CS 101 - Introduction to Computing

Fall 2011

CRN: 10621

Course Syllabus

Meeting Times

People

Exams

• Exam 1 is on Thursday 9/29/2011 during lecture.
  • 20 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 2 "Write Code" Questions

  You can earn extra credit by writing a sample multiple choice question in the proper Blackboard discussion forum.
  Notes from Exam Review
  Exam 1 Solutions

• Exam 2 is on Thursday 11/10/2011 during lecture.
  • 20 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 2 "Write Code" Questions

  You can earn extra credit by writing a sample multiple choice question in the proper Blackboard discussion forum.
  Exam 2 Solutions

• Final Exam: Wednesday, 12/7/2011, from 10:30am-12:30pm in LC-C6
  
  Format is the same as previous exams:
  • 20 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 2 "Write Code" Questions

  You can earn extra credit by writing a sample multiple choice question in the proper Blackboard discussion forum.

Assignments

• Project 1 - Turtle Drawings, Due 9/26/2011
• Project 2 - 3D Images, Due 10/18/2011
• Project 3 - Flag Collages, Due 11/3/2011
• Project 4 - Sound Collages, Due 12/1/2011

• Lab Assignments

Useful Links

• Blackboard at UIC

• Notes and Slides from Lectures
• Sample Code from Lectures

• CS Tutoring Schedule

• JavaDocs for the bookClasses
• JavaDocs for the Java 1.6 Library Classes

• Sample Sound Files

• First 4 Chapters of the Guzdial Java Book
• Main Web Page for Book

• PDF showing portion of book describing how to set up DrJava
• bookClasses-3-9-10.zip This is the Java 1.6+ version
• bookClasses10-1-07.zip This is the Java 1.5+ version.
• Dr. Java Download
• Java JDK Download

• SSH Secure Shell Download at Dartmouth University
• The ACCC's UNIX Tutorial Pages

• ACM website
• ACM Tutoring Page
• Linux Users Group website

• Guess the Missing Number Web Page