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What is computer science?

Essential Question:  What are the five branches of computing?

After listening to today's presentation on the five branches of computing and reading the Computer and Careers handout, please respond to this post with your thoughts on which branch of computing is most interesting to you and why.  Include a reference to the Computing and Careers handout.  Also select one of the eight computing threads at Georgia Tech and explain why it might be something you'd like to pursue.  Your comments should be in paragraph form and consist of a minimum of four full and grammatically correct sentences.  Text lingo is not appropriate here.  List only your first name followed by your last initial.

But my program works!

Essential Questions: How do you read input from the user?  How do you store data and write formulas?

Standards: Primitive data types, variable declarations, console output, import packages from standard Java library

In-class activity: Lab exercises 2.3-2.4

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Essential Questions: How do you read input from the user?  How do you store data and write formulas?

Standards: Primitive data types, variable declarations, console output, import packages from standard Java library

In-class activity:  Continue work on lab excercises 2.3-2.5

Just an Average Day

Essential Questions: What is integer division?  How do you read input from the user?

Standards: Primitive data types, variable declarations, console output, import packages from standard Java library

In-class activity:  Review pre-lab exercises 2.3-2.4, discuss the resource Blue Pelican Java, write a program to average three numbers, register for magazine fundraiser

HW:  Assemble email addresses for fundraiser 

It's Starting to Get Interesting

Essential Questions: What is integer division?  What is the remainder operator? How do we read input from the user?

Standards: Constant Declarations, Variable Declarations, Import Packages from Standard Java Library, Simple Data Types

Notes: Variables, Primitive Data Types, Scanner Class, and Arithmetic

In-class activity: Begin exercises on Lesson 2 worksheet

HW: Vocab 2.3-2.4, finish Lesson 2 worksheet

References: Blue Pelican Java - Lesson 2

Catch Up Day

Essential Question:  Why is it important to save your work on the Z: drive and not in your my documents folder?

In-class activity:  Turn in vocab 2.1-2.2, continue work on lab exercises 2.1-2.2 

Errors, Errors, and More Errors

Essential Question:  What are the three types of programming errors?

Notes:  Types of programming errors, allowable identifiers, problem solving process

In-class activity:  Finish chapter 1 programming assignments (lab exercises, PP 1.2, 1.4-1.6)

HW:  Study for programming quiz on Monday

Setting Up JCreator

Essential Question:  How can an IDE help debug my code?

In-class activity:  Configure JCreator for your workstation, type in PP 1.3 from last night's homework, compile and run program, investigate compile errors if any

HW:  Begin working on Chapter 1 vocab (due Thursday)

Anatomy of a Java Program

Essential Question:  What is programming?

Notes: Anatomy of a Java program

In-class activity:  PP 1.3

HW:  Finish PP 1.3 if necessary, have syllabus signed by parents if not done already

I want a 1100100!

Essential Question:  What is the purpose of the Daily Quiz?

In-class activity:  Quiz on number base conversions, syllabus distribution and discussion

HW:  Read syllabus and Acceptable Use Policy, share with parents, sign appropriate pages