Comsc 110-5078 Introduction to Programming (Fall 2008)
ONLINE -- Prof. Robert Burns quizzes, labs, and project due at end of day indicated, at midnight
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Assignments Points
1 M
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18-Aug
20-Aug
22-Aug
24-Aug
 
Intro.
 
 
 
1
Registration
0. Orientation
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3
2 M
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Su
25-Aug
27-Aug
29-Aug
31-Aug
Chap.1
 
 
2
1. Programming Concepts
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Lab 1 due
 
 
 
6+50
3 M
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F
Su
1-Sep
3-Sep
5-Sep
7-Sep
Chap.2  
 
 
3
2. Editing And Compiling
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Lab 2 due
 
 
 
6+50
4 M
W
F
Su
8-Sep
10-Sep
12-Sep
14-Sep
Chap.3  
 
 
4
3. Variables And Calculations
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Lab 3 due
 
 
 
6+50
5 M
W
F
Su
15-Sep
17-Sep
19-Sep
21-Sep
Chap.4  
 
 
5
4. Doing The Math: Libraries
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Lab 4 due
 
 
 
6+50
6 M
W
F
Su
22-Sep
24-Sep
26-Sep
28-Sep
Chap.5   5. Interactive Programs: Console and File I/O
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Lab 5a due
 
 
 
25
7 M
W
F
Su
29-Sep
1-Oct
3-Oct
5-Oct
   
 
 
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Lab 5b due
 
 
 
6+25
8 M
W
F
Su
6-Oct
8-Oct
10-Oct
12-Oct
Chap.6  
 
 
7
6. Introducing Logic: If
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Lab 6 due
 
 
 
7+50
9 M
W
F
Su
13-Oct
15-Oct
17-Oct
19-Oct
Chap.7   7. Do Overs: Loops
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Lab 7 due
 
 
 
50
10 M
T
W
F
Su
20-Oct
21-Oct
22-Oct
24-Oct
26-Oct
 
 
Chap.8
 
8
 Midterm Exam (online)
 
8. Writing Complicated Programs: Functions
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Lab 8a due
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25
11 M
W
F
Su
27-Oct
29-Oct
31-Oct
2-Nov
   
 
 
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Lab 8b due
 
 
 
8+25
12 M
W
F
Su
3-Nov
5-Nov
7-Nov
9-Nov
Chap.9  
 
 
10
9. Counting On Your Fingers: Bits And Bytes
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Lab 9 due
 
 
 
8+50
13 M
W
F
Su
10-Nov
12-Nov
14-Nov
16-Nov
Chap.10  
 
 
11
10. Checking It Twice: Arrays
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Lab 10 due
 
 
 
8+50
14 M
W
F
Su
17-Nov
19-Nov
21-Nov
23-Nov
Chap.11  
 
 
12
11. Working With Database Records: structs
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Lab 11 due
 
 
 
8+50
15 M
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W
Su
24-Nov
25-Nov
26-Nov
30-Nov
Chap.12  
 
 
13
12. Keeping A List: Array-based Lists
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Lab 12 due
 
 
 
8+50
16 M
W
F
Su
1-Dec
3-Dec
5-Dec
7-Dec
Chap.13  
 
 
14
13. Lists Of Unlimited Size: Linked Lists
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Lab 13 due
 
 
 
8+50
17 M
W
F
Su
8-Dec
10-Dec
12-Dec
14-Dec
Chap.14  
 
 
15
14a. An Easier Way: Collections
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14b. Functions That Call Themselves: Recursion
 
 
 
Lab 14 due
 
 
 
4+50
18 M
Th
15-Dec
18-Dec
     Final Exam (online)
 All Late Work Due (noon)
Project due 50+100
Quizzes #s 1-14 cover the chapters by the same numbers. Quizzes #s 2-15 include review questions from the chapters by the previous numbers.