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CS101: Introduction to Computer Science I

Explore the basic concepts, nomenclature, and historical perspective of computers and computing, and principles of software development and Object-Oriented Programming.

Continuing Education Units: 5.2

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Introduction

1.1: History and Motivation

1.2: Reflecting Human Thought via Computers

1.3: Why Computers and Computer Programming Matter

1.4: Hardware/Software Model of a Computer

1.5: The Software Development Lifecycle

1.6: Overview of Java

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Object-Oriented Programming

2.1: Fundamental Concepts of OO Programming

2.2: Using Java for OO Programming

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Java in Practice

3.1: Compiling and Executing a Java Program

3.2: Working with Classes

3.3: Importing Libraries

3.4: Primitive Data Types

3.5: Basic Operations in Java

3.6: The String Class

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Relational and Logical Operators in Java

4.1: Relational and Logical Operators

4.2: Truth Tables

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 5: Control Structures

5.1: Introduction to Control Structures

5.2: The 'if' statement

5.3: The 'switch' Statement

5.4: The 'while' and 'do-while' Loops

5.5: The 'for' Loop

5.6: Advanced Topics

Unit 5 Assessment

Unit 6: User-Defined Methods

6.1: Creating and Using Methods

6.2: Overloaded Methods

Unit 6 Assessment

Unit 7: Arrays

7.1: Introduction to Arrays

7.2: Two Dimensional Arrays

7.3: Common Array Algorithms

Unit 7 Assessment

Unit 8: Java I/O and Exception Handling

8.1: Input/Output in Java

8.2: Writing Data to a File

8.3: Reading Data from a File

8.4: File Input for Method Arguments

8.5: Handling Exceptions

Unit 8 Assessment

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CS101: Introduction to Computer Science I