CSC140-5 2014: Foundations of Computer Science

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• Select section General

  General

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  • Select activity News forum

    

    News forum
  • Select activity Syllabus for CSC140 (PDF)

    

    Syllabus for CSC140 (PDF) File
  • Select activity Syllabus for CSC140 (HTML)

    

    Syllabus for CSC140 (HTML) URL
  • Select activity Java Platform API

    

    Java Platform API URL
  • Select activity The Java Tutorial (Oracle)

    

    The Java Tutorial (Oracle) URL
  • Select activity W3Schools (HTML tutorial and reference)

    

    W3Schools (HTML tutorial and reference) URL
  • Select activity Basic Linux Commands

    

    Basic Linux Commands URL
  • Select activity Software from Sedgewick and Wayne (jar file)

    

    Software from Sedgewick and Wayne (jar file)
  • Select activity Web site for textbook

    

    Web site for textbook URL
• Select section Week 1

  Week 1

  • Select activity Exercise for Monday, January 12 (PDF)

    

    Exercise for Monday, January 12 (PDF) File
  • Select activity Names program (NetBeans project in a g-zipped tar file)

    

    Names program (NetBeans project in a g-zipped tar file)
  • Select activity Great Circle program (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    

    Great Circle program (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    Download into your "Downloads" folder

    Move into your NetBeansProjects folder by typing "cd", then "cd NetBeansProjects", and then "mv ~/Downloads/greatcircle.tar.gz ."

    Extract files by typing "tar xzvf greatcircle.tar.gz"

    Open in NetBeans

  • Select activity Rays (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    

    Rays (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)
  • Select activity Software Engineering Principles, Steve McConnell

    

    Software Engineering Principles, Steve McConnell URL
  • Select activity No Silver Bullet, Fred Brooks

    

    No Silver Bullet, Fred Brooks URL
  • Select activity You and Your Research, Richard Hamming

    

    You and Your Research, Richard Hamming URL
  • Select activity The Human Use of Human Beings, Norbert Wiener

    

    The Human Use of Human Beings, Norbert Wiener URL
  • Select activity How to Become a Hacker, Eric Raymond

    

    How to Become a Hacker, Eric Raymond URL
  • Select activity Plenty of Room at the Bottom, Richard Feynman

    

    Plenty of Room at the Bottom, Richard Feynman URL
  • Select activity As We May Think, Vannevar Bush

    

    As We May Think, Vannevar Bush URL
  • Select activity GNU Manifesto, Richard Stallman

    

    GNU Manifesto, Richard Stallman URL
  • Select activity Examination 1 (LaTeX file)

    

    Examination 1 (LaTeX file)
• Select section Week 2

  Week 2

  • Select activity Exercise for Monday, January 19 (PDF)

    

    Exercise for Monday, January 19 (PDF) File
  • Select activity Surfing Safari (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    

    Surfing Safari (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    Complete and modify this program.

    Extract files by typing: tar xzvf surfingsafari.tar.gz

  • Select activity Plot

    

    Plot File

    Here is the program that you will find on page 139 in the textbook. To make this run you will have to right click on the name of your project, click on "properties" in the menu, then click on "libraries" in the next menu, remove the reference to "sedgewick-wayne.jar" and then "Add Jar file" and specify where your copy of "sedgewick-wayne.jar" is.

  • Select activity Probabilities program (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    

    Probabilities program (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    Download and unpackage by typing tar xzvf pdf2cdf.tar.gz

  • Select activity Probabilities program (NetBeans project in zip file)

    

    Probabilities program (NetBeans project in zip file)

    Download and unpackage by typing zip pdf2cdf.zip

  • Select activity Flag program (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    

    Flag program (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    Download, then extract files by typing: tar xzvf flag.tar.gz

  • Select activity Flag program (NetBeans project in zip file)

    

    Flag program (NetBeans project in zip file)

    Download, then extract files by typing unzip flag.zip

  • Select activity Markov program (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    

    Markov program (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    Download and then extract files by typing tar xzvf markov.tar.gz

  • Select activity Examination 2 (LaTeX)

    

    Examination 2 (LaTeX) File
  • Select activity Rational.java (text file)

    

    Rational.java (text file)

    For Examination 2:

    Create a NetBeans project named "rational." Copy the contents of this file into the project. Reorder the lines of code. If NetBeans does not put it there for you automatically, you will have to add a package statement at the top of the Rational.java file:  "package rational;"

• Select section Week 3

  Week 3

  • Select activity GridWorld Case Study Guide (PDF)

    

    GridWorld Case Study Guide (PDF) File
  • Select activity GridWorld class (jar file)

    

    GridWorld class (jar file)
  • Select activity GridWorld program (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    

    GridWorld program (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    Here is a program to get you started with the GridWorld exercises.

    Download, then extract files by typing: tar xzvf bugrunner.tar.gz

  • Select activity GridWorld program (NetBeans project in zip file)

    

    GridWorld program (NetBeans project in zip file)

    Here is a program to get you started on the GridWorld exercises.

    Download, then extract files by typing: unzip bugrunner.zip

  • Select activity Merge.java (Java source code)

    

    Merge.java (Java source code) File
  • Select activity InsertionSort.java (Java source code)

    

    InsertionSort.java (Java source code) File
  • Select activity Examination 3 (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    

    Examination 3 (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    Download, then extract files by typing: tar xzvf examination3.tar.gz

  • Select activity Examination 3 (NetBeans project in zip file)

    

    Examination 3 (NetBeans project in zip file)

    Download, then extract files by typing: unzip examination3.zip

• Select section Week 4

  Week 4

  • Select activity Final Project (Mandelbrot set) (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    

    Final Project (Mandelbrot set) (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    Download, then extract files by typing: tar xzvf mandelbrot.tar.gz

  • Select activity Final Project (Mandelbrot set) (NetBeans project in zip file)

    

    Final Project (Mandelbrot set) (NetBeans project in zip file)

    Download, then extract files by typing: unzip mandelbrot.zip

  • Select activity Examination 4 (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    

    Examination 4 (NetBeans project in g-zipped tar file)

    Download, then extract files by typing: tar xzvf examination4.tar.gz

    Change directory to examination4/src/resources.

    Write your answers in qa140-04feb2015.tex.

    Create a PDF file by typing: pdflatex qa140-04feb2015.tex

    View your PDF by typing: evince qa140-04feb2015.pdf &

    Upload your PDF file on Moodle.

  • Select activity Examination 4 (NetBeans project in zip file)

    

    Examination 4 (NetBeans project in zip file)

    Download, then extract files by typing: unzip examination4.zip

    Change directory to examination4/src/resources.

    Write your answers in qa140-04feb2015.tex.

    Create a PDF file by typing: pdflatex qa140-04feb2015.tex

    View your PDF by typing: evince qa140-04feb2015.pdf &

    Upload your PDF file on Moodle.