Intro to Computer Science

CSCI 105 Fall 2005, Biola University

   

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Final Exam: Wednesday, December 14, 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Study Guide for Final Exam.

Final Games Fall 2005 - Final projects from this semester.

Final Games - Final projects from last year - Fall 2004

See how to Add an Icon, and Change to Release Mode.

Final Project.  Game Idea due Wednesday, 16-Nov.  Write a paragraph or two description of your idea.  Draw two sample screen shots, showing what the screen will look like.  Describe what variables/arrays you will need to use to make this game.

Some example games: blank_game.zip, simple_game.zip, grid_game.zip

Some Example files to look at: Simple Array, Bubble Sort.cpp, Insert Sort.cpp, StrCmp function, and Loop Examples. We also talked about File Input & Output (File_Out and File_In).

Homework 5 - Bouncing Lines Screen Saver project.  Due Friday, Nov 11. Start with: bouncing_lines.zip

Problem #7 - Driver's License Exam - p474 - Complete the program that we started in class, and email the source code by Wednesday, Nov 9.

In -Class Exercise: The "Planets" version of the bouncing ball program.  Using arrays.  Using trigonometry.  Start with: planets.zip.

Reading Questions Due Nov 4, Read Chapter 7, Answer the following questions: p406: 1,2,5,6; p424 8,9,11; p433 15,18; p446, 20,23,24

Learning how to do animation: Start with bounce.zip.  Solution: BouncingBall.zip - See source: bouncing_ball.htm

Past Homework / Links

Reading Questions Due Oct 24, Monday.  Read Chapter 6.  Answer the following questions: p319 #1,2,3, p332 #6, 7, 9, p341 #12,13,14,15, p351 #16, 17, 18

Homework 4 - Primes Project - Due Oct 26

Drawing Math Functions: Learning how to transform & scale function output: Start with math_functions.zip

A Blank text project: blank_text.zip (So you don't have to create a new project every time)

Reading Questions Due Oct 5, Read Chatper 5.  Answer the following questions: p262: 5.1, p275 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, p280 5.7, 5.8, p285 5.10, 5.12, 5.13, p295 5.16, 5.17, 5.18

Reading Questions Due Sept 28 Oct 3, Read Chapter 4, sections 1-7, 10, 11, 16.  Answer the following questions: page 172 4.1,2,3,4; page 184 4.7,8,9; page 199 4.17, page 234 4.36.

Test 1: Monday, October 10.  Chapters 1 to 5.

Example program with file input & output: files.cpp (full project: files.zip)

The beginnings of a draw program: draw.zip. Version 2, with a few more things done: Draw2.zip

Homework 3 - Update Choice program - add Christmas Tree, check values.  Due Sept 23.

Details:
Start with the Choice program we looked at in class (choice.zip).  Add a choice #4 that will allow the user to draw a Christmas tree of height 2 through 23.  Add code to check to make sure the user enters a valid number for all inputs (like the existing check for choice 0 through 3).  For extra credit, let the user keep making choices until they choose a 0 to quit.  You can run this solution to see how your program should run: choice.exe.

For Friday, Sept 16, in-class: Download the lines.zip project

Reading Questions Due Sept 9, Read Sections 3.1-3.7, pages 83-116, answer the following questions: p89 3.1, 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, p98-100 3.10, 3.11, 3.13, p106 3.14(A-J), p111 3.17, 3.18, p116 3.21, 3.22(A-F)

Initials in Graphics Due Sept 12. Create a graphics program that displays your three initials in color in graphics. Be creative.

Reading Questions Due Aug 29, Read Chapter 1, p 2-22, answer the following questions: p6 1.3, 1.7, p11 1.10, 1.11, p17 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, p23 1.32

Find out your Net ID by logging in to the Biola Portal site:

https://portal.biola.edu/Portal ("ID" is your student ID number, you should know your password)

Once you log in, under the "Launch Menu", choose "Password Change".  You don't need to change your password, find your "Net ID", write that down, and bring it to the computer labs downstairs Metzger.

Log in to the computers in Metzger with your Net ID and your same password.  Before you can save things on your account, you will need to log in to a Macintosh at least once.  This creates your personal folder.

Links / Resources

Grades available on http://biola.blackboard.com/

The syllabus for the class (grading policy, etc.)

Tutorial on MS Visual Studio .NET (Handout with step-by-step instructions)

Some example graphics commands.  Graphics: Using the WinBGI package.

See all 64 colors that you can use in a graphics project.

How to Use the Mouse in a graphics Project.

A Picture Gallery of some past projects. (Initials, etc.)

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