Mon Apr 20   —   Zoom Lecture 46

• Olympics210: At the start of Zoom-class, The Final Event
  You know the music, www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCqUESCoB1w


• Due: Program #4
  • You must have Quality code™
  • Your Github repo should include your code, Prim's results, and a worthy README.md
  • Don't forget your P4 creative element!
  • Zoom-grading is Monday, 15 mins each:
    • 11:00 - Cole P, Vinny K
    • 2:00 - Jason E, Luis G, Joe K, John Z
    • 3:00 - Dev T, Brennan S, Emm Bee
  • My P4 solution is here, github.com/williamt777/csc210-p4-profbill


• Due: Homework 15 HW XV EZ, homework15.pdf
• Lecture: Graph algos, topological sort Graph algorithm notes


• Info: A million (well, 500) free CS courses, www.freecodecamp.org/news/free-courses-top-cs-universities

Wed Apr 22   —   Zoom Lecture 47

• Exam: Final Exam preview, final_exam_preview.pdf
• Kismet: One final spin of the Wheel of Decision for final exam Zoom-spots, wheeldecide.com


• Lecture: Graph algos, topological sort Graph algorithm notes


• Info: Baseball reference (bow down!) is simulating the 2020 baseball season: standings, boxscores, leader boards, individual player stats, the whole magilla. Yes, it's awesome. www.baseball-reference.com/sim/leagues/MLB/2020.shtml

Fri Apr 24   —   Gone fishin' (yeah!)

Mon Apr 13   —   Zoom Lecture 43

• Due: Homework 14 graphy mcgraphs, homework14.pdf


• Lecture: Graph algos, Kruskal's min spanning tree, Graph algorithm notes
• Lecture: Program #4 questions and answers, programs.html

Wed Apr 15   —   Zoom Lecture 44

• Olympics210: At the start of Zoom-class, Event #4...cue the music, www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCqUESCoB1w


• Lecture: P4 questions and answers (hopefully), Programs page
• PK presents: Dev T shows us Github Desktop, pk09_github_desktop.pdf
• Lecture: Graph algos, Kruskal's, BFS and DFS, Graph algorithm notes


• Info: "All of the core GitHub features are now free for everyone", twitter.com/github/status/1250092060339773441
• Info: What's your P4 creative element? Mine is a fancy intro, patorjk.com/software/taag
  

Fri Apr 17   —   Zoom Lecture 45

• Lecture: P4 questions (and answers, hopefully); it's due Mon Apr 20; we'll choose Zoom-times for grading
• Lecture: Kruskal's, BFS and DFS, Graph algorithm notes
• Assigned: Homework 15 HW XV EZ, homework15.pdf


• Info: Buyer beware. And pay attention to people's delivery times. But I've had some luck ordering face masks from Etsy, www.etsy.com/market/face_mask

Mon Apr 6   —   Zoom Lecture 40

• Read: Graphs, Graph notes
• Read: Graph algos, Dijkstra shortest path, Graph algorithm notes


• Assigned: Program #4 is up, Program #4 - graphs are wild... and P4 Helper too, P4 Helper (gdoc)
• Lecture: Work on our graph representation, Java interfaces (yeah!)


• Info: Here's a Markdown cheat sheet from Github, use it to spruce up your README.md, guides.github.com/pdfs/markdown-cheatsheet-online.pdf
• QOTD: NOW is always the answer to the question of "When is the best time to start a business?", twitter.com/TULuisMartinez/status/1245841960687898624

Wed Apr 8   —   Zoom Lecture 41

• Read: Graph algos, min spanning tree, Graph algorithm notes
• Lecture: Focus (like a laser) on Dijkstra, Prim's, and Kruskal's
• Lecture: Review P4 graph interfaces. Huzzah!


• Treat: Enter ⇧⌘V to preview Markdown in VS Code, code.visualstudio.com/Docs/languages/markdown#_markdown-preview
• Info: There's a VS Code plug-in to handle Github's flavor of Markdown, but I haven't used it; if you try, let the rest of us know about your experience, marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=bierner.markdown-preview-github-styles

Fri Apr 10   —   Zoom Lecture 42

• Holiday: No class for the Good Friday holiday
• Coding: I'll be online Zoom-coding at 1:20. Join me if you like. Optional!


• Assigned: Homework 14 graphy mcgraphs, homework14.pdf

Mon Mar 30   —   Zoom Lecture 37

• Lecture: Wrap sort and search, sorting_notes.pdf
• Code: P3 questions, etc


• Assigned (late): Homework 12, Homework 12 - watch some videos

Wed Apr 1   —   Zoom Lecture 38

• Lecture: P3 questions, Programs page


• Due: Homework 12
• PK presents: Emmanuelle B on Git and Github, pk08_git_and_github.pdf
• Read: git + Github, Using git and Github notes


• Info: Plainfield's Fast Cat 5K/10K is now a virtual race, www.runfastcat.com

Fri Apr 3   —   Zoom Lecture 39

• Olympics210: Event #2, nerd acronyms! Cue the music, www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCqUESCoB1w


• Lecture: Begin graphs, Graph notes
• Info: Stanford's Programming 101, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).
  Should Noctrl be doing this? Am I (almost) doing it right now?  
  blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/help-profs-teach-stanfords-popular-and-now-free-online-intro-to-coding-course/


• Due: Program #3. Two parts: 1) Do a Zoom demo for me, and 2) Email me a link to your repo.
  • Info is at the Programs page, programs.html
  • Some JavaFX notes for all your gui needs, JavaFX notes
  • I'll review code...at your P3 repo, Using git and Github notes
  • Before grading: please email me your repo URL
  • Grading: Friday @ 2:00 pm - Luis G, Vinny K, Joe K, Devon T
  • Grading: Sunday @ 2:00 pm - Emmanuel B, Jason E, Cole P, Brennan S

Mon Mar 23   —   Zoom Lecture 34

• Due: Homework 11, homework11.pdf
• Lecture: my JavaFX stuff, JavaFX notes


• Info: new VS Code stuff for Java and Python, www.zdnet.com/article/programming-languages-python-and-java-vs-code-extensions-get-these-new-updates/


• Cool: Zoom Video has relaxed their "free usage" rules during the pandemic.
  Thank you, Zoom Video, zoom.us.
  
  

Wed Mar 25   —   Zoom Lecture 35

• README: I emailed you a Zoom-invite for Zoom-class today. See you at 1:20 pm. Zoom-Yow!
  Just trying to simplify things (and a pox on Zoom-channels, ha).


• Read: Sorting and searching notes, sorting_notes.pdf
• PK presentation by Luis G, "Bubble sort vs Selection sort", pk07_sorting.pdf


• Lecture: my JavaFX blather, JavaFX notes
• Example: My MenuBar example from class Monday is on the k: drive, common_area. Check it out. Try adding your own menus. And more! We will code in class again. So bring your Java and your VS Code!


• Cool: Checkout the Wheel of Decision, wheeldecide.com

Fri Mar 27   —   Zoom Lecture 36

• Lecture: my JavaFX stuff, JavaFX notes
• Lecture: Bubble sort, Selection sort, Quicksort, sorting_notes.pdf


• Code: Program #3 fun

Mon Mar 16   —   Lecture 31

• Lecture: This 1st online lecture is a test. Optional!.
  I'll email you more information about this, chop chop.
  We'll start around 1:15 pm. Patience. Flexibility. Victory. (smile)


• Quiz: We'll try a test quiz on Blackboard, available after 1:00 pm today.

Wed Mar 18   —   Lecture 32

• Important: If you haven't signed up for Zoom yet, please do so.
  I'll fire up Zoom around 1:15...and start class at 1:20. We'll meet for about 30 mins.


• Lecture: Exam #2 preview (in one page!), exam2_preview.pdf
• Wheel: Choose Exam #2 live Zoom slots...spin the Wheel of Decision, wheeldecide.com
  I'll spend (less than) 30 mins on Zoom quizzing each student
  Slots: A) 11:00-12:30, B) 2:00-3:30, C) 3:30-5:00


• PK presents: JavaFX and Computer Viruses by Joe K, pk06_javafx.pdf
• Due: Homework 10. Solution set by John Z, homework10.png
• Lecture: Program #3 stuff

Fri Mar 20   —   Lecture 33

• Exam #2: We'll have a very short Zoom meeting at 1:20 pm.
  Then, I'll send you off to the Blackboard part of the exam.
• Exam #2: One-on-one Zoom time slots with Prof Bill:
  • A)   11:00 John Z,   11:30 Cole P,   12:00 Brennan S
  • B)   2:00 Jason E,   2:30 Luis G,   3:00 Joe K
  • C)   3:30 Dev T,   4:00 Vinny K,   4:30 Emmanuel B


• Assigned: Homework 11, homework11.pdf

Mon Mar 9   —   Lecture 28

• Noctrl: a worthy link...Noctrl info on Coronavirus, www.info.northcentralcollege.edu


• Lecture: Return graded P2, discuss
• Lecture: Balanced trees, 2-3-4 trees, Red-black trees, Heaps


• Assigned: Homework 09 Homework 09 - retroactive gooey
• Info: Quality code is key, twitter.com/ethomson/status/1236345262861365248

Wed Mar 11   —   Lecture 29

• Info: Tue Mar 10 virus update from Pres Hammond, www.info.northcentralcollege.edu/


• Due: Homework 09, Homework 09 - retroactive gooey


• Read: I like 2-3-4 trees, 2-3-4 Tree notes
• Read: fun with heaps, Heap notes
• PK presents: Heaps by Jason E, pk05_heaps.pdf


• Info: Well, Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.

Fri Mar 13   —   Lecture 30

• Lecture: finish up Heaps as an array (cool!)
• Read: my treatise, Red-black Tree notes
• Lecture: Red-black trees


• Assigned: Homework 10, homework10.pdf
• Assigned: Program #3, Wheel gun program03.pdf


• Info: interesting contrast between some popular languages: Go, Java, Ruby, etc, builtin.com/software-engineering-perspectives/why-googles-programming-language-worth-your-time
• Info: The Melt Banana guitarist often played wearing a "Sars mask", www.revolvy.com/page/Ichirou-Agata

Mon Mar 2   —   Lecture 25

• Spring break: Fun at the beach

Wed Mar 4   —   Lecture 26

• Spring break: Gone fishin'

Fri Mar 6   —   Lecture 27

• Spring break: Hitchhike home
• Noctrl: a worthy link...Noctrl info on Coronavirus, www.info.northcentralcollege.edu

Mon Feb 24   —   Lecture 22

• Due: Homework 07, homework07.pdf
• Lecture: P2 Q&A...bring your code and your Q's. Btw, here are my results: P2 results

Wed Feb 26   —   Lecture 23

• PK 04 - Eclipse vs. IntelliJ by Brennan S, pk04_eclipse_vs_intellij.pdf
• Lecture: P2 questions/issues
• Lecture: Java inheritance, cont


• Info: The end of Moore's Law?!? So what happens now, We’re not prepared for the end of Moore’s Law
• Info: Jealous! twitter.com/Trinity_U/status/1232356366628655104

Fri Feb 28   —   Lecture 24

• Due: Program #2 Word freq, Programs page
• Lecture: Before we all head to the beach... Before spring break notes

Mon Feb 17   —   Lecture 19

• Due: Homework 06, homework06.pdf


• Lecture: Java inheritance; JCF
• Brainstorm: lively P2 design discussion
• Info: "Leadership principles" that drive a trillion dollar tech company, www.amazon.jobs/en/principles
• Info: Happy 7th birthday to Abe Lincoln the goldfish, abe7.jpg

Wed Feb 19   —   Lecture 20

• Read: ArrayList, HashMap and much more, JCF notes
• Read: Prof Bill presents... Java inheritance notes


• Info: my favorite Rails guy, time flies...document your code, twitter.com/excid3/status/1229962175072079872
• Nerd alert: Two (not one) sci-fi recs for you:
  • SnowPiercer is a great movie by the guy who did award-winning Parasite, snowpiercer-film.com
  • Ganymede by Jason Taylor is an excellent indie sci-fi book about some angry clones (and more!), www.goodreads.com/book/show/43807716-ganymede

Fri Feb 21   —   Lecture 21

• Lecture: P2 design discussion


• Assigned: Homework 7, homework07.pdf
• Lecture: Java inheritance, cont


• Sorry: No office hours after class Friday. I'll be in before class. Or email me this weekend. (Yes!)

Mon Feb 10, Lecture 16

• Review: Exam #1 solution
• Due: Homework 05 fib of n, homework05.pdf
• Lecture: Intro to Binary Search Trees, JCF, Java inheritance/generics, etc
• Handout: Program #2 - word freq, program02.pdf
• Review: Recursion
• Review: Javadoc
• Read: Good article, maybe we should try OpenJDK and IntelliJ in our class, www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/programming-languages-java-developers-flock-to-kotlin-and-ditch-oracle-jdk-for-openjdk

Wed Feb 12, Lecture 17

• Read: Sedgewick Algorithms 3.2 BST, algs4.cs.princeton.edu/32bst
• Read: Sedgewick Java 4.4 Symbol Tables (just the BST part), introcs.cs.princeton.edu/java/44st
• Play: Run some (very helpful!) BST animations , www.cs.usfca.edu/~galles/visualization/Algorithms.html


• PK presentation: Binary Search Trees by Cole P
• Lecture: Waggle your BST notes, and the dive, dive, dive...
• Read: Very interesting history of git, and Edward Thomson in the credits is my rock star son-in-law, www.welcometothejungle.com/en/articles/btc-history-git

Fri Feb 14   —   Lecture 18

• Review: recursion, Javadoc
• Lecture: Prof Bill take on BST, BST notes
• Lecture: P2 design patter, getting started on P2, Javadoc
• Assigned: Homework 06, homework06.pdf
• WhatsApp now has 2 billion users. Wow. That means 2 billion emails and passwords, yes? techcrunch.com/2020/02/12/whatsapp-hits-2-billion-users-up-from-1-5-billion-2-years-ago

Mon Feb 3, Lecture 13

• Due: Program #1 is due Sunday at noon. All the action is at the programs page, Programs page
• Due: Homework 04 - hash++, homework04.pdf

Wed Feb 5, Lecture 14

• Lecture: Exam #1 preview
• Answers: Homework 04 solution writeup, courtesy Zach S, homework04_solution.pdf
• Read: Sedgewick Java 2.3 Recursion, introcs.cs.princeton.edu/java/23recursion
• Read: Prof Bill drones on, Recursion notes
• Info: From their "official" blog, Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030

Fri Feb 7, Lecture 15

• Exam #1...
  • It's 15 points, 15% of your final grade
  • Important: Bring 1 side of 1 page of notes
  • Topics: basic structures (array, linked list, array list), stack/queue, hash table, Java intro, algorithm analysis and Big-Oh
  • Fair game: any material from the first 5 weeks: lectures, reading, notes, homework, PK presentations, and programs
  • Except: no questions on recursion
  • Little help: I will be in early on exam day, around 12:30. Stop by if you have questions. Or email me!


• Assigned: Homework 05