Computer Science & Software Engineering
CSCI 135
Fundamentals of Computer Science I
Fall 2011
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MIDTERM INFORMATION
Exam rules:
2 hours, during lab on Wednesday, October 12th, 3-5pm
Closed book, closed notes, no electronic devices
You are allowed a one-sided 8 1/2 x 11 note sheet, hand-written
No makeups will be considered without an official University excuse
Material covered:
Lectures 0-11
Head First Java Ch. 1-5
Programming assignments
Detailed topics:
Process of compiling and executing a Java program
Interpreting compiler and runtime errors
Basic data types:
int, double, char, boolean, String
Declaring and assigning variables
Operators:
+ * - / % ++ -- ! && || < <= > >= == !=
Converting mathematical statement/equation into Java code
Text output using
System.out.print
and
System.out.println
Reading input from the command line args[] array
Explicit and implicit type conversions (e.g. automatic type promotion, type casting)
Converting strings to numeric types,
Integer.parseInt(), Double.parseDouble()
Reading input from standard input using
StdIn
and redirection
Repetitions structures: for-loops, while-loops, do-while loops, nested loops
Conditional structures: if-statement, if-else
Scoping: local variables, method parameters, instance variables
Relative sizes of integer types,
byte, short, int, long
Relative sizes of floating-point types,
float, double
Single dimensional arrays, creating and using
Creating and using static methods
Method signatures
Pass by value, what happens when you change parameters inside a method (for primitive types, reference types, array elements, immutable Strings)
Overloading of methods
Creating and using objects
Principles of data encapsulation
Creating and using object constructors
Difference between primitive types and reference types
When does a reference variable have a
null
value
How several reference variables can control the same object
Creating and using arrays of objects
How to test equality: floating-point types, reference types, strings
Style: comments, use of whitespace, naming of variables, constants, methods
Tracing program execution (i.e. given a program figure out what lines execute in what order, what gets output, etc)
Using Math methods such as:
Math.random(), Math.sqrt(), Math.abs()
Given a class API, use it in a program
Drawing using
StdDraw
Playing audio using
StdAudio
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