administrative (course information) | n/a |
| Th. 1/25 | Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Java | Read Liang ch. 1 | |
| 2 | Tu. 1/30 | Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Java (cont.) | n/a |
| Th. 2/1 | Elementary Programming | Read Liang ch. 2 | |
| 3 | Tu. 2/6 | Elementary Programming (cont.) | n/a |
| Th. 2/8 | Selections | Read Liang ch. 3 | |
| 4 | Tu. 2/13 | Mathematical Functions, Characters, and Strings | Read Liang ch. 4 |
| Th. 2/15 | Loops | Read Liang ch.5 | |
| 5 | Tu. 2/20 | Methods | Read Liang ch. 6 |
| Th. 2/22 | Arrays | Read Liang ch. 7 | |
| 6 | Tu. 2/27 | Arrays (cont.) | n/a |
| Th. 2/29 | Multidimensional Arrays | Read Liang ch. 8 | |
| 7 | Tu. 3/5 | Midterm 1 review | n/a |
| Th. 3/7 | MIDTERM EXAM 1: closed book in-person exam, in classroom, during class time (80 minutes) | n/a | |
| 8 | Tu. 3/12 | Spring recess (no class) | n/a |
| 9 | Tu. 3/19 | Objects and Classes | Read Liang ch. 10 |
| Th. 3/21 | Object and Classes (cont.) | n/a | |
| 10 | Tu. 3/26 | Object-Oriented Thinking | Read Liang ch. 11 |
| Th. 3/28 | Inheritance and Polymorphism | n/a | |
| 11 | Tu. 4/2 | Inheritance and Polymorphism (cont.) | Read Liang ch. 12 |
| Th. 4/4 | Exception Handling and Text I/O | Read Liang ch. 13 | |
| 12 | Tu. 4/9 | Midterm 2 review | n/a |
| Th. 4/11 | MIDTERM EXAM 2: closed book in-person exam, in classroom, during class time (80 minutes) | n/a | |
| 13 | Tu. 4/16 | Abstract Classes and Interfaces | Read Liang ch. 13 |
| Th. 4/18 | Abstract Classes and Interfaces (cont.) | n/a | |
| 14 | Tu. 4/23 | Abstract Classes and Interfaces (cont.) | n/a |
| Th. 4/25 | Recursion | Read Liang ch. 18 | |
| 15 | Tu. 4/30 | Recursion | n/a |
| Th. 5/2 | Optional (if time permits): JavaFX Basics, Event-Driven Programming, JavaFX UI Controls and Multimedia, Binary IO | Read Liang chs. 14, 15, 16 and 17 | |
| Final exam | FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, closed book in-person exam, in classroom, 8:00-10:00 AM (120 minutes) | n/a |