COM S 211 / ENGRD 211

Computers and Programming
Fall 2000

Accelerated/Project Stream - Dr. Matthew Morgenstern

[Homework] [Materials] [Sections] [Notes] [Description]

Homework

For regular stream homework, also see the homework page.
All policies for regular homework also apply to accelerated homework.

Homework	Assigned	Due	Regrade Requests Due	Files
HW1-accel	9/5	9/12	9/21	HW1-accel, Note change: NO diskette need be submitted. Solutions: see regular stream solutions, MyInteger.java, Factorize.java Statistics
HW2-accel	9/14	9/26	10/5	HW2-accel, hw2a.zip (stub source files), documentation, solution (updated 10/11), stats
HW3	9/26	10/5	10/23	Same as HW3 regular, no additional problems, solution
Term Project	10/17	see milestones		Term Project Description - see milestones for due dates
Milestone 1 for Term Project	10/17	10/26		Milestone 1 Description (UML) for Term Project
Milestone 2 and HW5	10/21 10/26	11/2 Thurs 11/5 Tues		Project Milestone 2 (Graph) HW5 - Java Collections
Milestone 3	11/1	11/9 Thurs		Project Milestone 3 (GUI)
Milestone 4	11/13	11/21 Tues		Milestone 4 & Final Submission Info
Re: HW6	11/29	FYI: a thinking exercise.		HW6: you should work this thru in your mind, esp. the action & change listeners, and the sliders & button-group widgets.
Demo & User Manual Submission	11/28	12/7 Thurs		Project Demo Dates and Guidelines.

Materials

Data Structures in Real Applications: Databases & Expert Systems
B-Trees for disk-based indices and databases; also Weiss sec.18.7 p.540-6 - Nov 29-30 class.
Printing with println to a scrollable GUI TextArea, printing to a file, and manipulating printstreams. Also as plain text. - Nov 15-16 class.
Overview of Java Beans and an Example of Introspection (Reflection).
The Role of Interfaces in Passing Objects versus Methods; and printStackTrace; also the Swing Containment Hierarchy of a GUI and Component Placement - Nov 1 & 2 class.
Collections Framework Overview - discusses design structure and motivation of the Collections Framework.
Model View Controller Paradigm for user interaction, and
Applying Introspection: Finding All Superclasses (also see Inspecting the class Class),

and Discussion of Project - Oct 25 & 26 class.

Term Project Introduction, and Reflection: The java.lang.reflect package and its Field, Method, Constructor, and Array classes. - Oct 18 & 19 class.
Review for Prelim - Oct 11 & 12.
The class "Class" and its role in Java Reflection, and Using Reflection to Analyze a Class - Oct 4 & 5th class.
Summary of Parsing - additional info for Hw3.
Method Dispatch and Compile-Time Signature and Dynamic Instance Inheritance Examples

- Sept 27 & 28 class

Java Examples of Delegation to Simulate Selective, Instance, and Multiple Inheritance

- Sept 20 & 21 class

The Kinds of Inheritance - Sept 13 & 14 class Slides

Reference: Object Hierarchy and Kinds of Inheritance

The Role of Types - Sept 6 & 7 class Slides Reference: Evolutionary Protyping
Outline of Accelerated Stream - August 30 & 31 session
Java Boot Camp Slides: In case you missed it or could use the reference - see "Materials" page

Sections

SEC 10 W 1220-0110P PH 407 (registrar # 703-883)
SEC 11 R 0230-0320P OH 245 (registrar # 704-045)

Notes

If you are not registered for the Accelerated Section, you will have to take the Final Exam
If you are registered for the Accelerated Stream (ie. sections 10 and 11), you have to do the Accelerated Homeworks and Accelerated Project.
Students who scored 84 or below on the original Assessment Test and have not received email from me (M.Morgenstern) approving your taking the Accelerated Stream also will be required to take the Final Exam. Please keep a copy of my email reply.

Description

This year we are dividing CS 211 into two subclasses or "streams". Both "streams" will cover all the required material. The Regular Stream will have a Comprehensive Final Exam. There will not be a final project. The Accelerated/Project Stream will NOT have a Comprehensive Final Exam, but there will be a course project and the same two Prelim Exams as the Regular Stream.
The Accelerated/Project Stream recitation sections will expand on material in the main lectures, and cover closely related material that probably won't be covered in the regular recitation sections. The goal will be increased understanding of interrelationships with other aspects of programming languages, data structures, algorithms, and GUIs. These sections will be geared for students particularly interested in computer topics.
More information can be found in Handout Aug 24: Description of Regular and Accelerated/Project Streams. and Outline of Accelerated Stream.