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
New Computer Science Department, room 214, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Rd, NY 11733
Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 11am-12:30pm in my office or on Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/xyu-jhqc-bdx
Email: paul.fodor@stonybrook.edu
Phone: (631) 632-9820
| Week | Date | Lecture Topics/Notes | Readings |
| 1 | Mo. 1/27 | Administrative (course information) | n/a |
| We. 1/29 | Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Java | Read Liang ch. 1 | |
| 2 | Mo. 2/3 | Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Java (cont.) | n/a |
| We. 2/5 | Elementary Programming | Read Liang ch. 2 | |
| 3 | Mo. 2/10 | Elementary Programming (cont.) | n/a |
| We. 2/12 | Selections | Read Liang ch. 3 | |
| 4 | Mo. 2/17 | Mathematical Functions, Characters, and Strings | Read Liang ch. 4 |
| We. 2/19 | Loops | Read Liang ch.5 | |
| 5 | Mo. 2/24 | Methods | Read Liang ch. 6 |
| We. 2/26 | Arrays | Read Liang ch. 7 | |
| 6 | Mo. 3/3 | Arrays (cont.) | n/a |
| We. 3/5 | Multidimensional Arrays | Read Liang ch. 8 | |
| 7 | Mo. 3/10 | Midterm 1 review | n/a |
| We. 3/12 | MIDTERM EXAM 1: closed book in-person exam, in classroom, during class time (80 minutes) | n/a | |
| 8 | Mo. 3/17 | Spring recess (no class) | n/a |
| 9 | Mo. 3/24 | Objects and Classes | Read Liang ch. 9 |
| We. 3/26 | Object and Classes (cont.) | n/a | |
| 10 | Mo. 3/31 | Object-Oriented Thinking | Read Liang ch. 10 |
| We. 4/2 | Inheritance and Polymorphism | Read Liang ch. 11 | |
| 11 | Mo. 4/7 | Inheritance and Polymorphism (cont.) | n/a |
| We. 4/9 | Exception Handling and Text I/O | Read Liang ch. 1 | |
| 12 | Mo. 4/14 | Abstract Classes and Interfaces | Read Liang ch. 13 |
| We. 4/16 | Midterm 2 review | n/a | |
| 13 | Mo. 4/21 | MIDTERM EXAM 2: closed book in-person exam, in classroom, during class time (80 minutes) | n/a |
| We. 4/23 | Abstract Classes and Interfaces (cont.) | n/a | |
| 14 | Mo. 4/28 | Abstract Classes and Interfaces (cont.) | n/a |
| We. 4/30 | Recursion | Read Liang ch. 18 | |
| 15 | Mo. 5/5 | Recursion (cont.) | n/a |
| We. 5/7 | Final review. 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: Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 11:15am-1:15pm (120 minutes), closed book in-person exam, in classroom | n/a |