COP 4331
Object-Oriented Design and Programming (5862/99S)

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Final exam information

Texts

Required

Practical Object-Oriented Development In C++ and Java by Cay S. Horstmann, John Wiley & Sons; 1997; Softcover; ISBN 0471147672
Teach Yourself Java 1.1 in 21 Days, Second Edition by Laura Lemay and Charles L. Perkins; SAMS; 1997; Softcover; ISBN: 1575211424

Recommended

Java In A Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference, Second Edition by David Flanagan; O'Reilly & Associates; 1997; Softcover; ISBN: 156592262X

Objectives

To develop an understanding of the basic principles of object-oriented software design and implementation through study and practice.
To develop an understanding of the Java language and skill in using it to implement object-oriented software.

Prerequisites

Students are expected to have a good grasp of the fundamental concepts of C++ and object-oriented programming as currently taught in COP 3530, Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis. The following are some specific concepts and topics with which the student should be familiar: class, object, constructors, destructors, inheritance, public/protected/private access, polymorphism, virtual functions, abstract classes, template classes, recursion.

Syllabus

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Reading Assignments

    Key: TYJ = Teach Yourself Java ...; POOD = Practical Object-Oriented Development ...
    Jan. 21: TYJ Days 1 - 7
    Jan. 28: POOD Ch. 1 & 4
    Feb. 4: POOD Ch. 5
    Feb. 25: TYJ Days 8 & 9 (fonts only)
    Mar. 4: TYJ Days 11
    Mar. 18: TYJ Days 12 & 13
    Mar. 25: TYJ Days 14, 15, & 16
    Apr. 2: TYJ Day 17
    Apr. 9: TYJ Days 20 & 21
    Apr. 16: (more to come)

Homework and Programming Assignments

Assignment 1: Expr Application: Due Thrusday, February 4
Assignment 2: O-O Analysis: Due Thursday, February 18 (Late assignments will not be accepted)
Assignment 3: O-O Analysis (continued): Due Thursday, March 4

Draw a class diagram for SLOTE. Prepare a class description form for each class in SLOTE.

Assignment 4: SLOTE Applet: Due Thursday, April 1
Assignment 5: SLOTE Application: Due Thrusday, April 15
Assignment 6: Action Listener: Due Thursday, April 29

Modify the Slote Application to use the listener model for actions rather than the action() method. You may use either the Java 1.1 listener model or the Swing model. Submit your program in print and with hwroy. The last possilbe time for submission is 5pm Friday, April 30.

Assignments, Exams and Grading

There will be two exams, a midterm on February 25 and the final on April 29. The final exam will be cumulative. In computing the final grade, homework will count 40%, the midterm exam will count 25% and the final 35%.

Assignments are due at the start of class on the assigned date unless otherwise indicated. In most cases late work will be accepted with a penalty of 5 points for the first day plus 4 for the second, 3 for the third, 2 for the fourth, and one for each additional day, assessed. However, in a few instances where solutions will be provided or discussed, late work will not be accepted. These special assignments will be clearly identified.

Java programs will be submitted in three forms

Electronic submission of source code with hwroy,
Submission of printed copy of code and printed output from testing of any Java applicaiton programs, and
Java applets must be published to our CSE Unix account (see below)

Design assignments will be submitted as hard copy.

CSE Unix Accounts

You must have a CSE Unix account. If you do not currently have such an account, telnet to reality.cse.fau.edu and login with the userid and password "register". Provide the requested information. If you would like to pick up your account information in Davie rather than in Boca, say so in the "Comments?" section at the end of the dialog.

In order to publish your Java programs to the web, you must create a subdirectory in your home directory called public_html. The permissions for this directory should be set to 755. Within this directory, create a subdirectory cop4331 with the same premissions. For each assignment you will create a subdirectory of cop4331 with the same permissions and a name specified in the assignment. All html and class files for the assignment will be copied to this directory with permissions 644. In addition, your home directory must have permissions set to 711. Do not publish your source code.

To run Java on the CSE Sun systems, be sure to add /usr/local/java1.1/bin or /usr/local/java1.2/bin to your path depending on whether you wish to use Java 1.1 or Java 1.2.

Source code will be submitted with hwroy, either by logging in to your CSE Unix account and executing the command "hwroy" or with the web version at http://www.cse.fau.edu/~hwroy.

Last Update: 14 Apr 1999 by R.Levow

COP 4331 Object-Oriented Design and Programming (5862/99S)