1. CS-0401
INTERMEDIATE PROGRAMMING USING JAVA
Prof. Dr. Paulo Brasko Ferreira
Fall 2014

2. Important Course Information

3. General Information Instructor: Dr. Paulo Brasko Ferreira
Just call me Paulo
Meetings:  Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:15pm
Room:   SENSQ 5505
Office:  Part-time Instructor Office (SENSQ 6148)
Hours:  After the classes (1 hour)

4. Textbook and other resources
Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects
5th Edition
Author: Tony Gaddis
Haywood Community College

5. Other Great Books

6. What are you going to learn on this course?

7. Main Topics Introduction to Java NetBeans IDE
Keywords, identifiers, variables, and data types
Control statements
Types of errors
Local variables and scope
Java Classes , Interfaces, objects, Inheritance, and Composition
Arrays in Java
GUI
Polymorphism and abstract classes
Serialization (text versus binary)

8. Syllabus and other material
Please go to my web page for information related to this course.
Syllabus
How grades are applied
Course policy
Homework assignments and solutions
Important dates

9. About the instructor

10. About the instructor Born in Brazil Born in 1962
Graduate in 1984 in Physics
Master degree in 1987 (Nuclear Eng.)
Ph.D. in 1999 (Nuclear Engineering at University of Tennessee)

11. Professional Experience
Researcher
Professor at Connecticut University and Penn State
Principal engineer at Westinghouse

12. Grammar mistakes all the time!
A Word of Caution …
Grammar mistakes all the time!

13. Expected Behavior in Class

14. Expected behavior in class

15. I am here for you
Do not hesitate in contact me for any question you have!
I rather have you ask for help than having you returning a homework or exam question in blank.
There is no dumb question.
“stress-free” class.
However you need to study and do your part too.

16. The Importance of Reading the textbook

17. What does it take to be a good professional?
Theoretical Background
Work Experience
Personal Effort
Keep updated
with new tech
Know how to work in group

18. Theoretical Background
All the books that you should read to become a good professional in your field!

19. You need to get used to read the textbook
100% of what you need to read
Time constraints, limit number of classes: 75%
Class noise, tiredness, etc 50%

20. Grading

21. Grading
Midterm Exam:
25%
Final Exam:
Programs:
30%
Quizzes:
10%
Labs:

22. The Teaching Assistant

23. The Teaching Assistant and Labs
Name: Sheridan Zivanovich
Lab Location: SENSQ 5505
Office Hours: Tuesdays from 7:30pm to 9:20pm
Grading: Yuyu Zhou

24. Developer’s Best Friend

25. Developer’s best friend
Scooby Doo?
The Internet

26. Where to find online information about this class?

27. I strongly suggest you to bring a printed copy of the slides to the class

28. Any Questions?