Assignments for SI 615 - OOP and Java

• Sep 3 - Read: Ch 1, 16, and 21 and The "Hello World" Application and The "Hello World" Applet and check out how big this is!

  Programming assignment:
  The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to beginning Java programming concepts and to get you to find the Java compiler, learn how to edit, compile, and print Java source code files, and to learn how to print the output of your Java applications and applets.

  Write a Java application, using good style, similar to the Hello.java application, that will print your name. Write a Java applet, similar to the HelloApp.java applet, that will print your name on one of your web pages.

  Hand in a hardcopy of both your source code files and the output of both your prog rams. Email me the URL of the page with your applet. (I will be posting a list of student pages off the class web page - if you do not want your class page published, or if you would like your home page URL published instead (too), let me know in the email message.)

• Sep 10 - Read: Ch 3 and 5 and The Nuts and Bolts of the Java Language

  Programming assignment:
  Write an application and an applet that prints something (a joke, a quotation, a fortune, whatever) for the user based on the current time. You should have at least 8 different things. You can get the time in your program by creating an variable of type Date.

  import java.util.Date;
  Get the date by initializing your Date variable like this:
  

  Date yourDateVar = new Date; yourDateVar.getDate() returns an int representing the day of the month (1-31).
  yourDateVar.getDay() returns an int representing the day of the week (0-7).
  yourDateVar.getHours() returns an int representing the hour of the day (0-23).
  getMonth() returns 0-11 and getSeconds() returns 0-60.
  Use whichever one or ones you choose.

  Hand in a hardcopy of both your source code files and the output of your application. Email me the URL of the page with your applet.

• Sep 17 - Read: Ch 2, 4, and 6 and Object-Oriented Programming Concepts: A Primer and Objects, Classes, and Interfaces and check out the structure of the classes in Java.

  Programming assignment:
  Find a cool applet on the web. Put is on your home page. Print out the applet and label all class names, all instance variables, all methods, all class variables, and all class methods. Circle all method calls and put a rectangle around all class and instance variable accesses.

• Sep 24 - Read: Ch 7 and 15 and Subclasses, Superclasses, and Inheritance and Controlling Access to Members of a Class

  Programming assignment:
  The purpose of this program is to give you practice creating and using classes.

  Add another subclass to the Circle class . Include at least 2 constructors for your new class. Write a Java application that creates at least one instance of each subclass (including yours) and uses access methods to print out the values of the variables. Write a Java applet that draws one object from each of the Circle subclasses - including your subclass. (See sample.)

  Hand in hardcopy of your new subclass, output from your application, and email me the url of your applet.

  Start thinking about what you want to do for your class project. Here are some suggestions from Dr. Frost.

• Oct 1 - Read: Ch 8 and Overview of Applets and Methods for Milestones and the Applet class

  Programming assignment:
  Write a main header for your project. Include a rough sketch of what the input and output will look like. Draw a preliminary class hierarchy.

• Oct 8 - Read: Ch 9 and Using Graphics Primitives and the Graphics class

  Programming assignment:
  If necessary, revise your project design, redraw the new class hierarchy and rewrite the main header. Write a detailed description of each class you will write. Write code for one of your classes and a driver to show what it does.

• Oct 15 - Midterm Exam

• Oct 22 - Read: Ch 19 and Input and Output Streamsand the associated class descriptions.

  Programming assignment:
  Enhance your project with color, graphics and fonts.

• Oct 29 - Read: Ch 10 and 11 and Threads of Control Threads in Applets and Playing Sounds and the associated class descriptions.

  Programming assignment:
  Add threads to your project.

• Nov 5 - Read: Ch 12 and Event Handling and the associated class descriptions.

  Programming assignment:
  Add to your project. Hand in a progress report.

• Nov 12 - Read: Ch 13 and Creating a User Interfaceand the associated class descriptions.

  Programming assignment:
  Add to your project. Hand in a progress report.

• Nov 19 - Read: Ch 14 - Windows, menus, and dialog boxes and How to Use Frames and How to Use Menus and How to Use Dialogs and the associated class descriptions.

  Programming assignment:
  Add to your project. Hand in a progress report.

• Nov 26 - Read: Ch 14 Networking, Communicating with Other Programs, Understanding Applet Capabilities and Restrictions, and the associated class descriptions.

  Programming assignment:
  Finish the project.

• Dec 3 - Project demos and critiques

• Dec 10 - Final Exam

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