Schedule

Note: We may adapt the schedule to accommodate your learning.

Tuesday	Wednesday	Friday
02 September Topic: Introduction [ materials ] Pre-Class: Answer the entry questionnaire by 5pm on Monday, September 1. Sign up to Piazza and Gradescope using your Wellesley email Read Chapters 1-2 Answer the quiz on Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Released: Homework 1	Lab Lab: Lab 1 : Starting with BlueJ and Java [ materials ]	05 September Topic: Java Constructs [ materials ] Pre-Class: Answer the syllabus quiz Read Chapters 3-4 (optional: 3.6-3.7) Answer the quiz on Chapter 3, and Chapter 4 Video: Java Constructs Due: Lab 1 Self-assessment
09 September Topic: Objects [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapter 5 Answer the quiz on Chapter 5 Video: Objects Class definition Due: Homework 1 by 10pm Released: Homework 2	Lab Lab: Lab 2 : Objects [ materials ]	12 September Topic: Objects [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read article on AI Video: UML Example Due: Lab 2 Self-assessment
16 September Topic: Arrays and Arrays of Objects [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapter 7 Answer the quiz on Chapter 7 Video: Array Intro Array Properties Pseudocode Example Due: Homework 2 by 10pm Released: Homework 3	Lab Lab: Lab 3: Arrays and Arrays of Objects [ materials ]	19 September Topic: Arrays and Arrays of Objects [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read article on AI Due: Lab 3 Self-assessment
23 September Topic: Inheritance [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapter 8 Answer the quiz on Chapter 8 Video: Inheritance Due: Homework 3 by 10pm Released: Homework 4	Lab Lab: Lab 4: Inheritance [ materials ] Interview: Objects (part I)	26 September Topic: Polymorphism [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapter 9 Answer the quiz on Chapter 9 Due: Lab 4 Self-assessment
30 September Topic: Interfaces and IO [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapter 10 Answer the quiz on Chapter 10 Due: Homework 4 by 10pm	Lab Lab: Lab 5: Polymorphism and Interfaces [ materials ] Interview: Objects (part II)	03 October Exam: Midterm (everything up to and including Inheritance) Pre-Class: Review this list of topics Read the Midterm instructions Solve these practice problems Compare your solutions with the staff's solutions Prepare a one page (single sided) note sheet you can bring to the exam
07 October Topic: Stacks [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapters 14.1-14.9 Answer the quiz on Chapter 14 Released: Homework 5	Lab Lab: Lab 6: Stacks [ materials ] Interview: Polymorphism and IO (part I)	10 October Topic: Linear Nodes and Linked Stacks [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapters 14.10-14.14 Skim the in-class exercise. Due: Lab 6 Self-assessment
14 October Fall Break: no classes.	Lab Lab: Lab 7: LinkedLists [ materials ] Interview: Polymorphism and IO (part II)	17 October Topic: Catch up [ materials ] Due: Lab 7 Self-assessment
21 October Topic: Queues [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapter 15 Answer the quiz on Chapter 15 Due: Homework 5 by 10pm Released: Homework 6	Lab Lab: Lab 8: Queues [ materials ]	24 October Topic: Algorithm Analysis and Searching [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapter 12 Answer the quiz on Chapter 12 Video: Algorithm Analysis Example Due: Lab 8 Self-assessment
28 October Tanner Conference: no classes.	Lab Lab: Lab 9: Algorithm Analysis [ materials ] Interview: Queues (part I)	31 October Topic: HashTables [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapter 20 Answer the quiz on Chapter 20 Due: Lab 9 Self-assessment
04 November Topic: Hash Tables [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapter 20 Due: Homework 6 by 10pm Released: Homework 7	Lab Lab: Lab 10: Hash Tables Interview: Queues (part II)	07 November Topic: Sorting [ materials ] Pre-Class: Read Chapters 16.1-16.3 Answer the quiz on Chapter 16 Due: Lab 10 Self-assessment
11 November Topic: Trees Pre-Class: Read Chapters 17. Feel free to skip sections about node removals, and about "rotations." Answer the quiz on Chapter 17 Due: Homework 7 by 10pm Released: Homework 8	Lab Lab: Lab 11: Trees Interview: HashTables (part I)	14 November Topic: Trees Pre-Class: Read Chapters 19.1-19.5 Answer the quiz on Chapter 19 Due: Lab 11 Self-assessment
18 November Topic: Graphs Pre-Class: Read Chapters 19.1-19.5 Due: Homework 8 by 10pm	Lab Lab: Lab 12: Graphs Interview: HashTables (part II)	21 November Exam: Midterm II Pre-Class: Review this list of topics Solve these practice problems Compare your solutions with the staff's solutions Prepare a one page (single sided) note sheet you can bring to the exam
25 November Topic: Depth First Search/Breadth First Search Pre-Class: Read Chapter 19.5	Lab Thanksgiving Break: no classes.	28 November Thanksgiving Break: no classes.
02 December Topic: Priority Queues and Heaps Pre-Class: Read Chapter 18 Answer the quiz on Chapter 18 Released: Final Project	Lab Lab: Lab 13: Priority Queues and Heaps Interview: Graphs (part I)	05 December Topic: Final Project Work Due: Lab 13 Self-assessment
09 December Topic: Where do we go from here?	Lab Lab: Final Project Work Interview: Graphs (part II)	12 December Reading Period
16 December	Lab	19 December

Acknowledgements: The schedule design and CSS is based on Fall 2018’s CS240’s schedule.