1. CSC2310 Principles of Computer Programming
Ying Zhu
Course Overview

2. About me Associate Professor in the CS Department
Director of Hypermedia and Visualization Lab
Areas of expertise:
Computer Graphics
Data Visualization
Human Computer Interaction

3. Office Hours & Contact Information
Office Hours
Mondays & Wednesdays 4:35 pm – 5:35 pm
In the classroom
Or by appointment
Office: 34 Peachtree Street (One Park Tower building) room1441
Phone: (404)

4. Course Web Site and Syllabus
Course web site: m
Syllabus: 0_syllabus.htm

5. Correspondence
By default, I will send announcements/notice to your GSU account.
If you prefer a different account, please let me know.
When sending me , please make sure to include “csc2310” or “Computer Programming” in the subject line.

6. Textbook
K. N. King, Java Programming: From the Beginning, W. W. Norton, 2000 (ISBN )
More materials may be added to the course web site

7. Software NetBeans http://netbeans.org/
A free Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

8. NetBeans IDE
Download the Java SE version

9. Computers
I assume everyone has his/her own computer for program development
The CS department does not have a dedicated lab for this class
Most laptops should be fine for this class
Not quite sure about Netbooks.
Try install NetBeans on it and see if it works.
If possible, bring your laptops to the lectures and follow my demonstrations.

10. Computers
The course materials are developed primarily for Windows based PCs
Mac computers are fine, but there may be minor issues

11. Computers How do I know if my computer is adequate?
Download NetBeans (Java SE version) and install it on your computer
If you can install and open NetBeans window, your computer is likely to be OK.

12. Grading Please refer to the syllabus for grading policies
llabus.htm

13. Quizzes, Tests, and program assignments
About ½ hour each
2 Tests
About 1 hour each
6 program assignments
Individual effort
Final exam
About 2.5 hours

14. Course schedule Check the course web page for the tentative schedule

15. Lecture Recording I will try to record every lecture with vClass
ort/vclass/index.html
You will receive an after each class which contains a link to the video

16. Lecture Recording
You should have received an from vClass Administrator about your username and password
You can also watch my computer screen on your computer during the lecture
Join the class online through
If you forget the password, click on “Lost your password?” to get yours.

17. Lecture Notes Lecture notes will be posted on the GSU uLean web site
Go to and click on ULEARN
The lecture notes are based on Dr. King’s textbook companion lecture notes, with minor updates

18. Graduate Teaching Assistant
Mr. Xiao Chen

19. Classroom Etiquette
Please refrain from talking to each other during the lecture
But do ask questions
Please silence your cell phone while in class
Please do not take or make phone calls in class
Please refrain from arriving late and leaving the classroom in the middle of a lecture

20. Texting your questions
We will test a new technology in this class
Professor David McDonald in RCB is piloting a new classroom technology that allows students to post questions live via text messages during Powerpoint/electronic presentations.
More details about this later.
See the AJC article about this experiment: lost html

21. Expected Outcome
Basic understanding of computer programming in general and Java programming in particular
Learn to use a typical programming tool like NetBeans

22. Why Java? One of the most popular programming languages
Supported by most operating systems and platforms
Strength in user interface development and web deployment

23. Why NetBeans? One of the most popular programming tools Free
Supported on most operating systems
Has a nice GUI builder
See tegrated_development_environments#Java for a comparison

24. Any questions?