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== Wednesday (10/23/18) ==
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== Tuesday (2/12/19) ==
 
'''Agenda:'''
 
'''Agenda:'''
* Complete and demo [[Monte Carlo Calculation of Pi]] in Java
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* Class construction, object usage, & object arrays quiz
** You will need to use '''Math.random()''' to generate a random value between 0 and 1
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* Complete and demo War Card "Game"/Simulation
* Complete and demo [[Taylor Series Pi and e]] in Java
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** Display how many cards each player has at the beginning of each round
* Complete all the sequences in [[Looping Exercises]]
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** You should display messages like "Player 1 reveals X of X"
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** Display a message of who wins each "round"
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** Display "I declare war!"
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** Display the eventual winner
  
== Monday (10/22/18) ==
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== Wednesday - Friday (2/6/19 - 2/8/19) ==
 
'''Agenda:'''
 
'''Agenda:'''
* Netbeans in App Catalog?
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* Complete and submit Poker Hands: Part 1 to repl.it
* Demo completed Tic-Tac-Toe game
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* Introduction to ArrayLists
* Iteration - While Loops
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** AP CS reference card for ArrayLists
** Basic while loops
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** eIMACS ArrayLists chapter review
**# Write a loop that prints 0 to 10 (exclusive)
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** Memorize / study ArrayList<E> instance methods
**# Write a loop that prints 10 to 0 (inclusive)
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* Processing - Ball example w/ ArrayLists
**# Write a loop that sums all the numbers from 0 to 1000 (inclusive)
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* Processing - millis() timer example
** While loops with strings
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* Item Collection w/ ArrayLists
**# Write a loop that prints each character of a String s (you supply the String's value)
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*# Re-implement your Item Collection game so that it uses ArrayLists instead of arrays
**# Write a loop that prints every other character of a String s
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*# Start with an ArrayList of 1 robot, and add new robots every 3 seconds
**# Write a loop that prints each character of a String s from end to beginning
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*# Start with an ArrayList of 5 items, and remove items when the player collides with them
** While loops with arrays
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* ArrayList<Card> examples
**# Write a loop that prints every element of an int[]
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* War Card "Game"/Simulation
**# Write a loop that prints the square of every element in an int[]
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*# Use NetBeans and create a new project for War
**# Write a loop that sums all the numbers of an int[]
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*# The Main.java file will be the simulation
** Complete Test 6 and Test 7
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*# Create a new Java class (name the file Card.java) and paste your Card class there
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*# Design and implement the game/simulation (we will design as a class)
  
== Thursday (10/18/18) ==
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== Monday (2/4/19) ==
 
'''Agenda:'''
 
'''Agenda:'''
* Demo Tic-Tac-Toe - Part 2
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* Demo Item Collection Game w/ Object Arrays
* Tic-Tac-Toe - Part 3
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* Complete Card class in repl.it (should be done today)
*# Add conditionals to check if any 3 locations match (make sure that at least one of the locations is not equal to the empty string)
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* Work on Poker Hands: Part 1 in repl.it - '''due Thursday (2/6/19)'''
*# Display a text() message that indicates the winner
 
*# Call the noLoop() method to stop the game when there is a winner
 
*# Implement a mechanism/conditional to check if the game is a draw (tie)
 
* Demo a completed Tic-Tac-Toe game
 
* Challenge:
 
*# Implement an AI to play against you
 
*# Design and implement [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_tic-tac-toe Ultimate/Super Tic-Tac-Toe]
 
  
== Tuesday (10/16/18) ==
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== Thursday (1/31/19) ==
 
'''Agenda:'''
 
'''Agenda:'''
* Read [https://www.processing.org/reference/text_.html text()] and test it out to draw some text on the screen
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* Demo Item Collection Game
* Read [https://www.processing.org/reference/mouseReleased_.html mouseReleased()] and test out the code
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* Arrays of Objects
* X-O clicker assignment
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** String arrays (review)
*# Modify the code of the mouseReleased() so that a text-based X or O is drawn every time the mouse button is released
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** Ball class and Ball array
* Work on and complete Tic-Tac-Toe - Part 2
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* Item Collection Game w/ Object Arrays (assignment)
*# Add a String variable to track the turn ("X" or "O")
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*# Copy your Item Collection Game to a new Processing sketch
*# Add a two-dimensional String array to your Tic-Tac-Toe at the top to track the moves (all elements start as "", but will be "X" or "O" later)
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*# Convert your item Sprites collected into an array
*# Implement the appropriate code in mouseReleased() to draw Xs and Os where the mouse button is released
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*# Convert your robot Sprites into an array
*# Make sure that you also have conditionals to check whether or not the location that is clicked is still empty (check against 2D array)
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*# Demo your converted game on '''Monday (2/4/19)'''
*# Make sure you update the 2-D String array with the current player's move
 
*# Update the turn variable so that it switches (only with a successful move)
 
* Done with the above? Here are some challenges:
 
*# Implement a winner checking feature to stop the game and display who won
 
*# Implement an AI to play against you
 
*# Design and implement [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_tic-tac-toe Ultimate/Super Tic-Tac-Toe]
 
  
== Friday (10/12/18) ==
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== Tuesday (1/29/19) ==
 
'''Agenda:'''
 
'''Agenda:'''
* Activity 5 Questions?
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* Item Collection Game - '''due Thursday (1/31/19)'''
* Test 5 Questions?
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*# We will design a simple top-down item collection game using a new Sprite class (specified below)
* mouseReleased()
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*# Find and download Sprite images of your choosing
* Tic-Tac-Toe w/ Arrays
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*# You can move the player sprite with the keyboard (wrap the player to the other side of the screen if you go off screen)
*# Create a new Processing sketch
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*# The player sprite will be able to collect item sprites
*# Copy over your TTT: Select-a-Square code
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*# Robot sprites will follow the player around
*# Add a two-dimensional String array to your Tic-Tac-Toe at the top
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*# You win when you collect all the items
*# Implement the appropriate code in mouseReleased() to draw Xs and Os (do as much as you can)
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*# You lose if a robot collides with your sprite
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* Sprite class (has similarities to the previous Sprite class)
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** Attributes:  
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*** double x, y (to be used for position)
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*** double dx, dy (to be used for step size when moving -- always positive)
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*** PImage img (stores the image)
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*** boolean visible (default setting is true -- we will use this variable to track the Sprite's visibility state)
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** Constructors:
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*** Sprite()
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*** Sprite(String imgfile, double x, double y, double dx, double dy)
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** Methods:
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*** void display() - if visible is true, then display the image
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*** void moveLeft() - move x-coordinate to the left by dx amount
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*** void moveRight() - move x-coordinate to the right by dx amount
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*** void moveUp() - move y-coodrinate upwards by dy amount
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*** void moveDown() - move y-coodrinate downwards by dy amount
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*** boolean checkCollision(Sprite other) - returns true if this Sprite is colliding with the other Sprite (use previous Sprite class to help with this method)
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*** void follow(Sprite other) - compare x and y coordinates of this Sprite with the other Sprite -- move this Sprite towards other Sprite by using the move____() methods
  
== Tuesday (10/9/18) ==
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== Tuesday - Thursday (1/22/19 - 1/24/19) ==
 
'''Agenda:'''
 
'''Agenda:'''
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1L-tbBp51YuUoTWldXFBr6JGcyHF5sBy_flfPGiqlVAQ Java methods overview]
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* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tQc3yOyfjy7xN6oz0glIeFHqJgORmuAd/view?usp=sharing Dino Game example]
* Complete and demo Tic-Tac-Toe Select-a-Square
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** We will convert the non-OOP version into an [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FAO7kdtVrYrrO4jgcRMap3S3UtDqFe_W/view?usp=sharing OOP version]
* Skim over eIMACS: Arrays chapter
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** Add another cactus to the dino game
* Mr. Bui's [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ayzvd1q-6RwZKplUtLHDCCLyO5XIR5kyeKUi8-htErY Arrays (Java) slides]
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* Flappy Bird OOP
* Complete Activity 5
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** What modifications to our Sprite class do we need to make?
* Complete Test 5
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** Here are some Flappy Bird sprite images [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UugFrLPjeA8YPXOlmOxjIvzd6HdvpupA/view?usp=sharing here]
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** Implement the OOP version of Flappy Bird in Processing
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** Bird will need to flap when a key is pressed
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** Pipes will need to move and wrap around the screen
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** Score increases when a pipe is passed (this will require something to be added to the Sprite class)
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** Lose when bird collides with a pipe or when the Bird goes too far below the screen
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** Due '''Thursday (1/24/19)''' -- last assignment of 2nd Quarter
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== Thursday (1/17/19) ==
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'''Warmup:'''
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* Submit your Circle class to repl.it
  
== Thursday (10/4/18) ==
 
 
'''Agenda:'''
 
'''Agenda:'''
* Take the Strings + Conditionals Quiz in Canvas
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* Object-Oriented Programming cont'd
* Demo your first Processing drawing (it should also have your initials in the bottom right-hand corner)
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** OOP Review - attributes, constructors, setters, getters, public vs. private, this
* Introduction to Methods
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** toString() method (using the Point class)
** Intro to Processing methods
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** Submit Point class to repl.it
** Method calls
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** [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hb_8wMUlQQl7W-JF2f3gax021yDHLkLENJYy0fUMGy8/edit?usp=sharing Classes (Java) slides]
** Method parameters & arguments
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* Complete the Car class assignments in repl.it
*** Parameters are the variables in the method's definition header
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* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tQc3yOyfjy7xN6oz0glIeFHqJgORmuAd/view?usp=sharing Dino Game example]
*** Arguments are the values used in the method call
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** Add another cactus to the dino game
* Tic-Tac-Toe Select-a-Square
 
*# Setup your screen size to be a large square (e.g. 600x600)
 
*# Within the draw() function, give the background a color()
 
*# Draw tic-tac-toe lines on your screen (make sure that the rows and columns are exactly 1/3 the size of the height and width)
 
*# Add conditional statements in the draw() function to detect which square you are in
 
*#* You'll need to access the mouse's current coordinates with '''mouseX''' and '''mouseY''' variables
 
*#* Draw a square of a different color inside the particular square that you are in
 
*#* The effect that you will generate will look like it is highlighting the current square where the mouse is
 
*# Challenge: Modify your code so that changing the screen size, will automatically be adjusted and accounted for by the rest of your code. Hint: use '''height''' and '''width''' variables
 
*# Challenge2: Modify your code so that it works without any conditionals. Hint: Use division and multiplication
 
  
== Tuesday (10/2/18) ==
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'''Homework:'''
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* Complete eIMACS: Activity 14: Address Objects
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== Tuesday (1/15/19) ==
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* Snow Day
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== Friday (1/11/19) ==
 
'''Agenda:'''
 
'''Agenda:'''
* Questions on Activity 6: Airline meals?
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* Object-Oriented Programming cont'd
* [https://processing.org/ Processing]
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** Person class review
*# Download Processing
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** Vocab:
*# Drag-n-drop the program where you want to keep it
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*** class vs object
*# Check out the [https://www.processing.org/reference/ Processing documentation]
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*** declaration vs instantiation
* My First Processing Drawing
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** Point class example
*# Draw your initials in the bottom right-hand corner
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** Point object instantiation
*# Use Processing and method calls to draw your favorite emoji, logo, cartoon character, etc.
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** Point object usage
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** [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hb_8wMUlQQl7W-JF2f3gax021yDHLkLENJYy0fUMGy8/edit?usp=sharing Classes (Java) slides]
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** Circle class example
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** [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tQc3yOyfjy7xN6oz0glIeFHqJgORmuAd/view?usp=sharing Dino Game example]
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'''Homework:'''
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* Create a Circle class and test it out
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* Follow the [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hb_8wMUlQQl7W-JF2f3gax021yDHLkLENJYy0fUMGy8/edit?usp=sharing Classes (Java) slides]
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== Wednesday (1/9/19) ==
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'''Agenda:'''
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* Cornell Engineering Diversity Programs - one-week residential programs:
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** [https://sites.coecis.cornell.edu/catalystacademy/ Catalyst Academy] - juniors and seniors from underrepresented backgrounds
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** [https://sites.coecis.cornell.edu/curieacademy/ Curie Academy] - high school girls who excel in math and science
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* Recursion quiz
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* Submit Recursion Problems to repl.it
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** public static int count(String s, String ch) - returns the number of occurrences of ch (single character string) within s
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** public static String reverse(String s) - returns the reversed String s
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** public static int reverse(int i) - returns an int that is the full digit reversal of i (e.g. 1234 -> 4321)
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* Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
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** [https://repl.it/@paulbui/SimpleProgramWithoutOOP Simple program without OOP example]
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** Simple program with OOP example
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** Point class example
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** Point object instantiation
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** Point object usage
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** [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hb_8wMUlQQl7W-JF2f3gax021yDHLkLENJYy0fUMGy8/edit?usp=sharing Classes (Java) slides]
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** Circle class example
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'''Homework:'''
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* Complete and submit recursion problems to repl.it
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* Review SimpleProgramWithOOP notes that we did in class
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== Monday (1/7/19) ==
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* Don't forget to complete Activity 13 (due tonight)
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* Recursion Quiz Wednesday (1/9/19)
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** Multiple choice questions
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** Free-response question(s)
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* Recursion Review & Practice
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* Recursion Problems (prepare to submit to repl.it)
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** public static int count(String s, String ch) - returns the number of occurrences of ch (single character string) within s
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** public static String reverse(String s) - returns the reversed String s
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** public static int reverse(int i) - returns an int that is the full digit reversal of i (e.g. 1234 -> 4321)
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== Monday - Friday (12/31/18 - 1/4/19) ==
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* Winter Break
  
 
== Archives ==
 
== Archives ==
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* [[APCS - 1819 - December]]
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* [[APCS - 1819 - November]]
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* [[APCS - 1819 - October]]
 
* [[APCS - 1819 - September]]
 
* [[APCS - 1819 - September]]
 
* [[APCS - 1718]]
 
* [[APCS - 1718]]
 
* [[APCS - 1516]]
 
* [[APCS - 1516]]

Revision as of 07:03, 12 February 2019

Tuesday (2/12/19)

Agenda:

  • Class construction, object usage, & object arrays quiz
  • Complete and demo War Card "Game"/Simulation
    • Display how many cards each player has at the beginning of each round
    • You should display messages like "Player 1 reveals X of X"
    • Display a message of who wins each "round"
    • Display "I declare war!"
    • Display the eventual winner

Wednesday - Friday (2/6/19 - 2/8/19)

Agenda:

  • Complete and submit Poker Hands: Part 1 to repl.it
  • Introduction to ArrayLists
    • AP CS reference card for ArrayLists
    • eIMACS ArrayLists chapter review
    • Memorize / study ArrayList<E> instance methods
  • Processing - Ball example w/ ArrayLists
  • Processing - millis() timer example
  • Item Collection w/ ArrayLists
    1. Re-implement your Item Collection game so that it uses ArrayLists instead of arrays
    2. Start with an ArrayList of 1 robot, and add new robots every 3 seconds
    3. Start with an ArrayList of 5 items, and remove items when the player collides with them
  • ArrayList<Card> examples
  • War Card "Game"/Simulation
    1. Use NetBeans and create a new project for War
    2. The Main.java file will be the simulation
    3. Create a new Java class (name the file Card.java) and paste your Card class there
    4. Design and implement the game/simulation (we will design as a class)

Monday (2/4/19)

Agenda:

  • Demo Item Collection Game w/ Object Arrays
  • Complete Card class in repl.it (should be done today)
  • Work on Poker Hands: Part 1 in repl.it - due Thursday (2/6/19)

Thursday (1/31/19)

Agenda:

  • Demo Item Collection Game
  • Arrays of Objects
    • String arrays (review)
    • Ball class and Ball array
  • Item Collection Game w/ Object Arrays (assignment)
    1. Copy your Item Collection Game to a new Processing sketch
    2. Convert your item Sprites collected into an array
    3. Convert your robot Sprites into an array
    4. Demo your converted game on Monday (2/4/19)

Tuesday (1/29/19)

Agenda:

  • Item Collection Game - due Thursday (1/31/19)
    1. We will design a simple top-down item collection game using a new Sprite class (specified below)
    2. Find and download Sprite images of your choosing
    3. You can move the player sprite with the keyboard (wrap the player to the other side of the screen if you go off screen)
    4. The player sprite will be able to collect item sprites
    5. Robot sprites will follow the player around
    6. You win when you collect all the items
    7. You lose if a robot collides with your sprite
  • Sprite class (has similarities to the previous Sprite class)
    • Attributes:
      • double x, y (to be used for position)
      • double dx, dy (to be used for step size when moving -- always positive)
      • PImage img (stores the image)
      • boolean visible (default setting is true -- we will use this variable to track the Sprite's visibility state)
    • Constructors:
      • Sprite()
      • Sprite(String imgfile, double x, double y, double dx, double dy)
    • Methods:
      • void display() - if visible is true, then display the image
      • void moveLeft() - move x-coordinate to the left by dx amount
      • void moveRight() - move x-coordinate to the right by dx amount
      • void moveUp() - move y-coodrinate upwards by dy amount
      • void moveDown() - move y-coodrinate downwards by dy amount
      • boolean checkCollision(Sprite other) - returns true if this Sprite is colliding with the other Sprite (use previous Sprite class to help with this method)
      • void follow(Sprite other) - compare x and y coordinates of this Sprite with the other Sprite -- move this Sprite towards other Sprite by using the move____() methods

Tuesday - Thursday (1/22/19 - 1/24/19)

Agenda:

  • Dino Game example
    • We will convert the non-OOP version into an OOP version
    • Add another cactus to the dino game
  • Flappy Bird OOP
    • What modifications to our Sprite class do we need to make?
    • Here are some Flappy Bird sprite images here
    • Implement the OOP version of Flappy Bird in Processing
    • Bird will need to flap when a key is pressed
    • Pipes will need to move and wrap around the screen
    • Score increases when a pipe is passed (this will require something to be added to the Sprite class)
    • Lose when bird collides with a pipe or when the Bird goes too far below the screen
    • Due Thursday (1/24/19) -- last assignment of 2nd Quarter

Thursday (1/17/19)

Warmup:

  • Submit your Circle class to repl.it

Agenda:

  • Object-Oriented Programming cont'd
    • OOP Review - attributes, constructors, setters, getters, public vs. private, this
    • toString() method (using the Point class)
    • Submit Point class to repl.it
    • Classes (Java) slides
  • Complete the Car class assignments in repl.it
  • Dino Game example
    • Add another cactus to the dino game

Homework:

  • Complete eIMACS: Activity 14: Address Objects

Tuesday (1/15/19)

  • Snow Day

Friday (1/11/19)

Agenda:

  • Object-Oriented Programming cont'd
    • Person class review
    • Vocab:
      • class vs object
      • declaration vs instantiation
    • Point class example
    • Point object instantiation
    • Point object usage
    • Classes (Java) slides
    • Circle class example
    • Dino Game example

Homework:

Wednesday (1/9/19)

Agenda:

  • Cornell Engineering Diversity Programs - one-week residential programs:
  • Recursion quiz
  • Submit Recursion Problems to repl.it
    • public static int count(String s, String ch) - returns the number of occurrences of ch (single character string) within s
    • public static String reverse(String s) - returns the reversed String s
    • public static int reverse(int i) - returns an int that is the full digit reversal of i (e.g. 1234 -> 4321)
  • Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

Homework:

  • Complete and submit recursion problems to repl.it
  • Review SimpleProgramWithOOP notes that we did in class

Monday (1/7/19)

  • Don't forget to complete Activity 13 (due tonight)
  • Recursion Quiz Wednesday (1/9/19)
    • Multiple choice questions
    • Free-response question(s)
  • Recursion Review & Practice
  • Recursion Problems (prepare to submit to repl.it)
    • public static int count(String s, String ch) - returns the number of occurrences of ch (single character string) within s
    • public static String reverse(String s) - returns the reversed String s
    • public static int reverse(int i) - returns an int that is the full digit reversal of i (e.g. 1234 -> 4321)

Monday - Friday (12/31/18 - 1/4/19)

  • Winter Break

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