The following schedule is subject to revision.

Lectures:  Mondays and Wednesdays 1:25 PM - 2:45 PM in WEB 1250.

Labs:  Fridays at the following times in WEB L 124.

     Section 032 - 9:40 AM - 10:30 AM
     Section 033 - 12:55 PM - 1:45 PM
     Section 034 - 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM
 

Lecture / Assignments:

Week #1:  August 22 - August 26

Reading: Week #1's reading list Monday lecture: An overview of programming in C++, syllabus Wednesday lecture: Expressions, types, statements, and an introduction to Arduino Written Assignment: Preparing for lab Due Friday Friday Lab: Using the lab / Input and Output in C++

Week #2:  August 29 - September 2

Reading: Week #2's reading list Monday lecture: Debugging C++ programs, Expressions Wednesday lecture: If statements, Arduino circuits Programming Assignment: Exploring computation in C++ Due Wednesday Written Assignment: Understanding expressions and type Due Friday Friday Lab: Arduino and bright ideas

Week #3:  September 5 - September 9

Reading: Week #3's reading list Monday lecture: Labor day - no class Wednesday lecture: Loops and loop algorithms, File I/O Programming Assignment: Conditional Statements Due Wednesday Written Assignment: Loops and Conditionals Due Friday Friday Lab: Arduino has potential (pots, buttons)

Week #4:  September 12 - September 16

Reading: Week #4's reading list Monday lecture: Functions in C++ Wednesday lecture: Recursion in C++ Programming Assignment: Loops and Files Due Wednesday Written Assignment: Functions and variable scope Due Friday Friday Lab: Methods and Recursion in C/C++

Week #5:  September 19 - September 23

Reading: Week #5's reading list Monday lecture: Dynamic memory, pointers, and references in C++ Wednesday lecture: Arrays, pointer types and pointer safety in C++ Programming Assignment: Methods and Recursion Due Wednesday Written Assignment: none - delayed until next week   Friday Lab: Arduinos in motion

Week #6:  September 26 - September 30

Reading: Week #6's reading list Monday lecture: Parallel Arrays and Array Algorithms Wednesday lecture: Object-oriented programming, the big picture Programming Assignment: Weather Almanac Due (next Monday) Written Assignment: Arrays and pointers Due Friday Friday Lab: Structs

Week #7:  October 3 - October 7

Reading: Week #7's reading list Monday lecture: Structures and classes in C++ Wednesday lecture: Midterm Exam Programming Assignment: Weather Almanac Due Monday Friday Lab: No lab this week

Fall break:  October 10 - October 14

Fall break! (Teaching staff unavailable)

Week #8:  October 17 - October 21

Reading: Week #8's reading list Monday lecture: C++ projects, understanding the build process Wednesday lecture: Classes (part I) in C++ Friday Lab: A Fraction Class

Week #9:  October 24 - October 28

Reading: Week #9's reading list Monday lecture: Classes (part II) in C++ Wednesday lecture: Bitwise operators Programming Assignment: Class Programming and Arduino -- a warm up Due Wednesday and Friday Friday Lab: See this week's assignment for details

Week #10:  October 31 - November 4

Reading: Week #10's reading list Monday lecture: Building a list ADT in C++ Wednesday lecture: Bitwise operators, pointers Programming Assignment: Arduino project - communications Due Friday Friday Lab: Arduino assignment check-off

Week #11:  November 7 - November 11

Monday lecture: Solution to Assignment #7 - Classes in Arduino Wednesday lecture: Linked lists Programming Assignment: Working with classes Due Thursday Friday Lab: Arduino infrared communications

Week #12:  November 14 - November 18

Monday lecture: Communications Wednesday lecture: More with classes Programming Assignment: Infrared communications Due Friday Friday Lab: Arduino assignment check-off

Week #13:  November 21 - November 25

Monday lecture: Copy constructors, equals operator Wednesday lecture: Revised linked list example Programming Assignment: Programming project - To be announced Due Tuesday Friday Lab: Thanksgiving - No lab

Week #14:  November 28 - December 2

Monday lecture: Inheritance and Polymorphism Wednesday lecture: Advanced topic Programming Assignment: Final Arduino and software projects - See next week   Friday Lab: TA Help only - no official lab

Week #15:  December 5 - December 9

Monday lecture: Case study: Parallels to Java Wednesday lecture: Course Review Programming Assignment: Linked-list assignment Due Friday Friday Lab: Arduino project due - Robust infrared serial communications

Final Exam:  December 15

Written final exam will be Thursday, December 15 at 1:00 PM in WEB 1250 (where the lectures are held) for two hours. Click here for practice final as a .pdf

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