CS 112
Ileana Streinu

Topics

1. Object-Oriented Programming: Java, and perhaps just a bit of C++.
2. Data Structures: stacks, queues, lists, trees, graphs, etc.
3. More Unix commands, utilities and concepts.
4. More advanced and more sophisticated programming techniques, and basic software engineering programming discipline.

Platforms, software

1. Java on our Linux machine beowulf
2. c++ on our Linux machine beowulf

Today

1. Motivation: why Object-Oriented Programming? Why Java? Why C++? Why data structures?
   
   I will give an overview of what we will do in this course. I use examples from last semester, so that you see where we are heading to and how much fun programming in Java can be. We will use graphics, design games and do lots of cool things with a visual impact, in addition to mastering techniques that will make you proud of your skills. Along the way, we learn fundamental concepts such as recursion, and fundamental data structures, such as stacks, queues, lists, trees and graphs.
   
   
2. To do after the class: email me the answers to this questionnaire. By the end of the day TODAY, via an email to Ileana at the 112b account.
   
   
3. The first example Hello, World!:
   • C
   • C++
   • Java application
   • Java applet
   
   
   
4. In-class exercise:
   • Log onto your class account, change the password. Try both Windows (via ssh) and Linux.
   • Create, compile and view the simple Hello Java example from here.

• Recap: Unix and DOS commands (directories, permissions; mkdir, cd, ls, chmod)
• HTML: simple HTML document with title, a link and an image.
• In a web browser, view the source of an HTML document; save an HTML file.
• What is an applet? Inserting an applet into an HTML page.
• How to compile a Java program: compiling a simple applet (Colors example); including it in web page; viewing it with a web browser.

Reading

• Java Tutorial detailing the variations on the Hello, World theme.
• Lesson 1 from on-line Java tutorial, Java vs. C++.