The purpose of this course is to teach programming in modern languages, along with best-practice programming habits. We cover Python for about half the course, then transition to Java (by way of Processing).

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Meeting times Lecture/Lab MWF 3:00-4:30 Moore 207 Beginner's section (optional, for students with little or no programming background) TBD TBD  Office hours Piazza (For fastest response, try here first!) All office hours subject to temporary changes; check Piazza for updates. Always open, 24/7   Whenever my door is open. Specific office hours: Tu Th 12-1:30 Levine 162 Hao Hu Th 4-5:30 Moore 207 Chris Ivey Tu 3-4:30 Mark Mercurio Tu 12-1:30 Brad Palchesko MW 2-3 Search Dave's web sites: Loading

Links Last year's CIT591 Academic Integrity Policy Textbooks and Resources MCIT schedule Java version test page Java Syntax Pages (online) or as a downloadable .zip file Eclipse FAQ and Eclipse Tips (somewhat outdated) SwingExamples.jar Academic resources Piazza Canvas

Date	Lectures	Readings, Assignments, etc.
Aug 27	Sudden Python	Python warm-up exercises (not to be handed in)
Aug 29	(This will be filled in as the semester progresses.)	Odds and Evens Optional Why is Programming Fun?
Sept 1	Labor Day (no classes)
Sept 3	Numbers, and other data types	Concise Python 2 Figurate Numbers
Sept 5	Fun with Pair Programming
Sept 8	Lists, tuples, strings
Sept 10	Agile programming
Sept 12	Unit testing	Three Musketeers Unit Testing and TDD in Python
Sept 15	Scope, references
Sept 17	Strings, exceptions
Sept 19	Input/Output	HTML Tidy
Sept 22	Sets
Sept 24
Sept 26	Dictionaries
Sept 29	Scope again	Simple Cipher
Oct 1
Oct 3		Library
Oct 6
Oct 8
Oct 10	Fall Term Break
Oct 13	Extreme Programming
Oct 15	David Rittenhouse Labs (DLRB), A1
Oct 17	Intro to Processing	Draw a Picture Processing cheat sheet #1 and #2
Oct 20	Java Syntax	DodgeEm (zipped)
Oct 22	Processing classes
Oct 24	Eclipse	Installing the Processing Plugin Game
Oct 27	Condensed Java
Oct 29	Class Structure
Oct 31	Polymorphism	Negadecimal Numbers
Nov 3	JUnit
Nov 5	Inner Classes
Nov 7	Abstract Classes	Array Operations (Layouts)
Nov 10	Exceptions
Nov 12	Swing
Nov 14	Threads	Flash Cards
Nov 17
Nov 19	Animation
Nov 21	MVC	Kaleidoscope Java graphics Bouncing ball
Nov 24	Comments
Nov 26	Day before Thanksgiving (No class)
Nov 28	Thanksgiving break (No class)
Dec 1	Java I/O
Dec 3	More about classes	Wator
Dec 5	Bits and pieces
Dec 8	Java O-O summary
Dec 19	Final Exam, 3pm-5pm, David Rittenhouse Labs (DLRB), A4 This exam date/time is set by the Registrar and is non-negotiable.

Key
A PowerPoint document, usually one of my lectures	An assignment	Software that will be useful in this course
A tutorial	Additional information about the assignment or topic	Official specification (always offsite)
An article; indicates offsite	Example	Quiz or exam