`Course Calendar for SCMP 118
It is expected that you read all the sections to be covered BEFORE the class and come to class prepared to discuss
the topics.
Check this page regularly for updates . This is a tentative schedule to be updated as needed.
| Date | Section/Topic/Reading Assignment | Programming and Essay Assignments |
| Tue Jan 17 | Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers and C++ Programming. Our Computing Environment Fist set of CodeLab exercises assigned |
Lab 0, Chapter 1 |
| Thu Jan 19 | 2.1-2.3 (More CodeLab exercises posted, This is the largest set of CodeLab problems. start early!) | |
| Tue Jan 24 | Rest of Chapter 2. Watch the video lesson on Loops: Overview, Loops1, Loops2, Switch |
History Assignment 1due 11:59 pm, Wed, Jan 25: 1930's. |
| Thu Jan 26 | 3.1,3.2,3.3 (More CodeLab exercises posted) | |
| Tue Jan 31 | 3.3 and 3.4. Watch the video lesson on functions. Part1, Part 2. |
History Assignment 2 due 11:59 pm, Wed, Feb 1: 1940's. |
| Thu Feb 2 | 4.1-4.3 (More CodeLab exercises posted, pay attention to due date!) | |
| Tue Feb 7 | 4.3-4.6 |
History Assignment 3 due 11:59 pm, Wed, Feb 8: 1950's. |
| Thu Feb 9 | 5.1-5.3 (More CodeLab exercises posted, pay attention to due date!) | |
| Tue Feb 14 | 5.3-5.5. Watch the video lesson on arrays. Part1, Part 2. History Assignment 4 due 11:59 pm, Wed, Feb 15: 1960's. | |
| Thu Feb 16 | 7.1- 7.3 (More CodeLab exercises posted) | Lab 4 Part1, Lab 4 Part2 |
| Tue Feb 21 | 7.3-7.4 Study these review/practice problems for the exam. Present solutions in class on Thursday.Whenever appropriate, write solutions in a program and test them. | |
| Thu Feb 23 | Review | |
| Tue Feb 28 | Midterm Exam | History Assignment 5 due 11:59 pm, Wed, March 1: 1970's. |
| Thu Mar 2 | 10.1: Structures (More CodeLab exercises posted). Intro to Linux | Lab 5 Part1 |
SPRING BREAK |
Tue Mar 21 | 10.2, 10.3, 11.3: Classes, constructors, ADT, Arrays and classes (more CodeLab exercises posted) |
History Assignment 6 due 11:59 pm, Wed, March 22: 1980's. |
| Thu Mar 23 | 8.1, 8.2: C-strings and String class (More CodeLab exercises posted) | Lab 6 Part1 |
| Tue Mar 28 | 8.2,8.3: Strings,Vectors | Lab 6 Part2 |
| Thu Mar 30 | 6.1, 6.2 File I/O (with Linux as well ) (More CodeLab exercises posted) | Lab 7 Part 1 Lab7 Part 2 Bonus History Assignment 7 due 11:59 pm, Mon, Apr 3: 1990-1994. |
| Tue Apr 4 | 6.3, 10.4 Refresh your memory about complex numbers before the next class. For example, project 6 on page 678 gives a little bit info on complex numbers. | |
| Thu Apr 6 | 11.1,11.2 |
History Assignment 8 due 11:59 pm, Mon, Apr 10: 1995-1999. |
| Tue Apr 11 | 11.2,11.3 | |
| Thu Apr 13 | 12.1 (separate compilation and projects, also on Linux) |
History Assignment 9 due 11:59 pm, Mon, Apr 17: 2000s. |
| Tue Apr 18 | 12.2. Read sections 14.1, 14.2. Watch the video on recursion: part1, part2. (video also available in P drive). Reading quiz on Thursday. | |
| Thu Apr 20 | 14.1, 14.2 (More CodeLab exercises posted). Reading quiz on recursion. |
History Assignment 10 due 11:59 pm, Mon, Apr 24: 2010s. |
| Tue Apr 25 | More Recursion/Thinking recursively | |
| Thu Apr 27 | 14.3: The Binary Search Algorithm | |
| Tue May 2 | Towers of Hanoi. Prepare for the last quiz by going over all past quizzes + read section 15.1 | Play the game online here , or here. There are a number of online sites where you can play the game. |
| Thu May 4 | 15.1, and 10.4 Introduction to Inheritance (included on the final) Reminder: The Final Exam will be on Tue May 9, at 1:30 pm in the usual classroom. Review all the quizzes, the midterm exam, in-class exercises and examples, and the practice problems for the midterm exam. |
Bonus Lab on inheritance |