Experiential Learning in module order

This page collects together all of the “experiences” associated with individual modules.

In this site, experiences represent “active” learning opportunities, as opposed to readings, which represent “passive” learning opportunities. In many courses, readings and experiences together constitute the “assignments”.

Module: Introduction to ICS 111

Q01: Practice Quiz

Example inclass quiz.

Quiz

Module: Computer Fundamentals

Q02: Computer languages

Quiz about computer fundamentals.

Quiz

Module: Java Environment

E01: Environment configuration

Configure your development environment.

Module: Names and Things

Q03: Syntax vs. Semantics

Quiz about programming fundamentals.

Quiz

Q04: Java Types

Quiz about Java Types.

Quiz

Practice: Starting Programming

Getting started with writing programs.

In class

H01: Simulate different types of dice.

Write a program that simulates different types of dice.

Homework Assignment

Q05: Java operators

Quiz about Java Types.

Quiz

Q06: TextIO class

Quiz about the TextIO class.

Quiz

Practice: TextIO

Writing simple programs with Input and Output.

In class

Practice: Division and Modulus

Writing simple programs with / and %.

In class

H02: Calculate Change.

Write a program that calculates the change.

Homework Assignment

Module: Control

Q07: Algorithms

Quiz about algorithms.

Quiz

Practice Looping and Branching

Writing simple while loops with if statements.

In class

Q08: Loops

Quiz about loops.

Quiz

Practice: More Loops

Programming with loops

In class

H03: Simulate a pair of six sided dice.

Write a program that answers the question how many times must you roll the dice?

Homework Assignment

Q09: Branching

Quiz on branching.

Quiz

Practice: Branching

In class

Q10: Exceptions

Quiz on exceptions

Quiz

Practice: Exceptions

Working with exceptions

In class

H04: Processing a file.

Write a program to process a text file.

Homework Assignment

Module: Subroutines

Q11: Subroutines

Quiz on subroutines

Quiz

Practice: Subroutines

Working with Subroutines

In class

Q12: Subroutines

Quiz on subroutines with parameters

Quiz

Practice: Parameters

Writing subroutines with parameters.

In class

Evaluating Java Expressions

Simple game to help with evaluating expressions.

In class

H05: Simulate a pair of dice

Write a program that simulates a pair of dice.

Homework Assignment

Q13: Write a Function

Write a function that calculates the average.

Quiz

Evaluating Java Expressions

Simple game to help with evaluating expressions.

In class

Practice: More Subroutines

More practice writing subroutines.

In class

Q14: Write a Function

Write a function that finds the minimum value in an array.

Quiz

Practice: More Subroutines

More practice

In class

H06: Addition Quiz.

Write a program that administers a basic hexidecimal addition quiz.

Homework Assignment

Module: Objects and Classes

Q15: Classes and Objects

Quiz

Practice: Classes

Player class.

In class

Q16: Classes and Objects

Quiz

Practice: Classes

Playing the Pig game.

In class

H07: Two-Dice Pig Game

Write a program that allows players to play Two-Dice Pig.

Homework Assignment

Q17: Inheritance

Quiz on inheritance.

Quiz

Practice: Inheritance

In class

Q18: More Classes

Quiz

Practice: Interfaces

In class

H08: Addition Quiz with classes.

Update your program that administers a basic hexidecimal addition quiz.

Homework Assignment

Module: Introduction to GUI programming

Q19: Basic GUI Components

Java GUI classes.

Quiz

Practice: Graphics Class

Practicing drawing using Graphics class.

In class

Q20: paintComponent

What does this code do?

Quiz

Practice: Object Oriented Design

Practice creating compound objects.

In class

H09: Graphical Pair of Dice

Write a program that shows a pair of dice.

Homework Assignment

Q21: Java Layout Managers

Java Layouts.

Quiz

Practice: PlayerPanel

Create a PlayerPanel class.

In class

Q21: JMenu

Creating a Menu.

Quiz

Practice: TwoDicePigPanel

Create a TwoDicePigPanel class.

In class

H10: Graphical Two Dice Pig

Write a graphical program that plays Two Dice Pig.

Homework Assignment

Module: Arrays and ArrayLists

Q23: For-each

Write a function that calculates an average.

Quiz

Practice: Dynamic Array of Strings

Practice building constructor and instance variables.

In class

Q24: ArrayLists

Name four ArrayList methods.

Quiz

Practice: Dynamic Array of Strings

Writing the reallocate and add methods.

In class

Q25: Searching

Advantages and disadvantages of Binary Search.

Quiz

Practice Dynamic Array of Strings

Write the indexOf and sort methods.

In class

Q26: Two dimensional arrays

Figure out what the code does.

Quiz

Practice 2d Arrays

In class

H11: Dynamic Array of Strings

Write a dynamic array of Strings class.

Homework Assignment

Module: Recursion

Q27: Recursion

What is a recursive subroutine?

Quiz

Practice: Recursion

Fibonacci Numbers.

In class

Q28: Recursion

What does this code do?

Quiz

Practice: Recursion

Write a recursive factorial function.

In class

H12: Recursion, Anagrams

Write a recursive method to print out the anagrams of given words.

Homework Assignment