Computer Science 120

Computer Science 120
Introduction to Programming

Spring 2011, Siena College

Instructor and Course Information

Instructor:	Dr. James D. Teresco, Roger Bacon 332, (518) 783-4171
Electronic mail:	jteresco AT siena.edu (best contact method)
Class URL:	[Link]
Class hour:	Tuesday, Thursday 1:00-2:20, Roger Bacon 328
Lab meetings:	Wednesday 9:20-11:20 or 1:30-3:30, Roger Bacon 330
Office hours:	Tues 2:30-4:30, Fri 10:30-11:30, by appointment

Texts

The required text for the course is Java: An Eventful Approach (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN 0-13-142415-7) by Bruce, Danyluk, and Murtagh. This is available from the Siena Bookstore (and elsewhere).

Course News

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Related Information and Links

Siena College links
- Siena Computer Science
Java and objectdraw links
- The objectdraw Library
- Objectdraw and relevant Java API Reference Card
- Java API documentation
- Full ArrayList documentation
- Java download page to install or update Java on your own computer
- BlueJ home page for documentation and installation on your own computer
  - To use BlueJ for class assignments, you will also need to get the objectdraw library (objectdrawV1.1.2.jar)
  - After putting objectdrawV1.1.2.jar in a reasonable place (like your folder for class work), you need to tell BlueJ where to find it. To do that, start BlueJ. Open the BlueJ menu and select "Preferences". Then select "Libraries". Click the "Add" button. This should open a file browser. Find objectdrawV1.1.2.jar and click "Choose".
  - Another preference that I recommend that you set is on the "Editor" tab. Select "Display line numbers".
  - You should also download the objectdrawinvoker.jar extension available from BlueJ. Instructions on how to install BlueJ extensions are available at the bottom of the BlueJ extensions page.
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