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.
Instructor: Dr. Paul Fodor
214 New Computer Science Department, Stony Brook University
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-10am on Google Meet only: https://meet.google.com/xyu-jhqc-bdx
Phone: (631) 632-9820
Email: paul.fodor@stonybrook.edu
| Week | Date | Lecture Topics/Notes | Readings |
| 1 | Mon. 1/23 | Administrative (course information) | n/a |
| Wed. 1/25 | Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Java | Read Liang ch. 1 | |
| 2 | Mon. 1/30 | Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Java (cont.) | n/a |
| Wed. 2/1 | Elementary Programming | Read Liang ch. 2 | |
| 3 | Mon. 2/6 | Elementary Programming (cont.) | n/a |
| Wed. 2/8 | Selections | Read Liang ch. 3 | |
| 4 | Mon. 2/13 | Mathematical Functions, Characters, and Strings | Read Liang ch. 4 |
| Wed. 2/15 | Loops | Read Liang ch.5 | |
| 5 | Mon. 2/20 | Methods | Read Liang ch. 6 |
| Wed. 2/22 | Arrays | Read Liang ch. 7 | |
| 6 | Mon. 2/27 | Arrays (cont.) | n/a |
| Wed. 3/1 | Multidimensional Arrays | Read Liang ch. 8 | |
| 7 | Mon. 3/6 | Midterm 1 review | n/a |
| Wed. 3/8 | MIDTERM EXAM 1: closed book in-person exam, during class time (80 minutes) | n/a | |
| 8 | Mon. 3/13 | Spring Recess | See Calendars |
| 9 | Mon. 3/20 | Multidimensional Arrays (cont.) | n/a |
| Wed. 3/22 | Objects and Classes | Read Liang ch. 9, Enumerated Types | |
| 10 | Mon. 3/27 | Object-Oriented Thinking | Read Liang ch. 10 |
| Wed. 3/29 | Inheritance and Polymorphism | Read Liang ch. 11 | |
| 11 | Mon. 4/3 | Inheritance and Polymorphism (cont.) | n/a |
| Wed. 4/5 | Exception Handling and Text I/O | Read Liang ch. 12 | |
| 12 | Mon. 4/10 | Abstract Classes and Interfaces | Read Liang ch. 13 |
| Wed. 4/12 | Abstract Classes and Interfaces (cont.) | n/a | |
| 13 | Mon. 4/17 | Midterm 2 review | n/a |
| Wed. 4/19 | MIDTERM EXAM 2: closed book in-person exam, during class time (80 minutes) | n/a | |
| 14 | Mon. 4/24 | Recursion | Read Liang ch. 18 |
| Wed. 4/26 | Recursion | n/a | |
| 15 | Mon. 5/1 | Recursion | n/a |
| Wed. 5/3 | 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 17, 2023, closed book in-person exam, 8:00-10:00am (120 minutes) | n/a |