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This is the website for the Fall 2017 offering of CS149 (Intro to Programming Fundamentals) at James Madison University. Specifically, this is the website for section 001 taught by Alvin Chao

Announcements:

• TA hours in ISAT248/250 Labs
• Connecting to Stu.cs.jmu.edu instructions from your own computer.
• Installing your own Linux Mint virtual machine instructions.
• Online version of textbook with code examples

Due this week(week13):

Due this week(week12):

Due this week(week11):

Due this week(week10):

• TUES OCT 17 8:00am
  • Reading Quiz Chp 9 of Think Java[Canvas]
• WED OCT 18 11:00pm
  • Lab 17 Eclipse [Webcat]
• FRI OCT 20 11:00pm
  • Lab 18 Coding Bat [Coding Bat]
  • PA4B Code[Webcat]

Due this week(week9):

• TUES OCT 17 8:00am
  • Reading Quiz Chp 8 of Think Java[Canvas]
• WED OCT 18 11:00pm
  • Lab 15 - Houses Lab [Webcat]
• FRI OCT 20 11:00pm
  • Lab 16 Recursive Graphics Lab [Canvas]
  • PA4A Readiness Quiz[Canvas]

Due this week(week8):

• TUES OCT 17 8:00am
  • Reading Quiz Chp 7 of Think Java[Canvas]
• WED OCT 18 11:00pm
  • Lab 12 - Dice Lab [Canvas]
• FRI OCT 20 11:00pm
  • Lab 13 Stats Lab [Canvas]
  • PA3B Code[Webcat]

Due this week(week7):

• TUES OCT 10 8:00am
  • Reading Quiz Chp 6 of Think Java[Canvas]
• WED OCT 11 11:00pm
  • Lab 11 - EightBall Lab [Canvas]
• FRI OCT 13 11:00pm
  • Lab 12 Stars Lab [Canvas]
  • PA3A Readiness Quiz[Canvas]

Due this week(week6):

TUE OCT 3 8:00 IN CLASS - Exam 1 Written[Canvas]

THU OCT 8:00 IN CLASS - Exam 1 Coding[Webcat]

Due this week(week5):

• MON SEP 25 11pm
  • Readiness Quiz PA2[Canvas]
• TUES SEP 26 8:00am
  • Reading Quiz Chp 5 of Think Java[Canvas]
• WED SEP 27 11:00pm
  • Lab09 - Circle Lab [Webcat]
• FRI SEP 29 11:00pm
  • Lab10 - JUnit[Webcat]
  • PA2B Coding[Webcat]

Due this week(week4):

• TUES SEP 19 8:00am
  • Reading Quiz Chp 4 of Think Java[Canvas]
• WED SEP 20 11:00pm
  • Lab07 - CSCard Lab [Webcat]
• FRI SEP 22 11:00pm
  • Lab07 - Coding Bat Lab[Canvas WOTD / Webcat]

Due this week(week3):

• MON SEP 11 11:00pm
  • PA1-B Algorithm Quiz[Canvas]
• TUES SEP 12 8:00am
  • Reading Quiz Chp 3 of Think Java
• WED SEP 6 11:00pm
  • Lab05 - Conversion Lab [Canvas]
• FRI SEP 9 11:00pm
  • Lab06 - Seconds Lab[Webcat]
  • Readiness Quiz PA1-C[Webcat]

Due this week(week2):

• TUES SEP 5 8:00am
  • Reading Quiz Chp 2 of Think Java
• WED SEP 6 11:00pm
  • Lab03 - Checkstyle[Webcat]
• FRI SEP 9 11:00pm
  • Lab04 - Types Lab[Canvas]
  • Readiness Quiz PA1-A[Canvas]

Week 1

• By WED Aug 30 11:00pm
  • [CANVAS] Course Intro Survey - Wed Aug 30 11:59pm
  • Lab submission to Canvas for Lab01.txt.
• THU AUG 31 8:00am
  • Reading Quiz for Chapter 1 of Think Java  - Thu Aug 31 8:00 am
• FRI SEP 1 11:00pm
  • Lab02A - Webcat submission.
  • Lab02B - Canvas Submission

Updates

• Welcome Message!
  • Meeting in ISAT 143 for all classes as well as exams.
  • Text for class listed on syllabus page.
  • Please login to Canvas and complete the course intro survey and through Canvas.  Also log into Piazza from the left nav bar item.

The class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting Tues Aug 29 and ending Thu Dec 7. Class meets in ISAT 143. Please visit the calendar for the week-to-week assignments. 

My Office Locations

You may schedule an appointment for other times that are not listed to visit my Massanutten 293 office(540)-568-6206

Please use the links to the left to navigate the website. Important announcements will be posted on this front page. Other course content will appear on the subpages linked above. Please check this website (especially the front page and calendar) regularly for updates. 

This semester, we will be using Piazza for class discussions. If you have a question that may be of general interest to your fellow students, please post it on Piazza rather than emailing me directly. This allows others to answer your question or benefit from my answer. I will check the Piazza forum regularly and respond as quickly as I can. To access Piazza, log into Canvas and click the "Piazza" link in the navigation bar on the left. 

Class grades will be accessible via Canvas, and online quizzes will be administered using Canvas as well.