Assignments for SI 543 sec 1 - Programming I (Java)

Programming Style

FYI -> Netscape's Java programming style

All assignments are due at 5pm Wednesday the next week unless otherwise noted.
Late assignments should be put in the envelope on the door of 1829 East Hall

Jan 6 - Read Chapter 1, 5.1 - Computers and how they work
( in class info)

Jan 8 - Read Chapter 2 and
The "Hello World" Application and The "Hello World" Applet and the Applet tag for HTML.
Programming assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to beginning Java programming concepts and to get you to 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 the class style, similar to the HelloWorldApp.java in the tutorial that will print your name and two lines of information about yourself. Write a Java applet, using the class style, similar to the HelloWorld.java applet in the tutorial that will print your name and two lines of information about yourself on one of your web pages.
Hand in:

Hardcopy of the application and its output
Hardcopy of the applet and its output
email me the URL of your applet. If you would like the URL of your homepage made public, send me that, too.

Jan 13 - Read Chapter 3.1 through 3.4, 5.2 and
Variables and Data Types and Operators and Expressions.

Jan 15 - Read Chapter 3.5 through 3.8, 5.3, 5.4 and
Control Flow Statements
Programming assignment:
The purpose of this program is to give you an opportunity to practice loops and branching statements.
Write both an application and an applet that prints out a random number of cliches, chosen randomly from a list of 6 or more.
Hand in:
Hardcopy of both the applet and the application.
Hardcopy of 3 runs of your application.

Jan 20 - Read Chapter 4.4 and
What Are Messages?

Jan 22 - Read Chapter 4 and 6.1 and
Object-Oriented Programming Concepts: A Primer and Objects and Classes and Interfaces
Programming assignment:
The purpose of this program is to give you a chance to look at other people's Java code and see how they organize their classes, and also to give you some ideas about possible projects you might want to do for the class.

On the web, find source code for a cool applet.
Format it according to my style specifications
Modify it in some way.
Put it on your class page.
Be sure your class hierarchy includes all the classes defined in the program
Be sure you give the original author credit

on your page
in your header

On the hardcopy of your applet code:

underline all the class names
circle the instance variable declarations
put a rectangle around the method definitions
put a * next to all the class variables and class methods defined or used.

Hand in:
the annotated hardcopy of your applet code with the URL of the original applet and the URL of your modified applet.

Jan 27 - Read: Chapter 7
Using Graphics Primitives and the Graphics class

Jan 29 - Read: Chapter 8
Managing Inheritance and Subclasses, Superclasses, and Inheritance
Programming assignment:
The purpose of this program is to give you an opportunity to practice using inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction, and encapsulation.
Write another subclass of the class we designed in class. I have written a subclass - you must write a different one. Include at least 2 constructors for your new class and access methods for the new data. Write a Java application that creates at least one instance of each class (mine and yours - 3 classes all together) and uses access methods to print out the values of the variables. Write a Java applet that draws at least one object from each of the classes - mine and yours - 3 objects all together.
Think about a project to work on for the rest of the class. It can be anything you want, but it must

use the following classes/interfaces: Color, Font, Image, AudioClip (sound)
have a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and handle events
have online help
have animation

Hand in:
hardcopy of your new subclass, your application, your applet and output from your application.

Feb 3 - Read: Chapter 9
Interfaces and Creating and Using Packages

Feb 5 - Read: Overview of Applets and Life Cycle of an Applet and Methods for Milestones and Applet security and the Applet class and the Applet tag for HTML.
Assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is to help you get a feel for how applets run in a browser and to help you understand the purpose for each of the applet methods.
Use the form handed out in class to make a list of all the things you can do to an applet while it is running, e.g., move to a different page, scroll the page, etc, and tell which methods are called for each thing you do. Use the ExtendedSimple applet to find out which methods are called.
Hand in:
The form describing the things you tried while running the ExtendedSimple applet and which methods were called for each.

Feb 10 - Read: Chapter 11
Assignment - Due Friday:
The purpose of this assignment is to start the project design process.
Decide on a project to work on for the rest of the class. It can be anything you want, but it must

use the following classes/interfaces: Color, Font, Image, AudioClip
have a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and handle events
have online help
have animation
If you want to work in a group, you may choose 1 partner.
Write a brief description of what you want to do for your project, a formal description of the program requirements sort of like the one in the handout, only not that long.
Hand in:
Your project requirements - sort of like the 3 page description of the bank project in the handout, only it doesn't have to be that long.

Feb 12 - Assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is to give you practice using CRC modeling and to have you design your project.
Finish the design process started in class.
Hand in:

Your revised project requirements
Your project design
The main header for your project (see Programming Style above)
Your CRC cards, any prototypes you designed, and the scribe notes

Feb 17 - Read: Chapter 10.5 - 10.6 and
Creating a User Interface in Java and Deprecated Methods in the 1.1 AWT and Common Component Problems (and Their Solutions) and Creating your own custom components and the appropriate class descriptions in the AWT.

Feb 19 - Read the descriptions of the classes that implement GUI widgets and layouts in java.awt.
Programming assignment:
Students, start your projects!

List the components, containers, and layout managers you will need for your project and draw the containment hierarchy (Sun calls it the Component hierarchy) as well as the inheritance hierarchy. (Here is the containment hierarchy for the applet used in class. Notice which method is used to set up the containment hierarchy. Think about why the containment hierarchy is set up in that method instead of the paint() method.)
Start writing your code - put at least one of the components in your list into your applet.

Hand in: The list, the hierarchies, and the source code for the start of your project.

Feb 24 - midterm

Feb 27 - Read Cursor class and Insets and Media Tracker
Programming assignment: due Wed. Mar 10
Finish adding the components you will need to your project. The components must show up, but they don't have to respond to any events. Also add Colors and Fonts. Hand in: Hardcopy of your project and output if it is an application.

Feb 28 - Mar 8 - spring break!

Mar 10 - Read: Chapter 10
old event handling and new event handling (more info).
(In class slides)

Mar 12
Programming assignment:
Add event handling to your project.
Hand in: Hardcopy of your project and output if it is an application.

Mar 17 - Read: pp 161 - 180 how not to do animation and Performing Animation (the right way to do animation) and Threads of Control.
Images and animation
Threads

Mar 19 - Read: Chapter 14.2 and Before You Ship That Applet and Using Images and Playing Sounds and the associated class descriptions.
Programming assignment:
Add sound, and images to your project.
Hand in:
Hardcopy of your project and output if it is an application.

Mar 24 - Advanced animation techniques
Mar 26 - Read: Chapter 14.1 and Handling Errors Using Exceptions
Programming assignment:
Add animation to your project.
Hand in:
Hardcopy of your project and output if it is an application.

Mar 31 - Read: Chapter 6.3 and The String and StringBuffer Classes and the associated classes in the API and the StringTokenizer class.
sample code
Programming assignment:
Work on your project

Apr 2 - Read: Chapter 3.3 and The Standard I/O Streams and Reading and Writing and the associated classes in the API.
Programming assignment:
Work on your project

Apr 7 - Read: Chapter 13
Sun's sorting applet
Programming assignment:
Work on your project

Apr 9 - Read: Working with a Server-Side Application and Displaying Documents in the Browser and Sending Messages to Other Applets
Programming assignment:
Work on your project
Hand in - at the demo:
Hardcopy of your project and output if it is an application.

Apr 14 - project demos and evaluations (10:30am - 12 noon)
Demos will be held in the DIAD
Due today - hardcopy of your program and evaluations of at least 3 other projects.
Apr 16 - Final exam

Last Updated by S.L Bartlett : Tuesday, April 13, 1999, at 14:22:12 EDT

Assignments for SI 543 sec 1 - Programming I (Java)

Programming Style

All assignments are due at 5pm Wednesday the next week unless otherwise noted. Late assignments should be put in the envelope on the door of 1829 East Hall

All assignments are due at 5pm Wednesday the next week unless otherwise noted.
Late assignments should be put in the envelope on the door of 1829 East Hall