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College Level Computer Science With Java (Unit 2)
Bil Lewis
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We shall explore Computer Science, first building a computer from basic logic chips, then looking at how languages layout data in memory, how Java creates those structures, culminating with a grand project--a Web Server written in Java.
Class Experience
College Level Computer Science This is Unit 2 of a year-long course will take you from the basics of digital logic through the design of a computer and into Object Oriented Programming using Java. The successful student will be ready to take many Junior/Senior level college courses. The unique aspect of this course is that I emphasize how memory is used by different languages by using diagrams of memory layout—how you can find one piece of information when you know another. (See diagrams in...
- The successful student (and my students are always successful) will have a solid understanding of Java and be able to write significant programs. They will understand polymorphism (and love it). They will understand recursion, maybe even tail recursion. They will have a sense of the operating system. They will be prepared to take most sophomore and junior level college classes.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: includedFeedback: includedDetails: In the first unit, homework will be light, under an hour per class. Once we begin programming in unit two, that will go up to about two hours of programming homework per class hour. There will be occasional short readings.Assessment
Frequency: includedDetails: Day 1: CPU/Memory/IO, Allocating Objects in Memory, Type Hierarchy, Primitives, Arrays, Java Compiler, HelloWorld.java Day 2: Person class, Constructors, Recursion, Iteration, null, NIL, C++ null-terminated strings, Exceptions, floats, Alan Turing, Math with Roman numerals, Call Stack Day 3: Decidability, Hilbert, Church, Turing Machine, Lambda Calculus, Lisp, Eclipse IDE, Expression Evaluator Day 4: Parsers, Tokenizers, "this", Finding Methods, static, public, final, Immutability, Formatting, Subclasses, Refactoring
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses the Java Home pages.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bil Lewis is a Computer Scientist who worked in Artificial Intelligence and IDE design and has taught at Stanford and Tufts Universities. He is also a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who taught High School in Kenya. He is a Past District Governor...
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Group Class
$48
for 8 classes2x per week, 4 weeks
55 min
Completed by 21 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-10 learners per class
