CGS 3416 - Java for Non-Majors

Spring 2011 Semester

Spring 2011 Syllabus

Final Exam and Course Grades - Spring 2011

Lecture Notes and Outlines

Homework Assignments

• Assignment 1 - Paint Calculator (due Jan 24)
• Assignment 2 - Control Structures (due Feb 8)
• Assignment 3 - Writing methods (due Feb 24)
• Assignment 4 - Array and String exercises (due March 18)
• Assignment 5 - Graphics exercises (due April 13)
• Assignment 6 - Swing GUI exercise (due April 22)

Click this button for the assignment submission page

Resources

• Java Standard Edition, v 6.0, API Specification
• Java home page on Sun Microsystems site
• Java SDK Tools
  • Using the Java Compiler 'javac' (for version 6) information
  • Using the Java application launcher 'java' (for version 6) information
  • Using JAR files
  • Javadoc tool home page
• Installation instructions for the Java SDK (development kit), for Windows
  • If you need to set the PATH variable, for use with compiling from the command line in the cmd window, see item 4 at the above link
• SSH and X Window server info -- If you want to tunnel graphics through SSH
  (and run from your CS account), you'll need an XWin server
• Information about the Computer Science account for this class

Compilers and Compiling Help

• Java Standard Edition download page
  • Java SE Development Kit (JDK) is the basic download
  • JDK bundle with NetBeans includes the NetBeans IDE program
• Eclipse Download page
  • Eclipse IDE for Java Developers (92 MB) is the recommended one
• Compiling on the Command Line with basic SDK tools
• Building Projects with Java IDEs (NetBeans and Eclipse)
• How to pack up a simple jar archive (using either command line or Eclipse)

Unix Links

• My Basic Unix Tutorial - It would help to be familiar with the basic unix environment in this course.
  • Simple list of common Unix commands
• UNIX Tutorial for Beginners

Realm of Miscellany

Want some seriously stressful code-reading exercises? Try this out (and please understand that this is not how you should be writing your code!)

• The International Obfuscated C Code Contest