JAVA Programming

3460:289:003 Course Information

• Prerequisite: Experience in C or C++ Programming
• Objectives
• To be able to write programs in Java
• To compare the Java language with C and C++
• To develop Java Applets for use on the Internet
• Required Text
• Just JAVA and Beyond, 3rd Ed., Peter van der Linden, 1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc
• Grading Policies

Your grade will be based on a midterm (25%), final exam (25%) and homework, quizzes, and projects (50%).

Quizzes and exams must be taken at the announced time in class. Homework assignments must be submitted on time to receive credit. Hopefully you will all meet the deadlines for programming assignments. However, if you find it necessary to submit a programming assignment late, your grade will be reduced by 10% each day. Since programs are submitted electronically, the date of submission will be the timestamp on the email containing the program.

We all get upset when a program does not work the way it is supposed to, so please try to submit only reasonably correct programs! This means that you have carefully crafted and extensively tested your solution! Programs must work for any sample data provided (a minimal test suite) before submitting. Programs that do not meet these standards will not be graded and will be assessed an automatic 30% penalty. Many programs will be tested against additional "hidden" data.

You may collaborate on homework assignments. However, all programming assignments must be your own work. Devising your own solutions to problems and implementing them is the best way to learn about the topics in this course. You should follow these three rules:

• Guard your code as if it was a trade secret. Do not show your code to anyone else.
• Sting operations are often used to trap spies in industry. Do not read someone else's code.
• Discussions among classmates about the general nature of a solution can be beneficial. Beware that these discussions do not become too detailed, or revert to a foreign language such as Java, C, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN, BASIC, Assembly, or Pseudocode.
If you need help with your programs, please see me. Duplicate or similar programs, plagiarism, cheating, undue collaboration, or other forms of academic dishonesty may be reported to the Student Disciplinary Office.
• Grading scale:
• A   90-100    B   80- 89    C   70- 79    D   60- 69    F    0- 59
• (+/- grades awarded at my discretion)
• Final Exam: Thursday, December 17, 2:00-3:55 PM
• Last day to drop this class: Friday, November 20.

Course Topics

• Characteristics of the Java Language
• Writing, compiling, and execution Java programs (applications and applets)
• Object oriented topics from the Java perspective (inheritance, polymorphism, exceptions, threads, etc)
• The AWT (Abstract Window Toolkit) and other utilities
• Graphics and I/O processing