This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Reading is in the textbook specified in the syllabus.
Week | Date | Topic |
Reading |
1 | January 12 | Syllabus review, course requirements, terminology. | Ch. 1 |
January 14 | Introduction to C++ | Ch. 2 | |
2 | January 19 |
Using Visual Studio, the Memory Window, and the Debugger |
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January 21 | Expressions and Interactivity | Ch. 3 | |
3 | January 26 | Making Decisions | Ch. 4 |
January 28 |
Loops and Files |
Ch. 5 | |
4 | February 2 | Functions | Ch. 6 |
February 4 | Arrays | Ch. 7.1-7.10 | |
5 | February 9 |
Arrays; Searching and Sorting Arrays |
Ch. 8 |
February 11 | Pointers | Ch. 9 | |
6 | February 16 | Pointers, continued | Ch. 9 |
February 18 | Exam 1 Review (Chapters 1-9) | ||
7 | February 23 | Exam 1 (Chapters 1-9) | |
February 25 | Characters, C-Strings, and the String class | Ch. 10 | |
8 | March 1 | Structured Data | Ch. 11.1-11.10 |
March 3 |
Structured Data, continued |
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9 | March 8 | Introduction to Classes | Ch. 13 |
March 10 | Introduction to Classes, continued | ||
10 | March 15 | Spring Break | |
March 17 | Spring Break | ||
11 | March 22 | More About Classes | Ch. 14 |
March 24 | Exam Review (Chapters 10, 11, 13, 14) | ||
12 | March 29 | Exam 2 (Chapters 10, 11, 13, 14) In the Classroom | |
March 31 | Recursion | Ch. 19 | |
13 | April 5 | Recursion | |
April 7 | Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Pure Virtual Functions | Ch. 15 | |
14 | April 12 | Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Pure Virtual Functions | |
April 14 | Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Pure Virtual Functions |
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15 | April 19 | The Standard Template Library; Error Handling | Ch, 16 |
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16 | April 26 |
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April 28 | Exam Review | Chapters 14, 15, 16.1, 19 | |
May 3 | Final Exam at 2:30 in the Testing Center |