CS 120 Computer Science I,   Winter 2009                      SYLLABUS               January 20, 2009
  Instructor:      Jeffrey Horn,  email:     jhorn@nmu.edu
                            office:  1119 New Science Building
                            phone:  227-1607
Office Hours:       The table below lists my "open" office hours.  Other hours are available by appointment (please email me a REQUEST, and I'll let you know if I can do it!)
  Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs Fri.
OPEN HOUR   12noon-4pm
8:40-9:40pm		      
By Appointment 5-6pm 6-7pm 6-7pm 3-4pm
6-7pm		 2-4pm

Textbook (required):  GUI JAVA   Part I, Chapters 1-7  by B. Peterson and L. Ellerbruch, available in Campus Bookstore
                                                         (not Part II !!)

Classroom:          New Science Facility (NSF) 1205        
Meeting Times:     EVENING SECTION:   7-8:40pm, TuTh
Prerequisites: Math 100 or equivalent or permission of instructor
Our web page:   http://cs.nmu.edu/~jeffhorn/Classes/CS120/Winter2009/

 (I will use the web page EXTENSIVELY, posting everything I can up there as soon as possible.  This includes all electronic forms of handouts, assignments, solutions, sample tests, etc.  Also I will post announcements, links to interesting, topic-related sites, etc.  So please check our page regularly!  At the very least, twice a week.  We will also have a WebCT page for posting grades, etc.)


TOPICS:
  • INTRODUCTION:  What is Programming, a programming language, etc.?  (  Example:  programming a robot)
  • The Java and OO Models of Computation
  • Constants and variables.
  • Classes, Objects, Methods.
  • Loops and conditional branching.
  • User interaction.
  • Nested Objects.
  • Arrays
  • Strings

    • GRADING:
    50% Programs.
    10% Quizes
    20% Exams in-class and take-home
    10% Final exam, comprehensive.
    10% Instructor's discretion
    Late Policy:  For programs and homeworks, 5% off for each day late (counting only days that the university is open; e.g., not weekends or snowdays).   But of course I cannot accept them after solutions are handed out!  As for exams, those cannot be made up except under the most severe and extenuating emergencies!  Don't take a chance if you don't have to!  (If we have "enough" assignments and/or quizes, I will drop the lowest grade in that category.)

     COMPUTING FACILITIES:

    Hardware:    NMU IBM ThinkPads,  NMU Apple MacBooks

    Software:    TextPad program editor, Sun's Java 2 Platform to compile programs, and a Web browser to run them.  (click here for instructions on downloading the free software)

    DISABILITY SERVICES
    If you have a need for disability-related accommodations or services, please inform the Coordinator of Disability Services in the Disability Services Office by: coming into the office at 2001 C. B. Hedgcock; calling 227-1700; or e-mailing disserv@nmu.edu.  Reasonable and effective accommodations and services will be provided to students if requests are made in a timely manner, with appropriate documentation, in accordance with federal, state, and University guidelines. 

     LIBERAL STUDIES, DIVISION V  

    This course satisfies the Formal Communication Studies requirement.
    This course is designed to introduce students to the ways in which information and ideas are expressed using a communication system other than English.  Such courses should foster the student’s ability to conceptualize and communicate in an orderly, rational manner.  Characteristics of a communication system include: 1) possession of a grammar; 2) operation from an established set of rules; 3) reasoning properties such as deduction, inference drawing and problem solving.  This includes courses in languages and those in which the central focus of the course is on statistics, computers or formal logic.