Computer Science 120

Computer Science 120
Introduction to Programming

Spring 2012, Siena College

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Instructors and Course Information

Instructor:	Dr. James D. Teresco, Roger Bacon 314, (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:	Wed 3:30-4:30, Thurs 2:30-3:30, Fri 2:00-3:30

Instructor:	Dr. Sharon G. Small, Roger Bacon 338, (518) 786-5094
Electronic mail:	ssmall AT siena.edu (best contact method)
Class URL:	[Link]
Class hour:	Mon, Wed, Fri 10:25-11:20, Roger Bacon 340
Lab meetings:	Wednesday 1:30-3:30 or Thursday 1:00-3:00
Office hours:	Mon 2:30-3:30, Thurs 9:30-11:30, Fri 11:30-1:30

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

Final project demos are now available here.
Thank you for an enjoyable semester. Best of luck and stay in touch!

Related Information and Links

Before submitting any Java code, be sure your indentation is correct. BlueJ makes this very easy. Just choose "Auto-layout" from BlueJ's "Tools" menu and it will fix up your indentation.
Style Guide for CSIS 120 Programs
Siena College links
- Siena Computer Science
Java and objectdraw links
- The objectdraw Library
- Objectdraw and relevant Java API Reference Card
- Java API documentation
- A page of RGB codes and their corresponding colors
- 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) - download and save this file but do not try to open it.
  - 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. If on a Mac, the easiest way to do this is in a Terminal window (ask for help if you aren't familiar with Terminal).
Less relevant, but more fun: [XKCD] [Dilbert] [Fox Trot]