ICS3U

Introduction to Computer Science, Grade 11

University Preparation

Prerequisite Course(s): NONE

Presentation - String Methods

Exercises - Strings # 1, 4, 3, 7, 8

1. Visit the MIT App Inventor web site
2. Download Android App to device
   (partners as necessary)
3. Work through some of the intro tutorials

Assignment - Methods:

Triangle Classification

Returning Values

(Functions)

1. Presentation - Methods with Return Values
2. Exercises - Functions

• VT: Return Values from Methods

• Note - Return Values
• Sample Code - Return Values

Passing Parameters

(Procedures)

1. Presentation - Passing Parameters
2. Exercises - Methods with Parameters

• VT: Passing Parameters to a Method
• Sample Code - Method Parameters
• Note - Parameter Passing with Methods

Basic Methods

(no parameters, no return values)

1. Presentation - Method Basics
2. [Exercises - Subroutines without Parameters]

• VT: Introduction to Methods
• Note - Methods
• Sample Code - Creating a Method

Java Part 5:

Subroutines (Methods)

Assignment - Arrays:

Counting Votes

Multi-Dimensional Arrays

(optional, by request)

VT - Multi-Dimensional Arrays

1. VT: Table of Values
2. VT: Summing Elements in Array

1. Presentation - Using Arrays
2. Exercises - Arrays # 4, 5, 6
   

1. Presentation - Intro to Arrays
2. Exercises - Arrays # 1, 2

1. Note - Basic Arrays
2. Sample Code - Arrays
3. VT1: Intro to Arrays
4. VT2: Introduction to Arrays

Java Part 4:

Arrays & Strings

Assignment - Loops

1. Presentation - Counted (For) Loops
2. counted loop exercises
3. more counted loop exercises

Conditional Loops

- condition at end (DO loop)

1. Presentation - Condition at End - Do Loops
2. Exercises - Conditional Loops

Conditional Loops

- condition at start (WHILE loop)

1. Presentation - Condition at Start - While Loops
2. Exercises - Conditional Loops

Java Part 3:

Repetition (LOOPS)

VT Series - Loops (by Stirling Crow)

Video: Loops

1. Presentation - Boolean Operators
2. Exercises - Selection Part B, C

Selection:

- multiple (3+) outcomes

- nested statements

1. Presentation - Selection with Multiple Outcomes
2. Exercises - Selection Part B

1. Presentation - Introduction to Selection & Decisions
2. Exercises - Selection Part A

Java Part 2:

Decisions & Selection (IF/ELSE)

S17

S18

1. Presentation - Random Values
2. Exercises - Mathematical Functions # 5, 6

1. Presentation: Advanced Calculations
2. Exercises - Mathematical Functions # 1-4
3. Finish Exercises - Calculations

1. Presentation: Basic Calculations
2. Exercises - Calculations

Fri

S11

1. Presentation: Input & Output Summary
2. Exercises: Input # 1, 2, 3

• Presentation: Primitive Data Types
• Presentation: Variables & Input
• Presentation: Output of Variables

Thu

S10

1. Set Up Dr. Java Development Environment
   (including In.class helper file)
2. Presentation: First Java Program
3. Exercises: Output

• VT: Basic Output using println() and print()
• Presentation: Output Strings
• Presentation: Output Numbers

Java Part 1:

Input-Processing-Output

ICS2O Student? Desperate to start with Java?

Java Lessons - Fundamentals

Wed

S09

Tue

S08

1. Introduction to Course
2. File Organization & History
3. Turing Programming Environment
4. Edmodo

1. Presentation - Intro to ICS3U/4U
2. Read [Note - File Organization & History] and setup your file structure
3. Read [Note - Install Turing] and install the Turing IDE
4. Register for Edmodo and connect to course
5. Finished? Try the Lightbot programming/logic game.