Comsc 110-504X Introduction to Programming (Spring 2008)
ONLINE -- Prof. Robert Burns quizzes, labs, and project due at end of day indicated, at midnight
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1 W
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16-Jan
18-Jan
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Intro.
 
 
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0. Orientation
   
 
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2 M
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21-Jan
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23-Jan
25-Jan
27-Jan
 
Chap.1
 
 
 
 
2
 H O L I D A Y
1. Programming Concepts
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Lab 1 due
 
 
 
 
6+50
3 M
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28-Jan
30-Jan
1-Feb
3-Feb
Chap.2  
 
 
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2. Editing And Compiling
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Lab 2 due
 
 
 
6+50
4 M
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4-Feb
6-Feb
7-Feb
8-Feb
10-Feb
Chap.3  
 
 
 
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3. Variables And Calculations
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Lab 3 due
 
 
 
 
6+50
5 M
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11-Feb
13-Feb
15-Feb
17-Feb
Chap.4  
 
 
5
4. Doing The Math: Libraries
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Lab 4 due
 
 
 
6+50
6 M
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18-Feb
19-Feb
20-Feb
22-Feb
24-Feb
 
Chap.5
   H O L I D A Y
5. Interactive Programs: Console and File I/O
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Lab 5a due
 
 
 
 
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7 M
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25-Feb
27-Feb
29-Feb
2-Mar
   
 
 
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Lab 5b due
 
 
 
6+25
8 M
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3-Mar
5-Mar
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9-Mar
Chap.6  
 
 
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6. Introducing Logic: If
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Lab 6 due
 
 
 
7+50
9 M
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10-Mar
12-Mar
14-Mar
Chap.7   7. Do Overs: Loops
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10 M
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Su
17-Mar
19-Mar
21-Mar
23-Mar
     H O L I D A Y
 H O L I D A Y
 H O L I D A Y
 
 
 
Lab 7 due
 
 
 
50
11 M
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24-Mar
25-Mar
26-Mar
28-Mar
30-Mar
 
 
Chap.8
 
8
 Midterm Exam (online)
 
8. Writing Complicated Programs: Functions
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Lab 8a due
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8
 
 
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12 M
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31-Mar
2-Apr
4-Apr
6-Apr
   
 
 
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Lab 8b due
 
 
 
8+25
13 M
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7-Apr
9-Apr
11-Apr
13-Apr
Chap.9  
 
 
10
9. Counting On Your Fingers: Bits And Bytes
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Lab 9 due
 
 
 
8+50
14 M
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14-Apr
16-Apr
18-Apr
20-Apr
Chap.10  
 
 
11
10. Checking It Twice: Arrays
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Lab 10 due
 
 
 
8+50
15 M
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21-Apr
23-Apr
25-Apr
27-Apr
Chap.11  
 
 
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11. Working With Database Records: structs
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Lab 11 due
 
 
 
8+50
16 M
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28-Apr
30-Apr
2-May
4-May
Chap.12  
 
 
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12. Keeping A List: Array-based Lists
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Lab 12 due
 
 
 
8+50
17 M
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5-May
7-May
9-May
11-May
Chap.13  
 
 
14
13. Lists Of Unlimited Size: Linked Lists
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Lab 13 due
 
 
 
8+50
18 M
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Su
12-May
14-May
16-May
18-May
Chap.14  
 
 
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14a. An Easier Way: Collections
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14b. Functions That Call Themselves: Recursion
 
 
 
Lab 14 due
 
 
 
4+50
19 M
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19-May
22-May
     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.