MCS-178: Introduction to Computer Science II (Fall 2020)

Note: This web site will be modified as the semester progresses. You are responsible for all the updates made here, so please check this page often.

- August 16th, 2020: tutor information is updated, all tutors are now virtual.

- August 15th, 2020: the course page is up and running.

• Due to COVID-19, this course is organized as the follow:
  • Video lectures are posted (and available on Moodle) every Monday and Wednesday before 11:30AM
  • Every Friday from 11:30Am - 12:20PM there is a synchronized zoom lecture/group practice session; zoom id: 915 937 1822.
  • There will be a homework problem given in each video lecture. The solution to the homework problems are due the following week.
• The lecture notes, videos and corresponding examples will be posted on Moodle and on this webpage before 11:30AM on Mondays and Wednesdays.
• All the projects are available now.
• Test 1/ test 2/ test 3 preparation notes will be posted two weeks before the tests on Moodle.

• Course Information
• Syllabus/Schedule/Archive
• Instructor Information/Availability
• Useful Links:
  • Moodle @ Gustavus
  • A video tutorial on running SLIME on the Lab Computers, available on Moodle
  • A video tutorial on submitting your projects is available on Moodle
  • Textbook's website
  • Textbook's stdlib
  • Textbook's Java code
  • COS 126 ftp site
  • Java 7 API
  • Concrete Abstractions
  • Installing Java and Eclipse on Your Own Computer
  • SLIME
  • Unix Tutorial
• Projects:
  • Project 1: SLIM Assembly Language Programming
  • Project 2: Conditionals and Loops
  • Project 3: N-Body Simulation
  • Project 4: Recursive Graphics
  • Project 5: Global Sequence Alignment
  • Project 6: Guitar Hero
• Lecture Notes (will be available on Moodle):
  • Course overview video (part of Lecture 1) available on Moodle (contain questions to HW1)
  • Lecture 1 (video and slides) available on Moodle
  • Friday (9/4) ZOOM lecture available on Moodle
  • Lecture 2 (video and slides) available on Moodle
  • Lecture 3 (video and slides) available on Moodle
  • Lecture 4 available on Moodle
  • Lecture 5 available on Moodle
  • Lecture 6 available on Moodle
• Examples covered in class:
  • add.asm - this program reads in 2 integers, adds them up
  • mul.asm - this program reads in 2 integers, multiplies them
  • smaller.asm - this program reads in 2 integers, then prints the smaller number
  • program2.asm - this program reads in 2 integers, then prints the smaller number, version 2
  • sum1ton.asm - this program reads in a positive integer n and prints out the sum
  • range.asm - read in two numbers then print all integers between the two numbers inclusive
  • fact.asm - computes the factorial from 1 up to a user input number, the iterative version
  • rfact.asm - computes the factorial from 1 up to a user input number, the recursive version
  • sumDigits.asm - sums the digits of a number, the recursive version
  • writeDigitsStart.asm - writes each digital of a number, version 1
  • writeDigits.asm - writes each digital of a number, final version
  • HelloWorld.java - your very first Java program
  • UseArgument.java - Java program that takes in user arguments
  • IntOps.java - Java program illustrating integer operations
  • flip.java - Java program Simulating a fair coin flip
  • coinflips.java - Java program Simulating n coin flips and calculates the fraction of heads
  • TenHellos.java - Java program printing out "hello" 10 times
  • n_coinflips.java - Java program Simulating multiple person, each doing n coin flips
• Test and Exam Preparations:
  • Topics covered for written test # 1
  • Test 1 preparation slides available on Moodle