Professor: Robert Willey
(robert@willshare.com)

Prerequisities: basic arithmetic skills (i.e. addition, subtraction, multiplication, averaging, percentage, etc.).

Homework: An assignment will be given out each week and is due at the end of the following week. Homework must be emailed to the instructor on time to receive credit. Keep copies of all your work in case material needs to be retransmitted. Working in teams is encouraged for problem solving, creating and running programs. Helping and working together does not include copying programs verbatim.

Quizzes: There will be two quizzes. There is no final exam.

Project: The last part of class will be devoted to the final project. It is a larger programming job than the weekly assignments, but the work done the first six weeks will lead into it.

Grading: There are a total of 220 points possible in the course.

Homeworks (ten assignments, 10 points each)	100
Quizzes (two quizzes, 30 points each)	60

Grading scale:

TOTAL POINTS	PERCENTAGE	LETTER GRADE
144 - 160	90%	A
128 - 143	80%	B
112 - 127	70%	C
96 - 111	60%	D
less than 96	less than 60%	F

See the following class schedule for lecture topics, readings, and assignments. Do the appropriate self-test questions at the end of each chapter for more practice. The detailed syllabus for registered students will have links to topics and assignments.
 
 

Class schedule

DATE	ACTIVITY
week 1	topic: Introduction to Computing read: readings from text to be announced do: assignment #1
week 2	topics: introduction to BASIC, input/output, structured programming  read: readings from text to be announced do: turn in assignment #1, do #2
week 3	topics: variables and expressions, data statements, disk files, arithmetic read: readings from text to be announced do: turn in assignment #2, do #3
week 4	topics: if-then-else, select case read: readings from text to be announced do:turn in assignment #3, do #4
week 5	topic: do loops read: readings from text to be announced do: turn in assignment #4, do #5
week 6	QUIZ #1 topics: for-next loops, arrays read: readings from text to be announced do: turn in assignment #5, do #6
week 7	topic: plotting, sorting read: readings from text to be announced do: turn in assignment #6, do #7
week 8	QUIZ #2 topics: sound, procedures read: readings from text to be announced do: turn in assignment #7, do #8
week 9	topics: graphics, formatting read: readings from text to be announced do: turn in assignment #8, do #9
week 10	do: turn in assignment #9, do #10 and turn it in

See the course outline for more information.
 
 
 

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