CSC001 Schedule

CSC001 Lecture Schedule & Assignments
Intro to Computer Science
California State University, Sacramento

Schedule

D. Joseph
Fall 1998

Week of:

Aug 31 | Sep 7 | Sep 14 | Sept 21 | Sep 28 | Oct 5 | Oct 12 | Oct 19
Oct 26 | Nov 2 | Nov 9 | Nov 16 | Nov 23 | Nov 30 | Dec 7 | Dec 15

Week 1 - August 31

Lecture Topics: Introduction to CSC001 and Using Computers: Essential Concepts

Reading: Parsons and Oja (Text), Chapter 1.

Lab Topics: Getting Started with SacLink, Using QBASIC, Edit, Remarks, Delimiters

Create a SacLink account.
Subscribe to the class mailing list.
Work on Jones and Meyers (Lab Book), Chapters 1 and 2.

Week 2 - September 7

Lecture Topic: Computer Software and Multimedia Applications

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 2.

Lab Topics: Variables, More Delimiters, Assignment Statements, Expressions, Printing Programs and Output, Precedence of Arithmetic Operations

Work on Jones and Meyers, Chapters 3 and 4.
Due first lab next week: Ch. 3, Exercise 1 and Ch. 4, Exercise 1.

Week 3 - September 14

Lecture Topic: Computer Files and Data Storage

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 4.

Lab Topic: Characters as Data

Due first lab: Ch. 3, Exercise 1 and Ch. 4 Exercise 1.
Work on Jones and Meyers, Chapter 5.
Due first lab next week: Ch. 5, Exercise 3.

To be posted this week: Major Assignment #1.

Week 4 - September 21

Lecture Topic: Computer Hardware (Computer Architecture)

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 5.

Lab Topic: INPUT Statement

Due first lab: Ch. 5, Exercise 3
Work on Jones and Meyers, Chapter 6.
Due first lab next week: Ch. 6, Exercise 2.

To be posted this week: Major Assignment #2.

Week 5 - September 28

Lecture Topic: Data Representation

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 10.

Lab Topic: Program Development

Due first lab: Ch.6, Exercise 2.
Due second lab: Major Assignment #1.
Work on Jones and Meyers, Chapter 7.
Due first lab next week: Ch. 7, Exercise 1.

Week 6: October 5

Lecture Topic: Computer Programming

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 15.

Lab Topic: IF/THEN Statement

Due first lab: Ch.7, Exercise 1.
Due second lab: Major Assignment #2.
Work on Jones and Meyers, Chapter 8.
Due first lab next week: Ch. 8, Exercises 1 and 2.

To be posted this week: Major Assignment #3.

Week 7 - October 12

Lecture Topic: Buying Your Computer (The Computer Marketplace)

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 6.

Lab Topic: IF/THEN/ELSE Statement

Due first lab: Ch.8, Exercises 1 and 2
Work on Jones and Meyers, Chapter 9.
Due first lab next week: Ch. 9, Exercise 3.

Week 8 - October 19

Lecture Topic: Local Area Networks and E-mail

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 7.

Lab Topic: Using Data Files

Due first lab: Ch.9, Exercise 3.
Due second lab: Major Assignment #3.
Work on Jones and Meyers, Chapter 10.
Due first lab next week: Ch. 10, Exercises 1 and 2.

To be posted this week: Major Assignment #4.

Week 9 - October 26

Lecture Topic: The Internet

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 8.

Lab Topic: FOR Loops

Due first lab: Ch. 10, Exercises 1 and 2.
Work on Jones and Meyers, Chapter 11.
Due first lab next week: Ch. 11, Exercises 2 and 4.

Week 10 - November 2

Lecture Topic: Documents, Worksheets, and Databases

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 3.

Lab Topic: WHILE Loops

Due first lab: Ch. 11, Exercises 2 and 4.
Due second lab: Major Assignment #4.
Work on Jones and Meyers, Chapter 12.
Due first lab next week: Ch. 12, Exercise 3.

To be posted this week: Major Assignment #5.

Week 11 - November 9

Lecture Topic: Data Security and Control

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 9.

Lab Topic: Subroutines

Due first lab: Ch.12, Exercise 3.
Work on Jones and Meyers, Chapter 13.
Due first lab next week: Ch. 13, Exercise 2.

Week 12 - November 16

Lecture Topic: QBASIC Programming Concepts

Reading: Jones and Meyers, Chapter 14.

Lab Topic: Arrays

Due first lab: Ch.13, Exercise 2.
Due second lab: Major Assignment #5.
Work on Jones and Meyers, Chapter 14.
Due first lab next week: Ch. 14, Exercise 1.

To be posted this week: Major Assignment #6.

Week 13 - November 23

Lecture Topic: Creating Your Own Home Page

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 8, Section C. Web Authoring and Site Management.

Lab Topic: Arrays

Due fist lab: Ch. 14, Exercise 1.
Play Catch up! Time to finish all Lab Programming Exercises.

Week 14 - November 30

Lecture Topic: Home Pages Cont.'d

Reading: Parsons and Oja, Chapter 8, Section C. Web Authoring and Site Management.

Lab:

Due second lab this week: Major Assignment #6.
Another catch up day!

To be posted this week: Major Assignment #7

Week 15 - December 7

Lecture Topic: Review for Final

Reading: none.

Lab:

Due second lab: Major Assignment #7.
Time to finish!

Note: 5:00 p.m. December 11th is last day to turn in any late work

Week 16 - Tuesday, December 15

Final Exam...10:15 a.m. - 12:15 noon

Room to be announced later.

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August 30, 1998
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