Hampton CS 151 Fall 2022

Computer Programming I

About the Class

CS 151 is an introductory class designed for students with no formal exposure to computer science or programming. The goal is to provide a gentle but thorough introduction to computer science that will prepare students to either take further computer science courses, or use computer science in their field of study.

See the Syllabus page for more details on course policies.

Course Materials

Week 1 - Introduction to Computer Science & Karel

9/6

Tuesday

Lecture 1 Intro to CS & Syllabus Review: [Slides]

Lab 1 Intro to Karel: Check-Off Questions

9/9

Thursday

Concept Videos Lecture 2 Computer Science Everywhere!

Lecture 2 Binary & Karel: [Video] [Slides]

9/10

Friday

HW 0 Survey due Introduce Yourself & Academic Integrity

Week 2 - Karel Functions & Decomposition

9/13

Tuesday

Concept Videos Lecture 3 Karel Methods

Lecture 3 Karel Methods: [Slides]

Lab 2 Karel Functions & Decomposition: Check-Off Questions

9/15

Thursday

Concept Videos Lecture 4 Karel Decomposition

Lecture 4 Karel Decomposition: [Slides]

9/10

Friday

HW 0 Office Hours due Visit Lara’s OH and 1 Google TA’s OH

Week 3 - Karel Loops & Conditionals

9/20

Tuesday

Concept Videos Lecture 5 Karel Loops & Conditionals

Lecture 5 For Loops & While Loops: [Slides]

Lab 3 Karel Loops & Conditionals: Check-Off Questions

9/22

Thursday

Career Fair No Lecture

Week 4 - Conditions & Debugging

9/27

Tuesday

Concept Videos 6 Karel While Loops & Debugging & Formatting

Lecture 6 Karel While Loops & Debugging & Formatting: [Slides]

Lab 4 Karel Debugging & Formatting: Check-Off Questions

9/29

Thursday

Karel Quest Review Karel Quest Review: Pracice Quest Solutions

Week 5 - Welcome to Java!

10/4

Tuesday

Exam Karel Quest

Lab 5 Welcome to Java!: Check-Off Questions

10/6

Thursday

Concept Videos Lecture 7 Welcome to Java!

Lecture 7 Welcome to Java!: [Slides] [Workspace]

10/7

Friday

Project 1 due Project Karel

Week 6 - Java Variables & Types

10/11

Tuesday

Concept Videos 8 Variables & Types

Lecture 8 Java Variables & Types: [Slides] [Workspace]

Lab 6 Variables & Types: Check-Off Questions

10/13

Thursday

Lecture 9 Variables II & If/Else Charts: [Slides] [Workspace]

Week 7 - Parameterization & Returning

10/18

Tuesday

Concept Videos 10 Methods Parameterization & Returning

Lecture 12 Methods Parameterization & Returning

Lab 7 [Methods Parameterization & Returning]: Check-Off Questions

10/20

Thursday

Concept Videos Lecture 13 More Method Practice & Strings

Lecture 13 Parameterization

Week 8 - Midterm

10/25: Tuesday; Lab Midterm Exam
10/27: Thursday; Midterm Exam

Week 9 - Arrays

11/1

Tuesday

Concept Videos 14 List it out in an Array

Lecture 14 Arrays

Lab 8 [Arrays]: Check-Off Questions

11/3

Thursday

Concept Videos Lecture 15 Indexing Arrays

Lecture 15 Indexing Arrays

11/4

Friday

Project 2 due Wordle Starter Doc Due

Week 10 - Arrays II / Hashmaps

11/8

Tuesday

Concept Videos 17 More Arrays & Array Lists

Lecture 17 More Arrays & ArrayLists

Lab 10 [Arrays & ArrayLists]: Check-Off Questions

11/10

Thursday

Concept Videos Lecture 18 Array Counting

Lecture 18 Array Counting & Search Algorithms

Week 11 - Algorithms

11/14

Monday

Project 2 due Wordle Project Due

11/15

Tuesday

Concept Videos 19 Nested for Loops & Algorithmic Complexity

Lecture 19 (Algorithmic Complexity](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-9-eYqmsugUe-3T0g94rXEDRT_IOK2b/view?usp=sharing)

Lab 11 [Search Algorithms & Image Filter]: Check-Off Questions

11/17

Thursday

Concept Videos Lecture 20 Ethics of Computing

Lecture 20 Ethics of Computing

Week 12 - File Input/Output

11/22: Tuesday; Lecture 21 Java Quest Review; Research Paper due Ethics of Computing
11/23: Thanksgiving Break
11/24: Thanksgiving Break
11/25: Thanksgiving Break

Week 13 - Objects and Classes

12/5

Monday

Project 3 due Image Filter

11/29

Tuesday

Exam Quest Java

Lab 12 [File Input/Output] & Music Maker Project: Check-Off Questions

12/1

Thursday

Lecture 21 [Final Project]

Week 14 - File Input/Output & GUIs

12/5: Monday; Project 4 due Music Maker
12/6: Tuesday; Concept Videos 22 Future of Computing; Lecture 22 Future of Computing; Lab 14 In Lab Final
12/8: Thursday; Concept Videos Lecture 23 Farewell Lecture; Lecture 8 Farewell Lecture

Week 15 - Finals Week

12/12: Monday; Final Project due Final Project
12/17: Saturday; Final Exam 1pm Final Exam for 11:00am Lecture
12/19: Monday; Final Exam 1pm Final Exam for 12:30am Lecture