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list, suggested readings, questions, and other information. This page
will be updated throughout the term.
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22 Aug
Variables,
Input,
How to read a textbook
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24 Aug
Account setup,
Hello world!
Lab 0 in class
bring laptops
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25 Aug
Lab 1 preview
Lab 1
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26 Aug
Types,
Errors
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| 2 |
29 Aug
else if,
Flowcharts,
Comparisons,
if/else, if alone
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31 Aug
Comparison errors,
Blocks,
Flowcharts cont'd,
Nested if
Lab 1 due
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1 Sep
Test cases,
Conditional execution
Lab 2 preview
Lab 2
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2 Sep
Named values,
Arithmetic expressions,
Order of operations,
Math functions
Expr worksheet in class
bring laptops
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| 3 |
[no class]
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7 Sep
Algorithm design,
Do it by hand
Lab 2 due
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8 Sep
Lab 3 preview
Lab 3
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9 Sep
Vectors
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| 4 |
12 Sep
Vectors and loops
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14 Sep
Characters,
String methods
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15 Sep
Strings and vectors
Lab 3 due
Lab 4 preview
Lab 4
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16 Sep
Tracing,
Debugging
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| 5 |
19 Sep
Assignment,
Increment,
Accumulation,
Sum/average
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21 Sep
Counting things,
Min/max,
const, constexpr
Lab 4 due
Tracing worksheet in class
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22 Sep
Standard loops,
Reading and modifying code
Lab 5 preview
Lab 5
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23 Sep
.push_back,
Input
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| 6 |
26 Sep
Loop-and-a-half, break
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28 Sep
while, general loops
Lab 5 due
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29 Sep
Loop practice
Lab 6 preview
Lab 6
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30 Sep
do,
More loop practice
Exam 1 take-home out
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| 7 |
3 Oct
Exam 1
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5 Oct
Functions and parameters,
Testing,
Stubs
bring laptops
Debugging
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[no class]
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[no class]
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| 8 |
10 Oct
Return values,
Find first match,
Early return,
Parameters
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12 Oct
Random numbers,
Void functions,
Recursion
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13 Oct
Writing functions
Lab 8 preview
Lab 8
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14 Oct
Conditionals revisited,
Boolean variables,
Boolean functions
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| 9 |
17 Oct
Boolean operations,
Truth tables
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19 Oct
Complex booleans,
DeMorgan's Law,
Test case coverage
Lab 8 due
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20 Oct
Boolean logic
Lab 9 preview
Lab 9
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21 Oct
Bundling data,
struct
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| 10 |
24 Oct
Struct parameters,
Struct return values
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26 Oct
Vectors of structs
Lab 9 due
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27 Oct
Lab 10 preview
Lab 10
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28 Oct
Functions on vectors,
Mapping data,
Producing vectors of structs
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| 11 |
31 Oct
Filtering data,
Reference parameters
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2 Nov
Adding and removing data
Lab 10 due
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3 Nov
Lab 11 preview
Lab 11
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4 Nov
C-style indexed for,
Nested loops
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| 12 |
7 Nov
Sorting
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9 Nov
Vectors of vectors
Lab 11 due
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10 Nov
Lab 12 preview
Lab 12
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11 Nov
newline and tab,
Formatted output
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| 13 |
14 Nov
Line input,
Streams
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16 Nov
C strings,
.c_str(),
printf
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17 Nov
Lab work day
Lab 12 part 2 (no preview)
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18 Nov
Arrays,
Pointers,
Arrays as pointers
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| 14 |
21 Nov
2D arrays
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[no class]
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[no class]
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[no class]
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| 15 |
28 Nov
Constructors,
Algorithm design,
Modeling and simulation
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30 Nov
Modeling and simulation
Lab 12 part 2 (no preview) due
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1 Dec
Lab 13
Lab 13 preview
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2 Dec
Modeling and simulation
Exam 2 take-home out
Exam 2
6 Dec
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