Assignment Calendar
October 2008
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29

VB

Unit 2 lecture (variables, data types, declaration statements, variable scope)

Review "Ch2Demo Datatypes" (overflow, Bankers Rounding)

HW
Unit 2 worksheet #2

Java

Work on Ch2Proj1

HW
Ch 2 Practice Test
Ch2Proj1 due Thu

Data

Work on Ch14Proj1 - as a class add Scanner

HW
Ch 14 test on Wed
Ch14Proj1 due Fri

30

VB

HW check (Unit 2 worksheet 2)

Ch. 2 lecture (breakpoints, debugging, translating & writing assignment statements, performing calculations & displaying results)

Review "Ch2Demo Declaration Statements " (Dim, assignment, breakpoint, debugging)

Java

Work on Ch2Proj1

HW
Ch 1 & 2 Test on Thu
Ch2Proj1 due Thu

Data

Work on Ch14Proj1 - as a class add throws & catches

Review for Ch 14 Test

HW
Ch 14 test on Wed
Ch14Proj1 due Fri

Oct 1

VB

Continue yesterday's lesson

HW
Unit 2 worksheet #3

Java

Do Ch 2 worksheet 1 & discuss

Review Ch 2 Practice Test

HW
Ch 1 & 2 Test on Thu
Ch2Proj1 due Thu

Data

Work on Ch14Proj1 - as a class add throws & catches

HW
Ch 14 test on Tue
Ch14Proj1 due Fri

2

VB

HW review

classwork - practice translating & writing assignment statements

Review "Ch2Demo vbCrLf" (assigning values to labels with vbCrLf line breaks, line continuation operator, Visible property)

Ch 2 lecture (focus, TabIndex, keyboard shortcuts)

HW
Unit 2 vocab due Tue

Java

Ch 1 & 2 Test

Data

Mr. Ashton introduction to the Study Hall Seating Project

3

VB

Continue Unit 2 lecture (variable scope, local static & module variables, module variables)

Review "Ch2Demo Variable Scope" (local, module & static variables, variable scope)

HW
Unit 2 vocab due Tue

Java

Ch 1 & 2 Test

Data

Review for Ch 14 Test on Tue

HW
Ch. 14 Test on Tue

 

6

No School
(In-Service)

7

VB

Work on Ch2Proj1 - mad lib. First, draw the interface on blank paper being sure to name all objects (buttons, labels & textboxes). If you have time, begin the project in VB.

Java

Read Ch. 3 lecture notes & do Ch 3 worksheet #1

Data

Ch 14 Test

8

VB

Work on Ch2Proj1 - mad lib.

HW
None

Java

Review Ch 3 worksheet #1

Finish typing your custom version of the worksheet

HW
Reread first objective of Ch 3 lecture notes

Data

Begin Cafeteria Project with OOD & then pseudocode

HW
Determine if Cafeteria project is even possible

9

VB

Work on Ch2Proj1 - mad lib.

HW
None

Java

Ch 3 lecture (data types, local variables, ++ & -- operators, overflow, Integer.MAX_VALUE, loss of precision, integer division, casting)

HW
None

Data

Demo - tab and comma delimited spreadsheets

HW
Work on Cafeteria Project

10

VB

Finish & submit Ch2Proj1 (Mad Lib) by the end of the period

Use the Program Check Off handout to fix errors

Have another student use the Program Check Off handout to check your program for errors

HW
None

Java

Create two custom Ch 3 worksheet's by typing them in Word and saving them in your school network My Documents folder as "Ch 3 Worksheet John Doe 1" and "Ch 3 Worksheet John Doe 2" (where your name is substituted for John Doe). Use the same exact heading as you see on my Ch 3 Worksheet #1 and use the Courier font for your code segments. Hand in the printouts with your name and the answers written in pencil on the BACK of the paper.

Data

Work on Cafeteria Project

HW
Work on Cafeteria Project

13

VB

Introduce Convenience Store Project

HW
Finish drawing interface for Convenience Store Project

Java

Ch 3 lecture (Math class & its static methods, static vs instance methods, Math.PI)

Data

Work on Cafeteria Project

HW
Work on Cafeteria Project

14

VB

Work on Convenience Store Project

Java

Ch 1 & 2 Test post-mortem

Data

Work on Cafeteria Project

HW
Work on Cafeteria Project

15

VB

Unit 2 lecture (declaring & using module level variables & constants in the Conv. Store Project)

Java

Ch 3 lecture (String, concatenation, parseInt, parseDouble, substring, length, +=, equals, indexOf, charAt, immutable, Scanner)

Data

Work on Cafeteria Project

HW
Work on Cafeteria Project

16

VB

Unit 2 lecture (declaring & using module level variables & constants in the Conv. Store Project)

Work on Convenience Store Project

Java

Ch 3 lecture (String, concatenation, parseInt, parseDouble, substring, length, +=, equals, indexOf, charAt, immutable, Scanner)

HW
Ch 3 vocab due Wed 10/22

Data

Work on Cafeteria Project

HW
Work on Cafeteria Project

17

VB

Unit 2 lecture (declaring & using module level variables & constants in the Conv. Store Project)

Work on Convenience Store Project

HW
Convenience Store Project due Tue

Java

Ch 3 lecture (immutable)

HW
Ch 3 vocab due Wed 10/22
Ch 3 worksheet #2

Data

Work on Cafeteria Project

HW
Work on Cafeteria Project

20

VB

Work on Convenience Store Project (due Tue at end of school day)

Java

Ch 3 lecture (Scanner class)

Review ScannerDemo demo program (next, nextLine, nextInt)

HW
Ch 3 vocab due Wed
Ch 3 wksht 3

Data

Review Ch 17 Demo Math Recursion Simple

Review Ch 17 Demo Math Recursion Power and Factorial

Mention Ch 17 Demo Math Recursion Compounding Interest

Trace & discuss Ch 17 Demo Void Recursion 1 (stackWords)

Trace & discuss Ch 17 Demo Void Recursion 2 (dollars moreDollars)

HW
Read Ch 17 lecture notes

21

VB

Work on Convenience Store Project (due Tue at end of school day)

Begin Using Variables worksheet #1

HW
Finish Using Variables worksheet #1

Java

Review HW

Ch 3 lecture (reading from a file)

Review Reading From Text File demo program (next, nextLine, nextInt)

HW
Ch 3 vocab due Wed
Ch 3 wksht 4

Data

Trace & discuss Ch 17 Demo Binary Tree Recursion1 (inorder and preorder and postorder)

Ch 17 lecture (writing recursive methods, when to use recursion and when not to use it)

HW
Ch 17 worksheets #2 & 3

22

VB

HW review ( Using Variables worksheet #1 )

Java

HW review

Ch 3 lecture (how primitives are copied differently than objects)

Introduce Ch3Proj1 (Word class)

HW
Two-day Ch 3 Test as early as Fri & Mon
Ch3Proj1 due Tue

Data

Ch 17 lecture ( mutual recursion, helper methods)

Do Ch 17 worksheet #4

Review lesson & quizzes at chortle.ccsu.edu

HW
Ch 17 Test on Fri

23

VB

Review Unit 2 worksheet #3

HW
Do Unit 2 worksheet #4
Unit 2 Test on Mon

Java

Work on Ch3Proj1

HW
Do the Ch 3 Practice Test

Data

CW - Do Ch 17 worksheets #5 & 6

Review worksheets

HW
Ch 17 Test tomorrow

24

Visual Basic

The Unit 2 test on data types and variables will be Monday.

Show your Unit 2 worksheet #4 to the teacher who will record the names of anyone who didn't attempt each question or who did not bring his/her worksheet.

Someone should neatly print the answers on the chalkboard and everyone can correct their answers to match the answers. Study this worksheet for Monday's test. The teacher has the answer key.

As classwork, complete the Unit 2 Practice Test which the teacher will distribute.

Someone print the answers on the chalkboard and review those answers before class is over. The teacher has the answer key.

HW
Study for the Unit 2 Test on Mon

Java

The Ch 3 test is Monday and Tuesday

Pass back all graded papers in the Outbox

Students must individually complete the Ch 3 Practice Test

Review the answers and print them on the chalkboard. Teacher has the answer key.

(if time) Work on Ch3Proj1

HW
Two-day Ch 3 Test is Mon & Tue
Ch3Proj1 due Wed 2:30 pm

Data Structures

Take the Ch 17 Test. Questions #1-21 are required and #22-25 will be graded as extra credit. If you miss one of those, you won't lose a point. Place answers on the Scantron AND circle your answers on the test. Work fast but accurately in order to finish on time.

HW
Finish Cafeteria project

 

 

27

VB

Per 4 - Review for Unit 2 Test

Per 8 - Unit 2 Test

Java

Ch 3 Test - part 1

HW
Study for part 2 of the Ch 3 Test

Data

Begin Ch 18 lecture

28

VB

Per 4 - Unit 2 Test

Per 8 - Begin Unit 3

Java

Ch 3 Test - part 2

Data

Continue Ch 18 lecture

29 End of 1st Quarter

VB

Graphics lecture (PictureBox, coordinate system, Color constants, FromArgb method, calling Refresh or Invalidate to force Form_Paint to execute, creating Flash movies & using them in VB)

Graphics lecture (DrawLine, DrawRectangle, DrawEllipse, DrawString)

Java

Ch 5 lecture (if statements, truth table)

HW
Read Ch 5 lecture notes

Data

Work on Cafeteria Seating Project

 

30

VB

House Hacking Contest

HW
Read Graphics lecture notes

Java

Ch 5 lecture (relational & logical operators, order of operations, truth table, dangling else, short circuit evaluation)

Per 7 - Work on Ch3Proj1 Word project which is due today by 3:00 pm

HW
Read Ch 5 lecture notes
Ch 5 vocab due Mon

Data

Work on Cafeteria Seating Project

HW
Work on Sorting project

 

 

31

VB

Review "FromArgb, DrawLine... " demo program

HW
Draw your interface sketch for the Drawing project on a piece of graph paper.

Java

Ch 5 lecture (DeMorgan's Law)

Per 7 - Work on Ch3Proj1 Word project which is due today by 3:00 pm

HW
Read Ch 5 of textbook
Ch 5 vocab due Mon

Data

Begin Sorting project

HW
Ch 18 vocab due Tue
Sorting project due Nov 4

Nov 3

VB

Review HW - Draw your interface sketch for the Drawing project on a piece of graph paper.

Methods lecture (call statements, "interesting methods")

Review "Call statements, interesting methods... " demo program (interesting methods, call statements)

Review "Animating a Fish with Methods" demo program

Java

Ch 3 Test Post-Mortem

Ch 5 lecture (comparing floating-point values, comparing Strings with equals method, selection operator, switch statement)

HW
Ch 5 worksheet #1

Data

Continue Sorting project

HW
Ch 18 vocab due Tue
Sorting project due Nov 4

Ch 18 Lecture (review sorting algorithm code segments, Radix sort, heap sort, practice identifying sort algos by finding characteristics in code segments, Big Oh)

HW
Ch 18 vocab due Tue
Sorting project due Nov 4
Ch 18 vocab due Tue
Fill in Blank on sorting algorithm quiz

 

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VB

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Java

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Data

Big Oh Summary Quiz

Review exercises in middle of Ch 18 Supplemental Packet

 

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VB

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Java

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VB

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Java

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VB

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Java

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