Computer Science 2

August 2026

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3	4	5	6	7	8  Before Class: Syllabus Register for CS Java Textbook (Course Name: columbusstateuniversity_cpsc1302_fall2026a) Register for Java, Java, Java Textbook (Course Name: columbusstateuniversity_cpsc1302_fall2026b) Section 1.7 Java Development Environments Chapter 0: Computers, Objects, and Java in Java, Java, Java (12 pages) (Optional but helpful) Sections 1.1 - 1.2 in Java, Java, Java (2 pages) Programming Languages (4:34) Object-Oriented Programming (9:25) Make a copy of Module 1 Exercises Worksheet
Module 0: Orientation & Module 1: Introduction To Java 10  Class: Introductions Syllabus Software Engineering Life Cycle Exercise Lab: Register for textbooks (see links above in Before Class section) Make a copy of Module 1 Exercises Worksheet Download and install an IDE (for example, BlueJ, Visual Studio Code, Chromebooks) Questions?	11  Before Class: Welcome and Syllabus Quiz (in CougarVIEW, 3 attempts allowed) Programming Languages & Object-Oriented Programming Quiz (in CougarVIEW) Section 1.2 Why Programming? Why Java? Section 1.3 Variables and Data Types (Optional) Sections 1.3 - 1.5 (23 pages) Sections 1.6 - 1.7 (6 pages) Programming Syntax, Programming Errors and Problem Solving (4:58) Hello, world (Java) (5:45) Hello, world (BlueJ) (2:34) The Java™ Tutorials Has OS-specific instructions to write and compile Hello, world program (including NetBeans, Window and Mac) Has detailed instructions about each line of a Hello, world program Has OS-specific troubleshooting for common errors (e.g., javac not found)	12  Class: Reviewing Past Quizzes (Questions and Scores available after Quiz end date) hello, world (exercises, HelloWorld.java) Editing, Compiling, and Running Java Programs (exercises) System and PrintStream (exercises) Lab: Register for zyLabs ($25) by going to CougarVIEW, Assessment, Assignments, Introduction to Java zyLabs Practice Assignments. For the section, choose 01. Project 1 Introduction to Java zyLabs Practice Assignments	13  Before Class: Section 1.4 Expressions and Assignment Statements Section 1.5 Compound Assignment Operators Section 1.6 Casting and Ranges of Variables (Optional) Section 5.5 (11 pages) Java Language Elements Quiz	14  Deadline for full refund Class: System and PrintStream (exercises) System.out and System.err Java Language Elements Exercises Lab: Java Language Elements Exercises Attendance Bonus Explanation Project 1 Introduction to Java zyLabs Practice Assignments	15  Before Class: Section 1.8 Unit 1 Summary Section 1.9. Unit 1 Mixed Up Code Practice (recommended, but optional) Section 1.10. Unit 1 Coding Practice (recommended, but optional) Due: Project 1
17  Class: Java Language Elements Exercises Lab: Project 1 (if not already turned in) Introduction to Java zyLabs Practice Assignments Due: Get to Know Each Other Discussion (in CougarVIEW, Assessment menu, then Discussions) Introduction to Java zyLabs Practice Assignments	18  Before Class: Section 2.1 Objects - Instances of Classes Section 2.2 Creating and Initializing Objects: Constructors Section 2.3 Calling Object Methods Without Parameters Section 2.4 Calling Methods With Parameters Section 2.5 Calling Methods that Return Values Section 2.6 Strings Section 2.9 Using the Math Class (Optional) Chapter 2: Objects: Using, Creating, and Defining (30 pages) (can skip Section 2.3) Java Strings Intro (10:41) Java Strings Introduction Quiz Java Classes Introduction (9:00) Java's SE API Quiz Make a copy of Module 2 Exercises Worksheet	Module 2: Java Objects & Classes 19  Class: Java Language Elements Exercises Using Objects Java's String Class (exercises) equals method (instead of == for Strings) Java Classes Introduction (exercises) Lab: Java Classes Introduction (exercises) Project 1 Exam Questions Introduction to Java zyLabs Practice Assignments (if not already turned in)	20  Before Class: Section 1.4 Expressions and Assignment Statements (Review) Java Scanner Objects Introduction (13:06) Java Scanner Class Quiz	21  Class: Java Classes Introduction (exercises) Scanner Objects (exercise) Scanner.nextLine() verses Scanner.next() Lab: Project 1 Exam Scanner zyLabs Practice Assignments	22  Before Class: Section 6.1 Anatomy of a Java Class Section 6.2 Writing Constructors (Optional) Sections 3.1 - 3.3 (Introduction - Constructor Methods) (14 pages) Writing Classes (15:30) Creating Java Classes - BankAccount Example (16:24) Complete the Variables and Classes exercises at QuizJET (optional) Writing Classes Quiz Accessibility Quiz
24  Class: Scanner Objects (exercise, SimplePersonDriver (fixed), NextLineIssues (fixed)) Writing Classes (exercises, SimpleBankAccount.java, Transactions.java) Constructors Lab: Scanner zyLabs Practice Assignments Writing Classes zyLabs Practice Assignments Project 2	25  Before Class: Section 5.1 Writing Methods Section 5.2 Method Parameters Section 5.3 Method Returns Section 5.5 Lesson Workspace (recommended, but optional) (Optional) Sections 3.4 - 3.5 (Retrieving Information from an Object - Passing a Value and Passing a Reference) (7 pages) Methods Continued (15:42) Methods Continued Quiz Getters and Setters Quiz Skim Minecraft examples: Suggestion.java, StringReader.java	26  Class: Scanner Objects (exercise, NextLineIssues (fixed)) Writing Classes (exercises, SimpleBankAccount.java, Transactions.java) Constructors Lab: Scanner zyLabs Practice Assignments Writing Classes zyLabs Practice Assignments Project 2	27  Before Class: Section 6.4 Accessor Methods Section 6.5 Mutator Methods Section 6.6 Writing Instance Methods Method Name Overloading (6:00) Method Name Overloading Quiz static Variables and Methods (9:33) static Quiz Due: Scanner zyLabs Practice Assignments	28  Class: Writing Classes (exercises, SimpleBankAccount.java, Transactions.java) Constructors Lab: Writing Classes zyLabs Practice Assignments Project 2	29  Before Class: Calling Methods (12:45) Lifetime and Scope (6:33) Calling Methods, Lifetime and Scope Quiz Section 6.7 Static Variables and Methods Section 6.8 Scope and Access Section 6.9 this Keyword Section 6.10 Social Impacts of CS Section 6.11 Unit 6 Summary Section 6.12 Exercises (recommended, but optional) Section 6.13 Lesson Workspace (recommended, but optional) this (Java Keyword) (4:25) this Quiz
31  Class: Methods (exercises) Method Name Overloading (exercises) static Exercises (exercises) Lab: Writing Classes zyLabs Practice Assignments Project 2

September 2026

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	1  Before Class: if-else Exercises (2:25) while Statements Exercises (15:05) Section 3.1 Boolean Expressions Section 3.2 If Statements and Control Flow Section 3.3 Two-way Selection: if-else Statements Section 3.4 Multi-Selection: else-if Statements (Optional) Sections 3.6 - 3.10 (Flow of Control: Control Structures - Object-Oriented Design: Inheritance and Polymorphism) (17 pages) Java if-else Statements (3:24) Java while Statements (3:09) if-else and while Quiz	2  Class: Passing Arguments to a Method (exercises) Method Calls & Stack Frames (exercises) Scope (exercises) this (keyword) (exercises) if-else Statements Exercises (exercises) while Statements Exercises (exercises) Lab: Writing Classes zyLabs Practice Assignments Project 2	3  Before Class: Section 5.4 Method Comments and Conditions Section 6.3 Comments and Conditions Appendix A: Coding Conventions (9 pages) Javadocs (7:54) assert Operator (9:57) Debugging and Testing (7:54) Debugging with BlueJ (6:42) Javadocs Quiz assert Quiz Debugging and Testing Quiz Make a copy of Module 3 Exercises Worksheet	Module 3: Debugging and User Interfaces 4  Class: while Statements Exercises (exercises) Javadocs (exercises) assert (exercises) Lab: Project 2 Finch Methods Practice Assignments	5
7  Labor Day (no class) Due: Writing Classes zyLabs Practice Assignments Project 2	8  Before Class: Section 2.8 Wrapper Classes - Integer and Double Sections 4.1 - 4.3 (11 pages) Section 4.4.2 (just the first 4 paragraphs (until 'Top-level containers')) (1 page) Section 4.5 (Can skip Section 4.5.2) (4 pages) Primitive Wrapper Classes (1 of 2) (4:46) Primitive Wrapper Classes (2 of 2) (12:14) Primitive Wrapper Classes Quiz	9  Class: Ask a CS Tutor a Question Quiz Introduction (Visit with a CS tutor (with an appointment or walk-in), then take the Quiz in CougarVIEW) Debugging and Testing (exercises) User Interfaces (exercises) Primitive Wrapper Classes (exercises) Lab: Live debugging demo Debug your last Java project in your IDE Project 2 (if needed) Finch Methods Practice Assignments	10	Module 4: Java Language and Structures 11  Class: From College to Career: Leveling Up from Student to Professional Lab: Finch Methods Practice Assignments	12  Before Class: Section 1.3 Variables and Data Types (Review if necessary) Section 1.4 Expressions and Assignment Statements (Review if necessary) Section 1.6 Casting and Ranges of Variables (Review if necessary) Section 3.5 Compound Boolean Expressions Section 3.6 Equivalent Boolean Expressions (De Morgan’s Laws) Section 3.7 Comparing Objects Section 3.8 Unit 3 - Summary Section 3.9 Mixed Up Code Practice (recommended, but optional) Section 3.10 Coding Practice (recommended, but optional) Section 3.11 Multiple Choice Exercises (recommended, but optional) Section 3.12 Lesson Workspace (recommended, but optional) Section 3.13 More Practice (Experiment) (recommended, but optional) (Optional) Chapter 5: Java Data and Operators (41 pages) Java Language Pre Quiz Make a copy of Module 4 Exercises Worksheet
14  Class: Data types and operators (exercises) Short-Circuit Evaluation (exercises) Rounding (exercises) Lab: Project 2 Exam Finch Methods Practice Assignments	15  Before Class: Section 4.1 While Loops Section 4.2 For Loops Section 4.3 Loops and Strings Section 4.4 Nested For Loops Section 4.5 Loop Analysis Section 4.6 Unit 4 Summary Section 4.7 Mixed Up Code Practice (recommended, but optional) Section 4.8 Coding Practice with Loops (recommended, but optional) Section 4.9 Multiple Choice Exercises (recommended, but optional) Section 4.10 Lesson Workspace (recommended, but optional) (Optional) Section 6.1: Introduction (Optional) Section 6.6: Conditional Loops Java for Loops (8:29) (Optional) Section 6.3: Counting Loops Java Language Post Quiz Java Structures Pre Quiz	16  Class: while Loops (part 2) (exercises) for Loops (exercises) Java Structures (continued) Lab: Finch Methods Practice Assignments Loops zyLabs Practice Assignments Due: Finch Methods Practice Assignments	17  Before Class: Java Structures Post Quiz Section 2.6 Strings Section 2.7 String Methods (Optional) Section 6.10: The switch Multiway Selection Structure (Optional) The rest of Java, Java, Java Chapter 6: Control Structures (Optional) Chapter 7: Strings and String Processing (Can skip Section 7.11) (24 pages)	18  Class: for Loops (exercises) Switch Statements (exercises) Strings (exercises) Lab: Finch Methods Practice Assignments Loops zyLabs Practice Assignments	19  Before Class: Java Strings Quiz Due: Loops zyLabs Practice Assignments
21  Class: Strings (exercises) String Methods (exercises) StringBuffer / StringBuilder Classes (exercises) Lab: Finch Methods Practice Assignments (if not already done) Loops zyLabs Practice Assignments	22	23  Class: Survey Exam 1 Preparation Game (on Teams) (topics) Lab: Exam 1 Preparation Game (on Teams) (topics) Due: Ask a CS Tutor a Question Quiz (Visit with a CS tutor (with an appointment or walk-in), then take the Quiz in CougarVIEW)	24  Turner College Career Fair 11 am - 2 pm Rec Center	25  Class: Exam 1 Prep: When asked to write (just) a method, then write just a method. You can also read this as, you're going to be asked to write a method :) 'Write a program' (means everything is needed) Indent with 4 spaces (tab doesn't work in browsers) Test taking strategy - read the question, re-read the question, then complete it, then re-read the question to verify that you completed everything I give as much partial credit as possible Exam 1 (topics) (Go to CougarVIEW, Assessments , Quizzes, Exam 1 ….)	26  Before Class: Section 10.1 Inheritance, Superclass, Subclass Section 10.2 Inheritance and Constructors (Optional) Inheritance and Polymorphism Sections 8.1 - 8.2: Introduction - Java's Inheritance Mechanism (10 pages) Inheritance Introduction (13:50) Inheritance Introduction Pre Quiz Make a copy of Module 5 Exercises Worksheet
Module 5: Inheritance & Polymorphism 28  Class: Inheritance (exercises) Lab: Inheritance & Polymorphism zyLabs Practice Assignments	29  Before Class: Inheritance Introduction Post Quiz Section 10.3 Overriding Methods Section 10.4 super Keyword Section 10.5 Inheritance Hierarchies Inheritance: Overriding Methods (13:00) Inheritance Overriding Methods Pre Quiz	30  Class: Class Relationships Inheritance Representation Exercise Overriding Methods (exercises) Lab: Inheritance & Polymorphism zyLabs Practice Assignments Finch Inheritance Practice Assignments

October 2026

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			1  Before Class: Section 10.6 Polymorphism Section 8.3: Abstract Classes, Interfaces,and Polymorphism (7 pages) Polymorphism (15:47) Polymorphism Pre Quiz	2  Class: Polymorphism (exercises) Polymorphism Examples Payroll Employee.java Cashier.java Manager.java PayrollDriver.java DatabasePolymorphismExample.java FileHandlerPolymorphismExample.java GUIPolymorphismExample.java Lab: Inheritance & Polymorphism zyLabs Practice Assignments Finch Inheritance Practice Assignments	3  Before Class: Section 10.7 Object Superclass Object Class (11:18) Object Class Pre Quiz
5  Class: Related Majors Discussion (Information Technology, MISM, Robotics, etc) Object Class (exercises) Overriding the equals method Lab: Inheritance & Polymorphism zyLabs Practice Assignments Finch Inheritance Practice Assignments Due: Finch Inheritance Practice Assignments	6  Before Class: Section 10.8 Inheritance Summary Section 10.9 Mixed Up Code Practice (recommended, but optional) Section 10.10 Code Practice with Object Oriented Concepts (recommended, but optional) Section 10.11 Multiple-Choice Exercises (recommended, but optional) Section 10.12 Lesson Workspace (recommended, but optional) (Optional) Sections 8.6 - 8.7 (27 pages) Abstract Base Classes (7:47) Interfaces (6:10) Abstract Classes Quiz Section 7.1 Array Creation and Access Section 7.2 Traversing Arrays with For Loops	Module 6: Arrays & Generics 7  Class: Abstract Classes (exercises) Interfaces (exercises) Arrays (exercises, ArraysExercises.java) Lab: Inheritance & Polymorphism zyLabs Practice Assignments	8  Before Class: Section 7.3 Enhanced For-Loop (For-Each) for Arrays Section 7.4 Unit 7 Summary Section 7.5 Mixed Up Code Practice (recommended, but optional) (Optional) Arrays and Array Processing: Sections 9.1 - 9.4 (13 pages) Arrays and Array Processing: Section 9.5.4 (2 pages) Arrays Introduction (5:52) Make a copy of Module 6 Exercises Worksheet Arrays Pre Quiz	9  Class: Exam 1 (2nd Chance) (optional) Lab: Arrays zyLabs Practice Assignments	10  Before Class: Section 7.6 Code Practice with Arrays (recommended, but optional) Section 7.7 Multiple-Choice Exercises (recommended, but optional) Section 7.8 Lesson Workspace (recommended, but optional) (Optional) Arrays and Array Processing: Sections 9.7 - 9.8 (11 pages) (Optional) Arrays and Array Processing: Section 9.11 (6 pages) Due: Inheritance & Polymorphism zyLabs Practice Assignments
12  Class: Arrays (exercises, ArraysExercises.java) Lab: Arrays zyLabs Practice Assignments	13  Before Class: Section 9.1 Two-dimensional (2D) Arrays Section 9.2 Traversing 2D Arrays (nested loops) Section 9.3 2D Arrays Summary Section 9.4 Mixed Up Code Practice (recommended, but optional) Section 9.5 Code Practice with 2D Arrays (recommended, but optional) Section 9.6 Multiple Choice Exercises (recommended, but optional) Section 9.7 Lesson Workspace (recommended, but optional) Multidimensional Arrays (12:42) Multidimensional Arrays Quiz	14  Class: Arrays (exercises, ArraysExercises.java) Two-Dimensional Arrays (exercises, MultidimensionalArraysExercises.java) Multidimensional Arrays (exercises, MultidimensionalArraysExercises.java) Lab: Arrays zyLabs Practice Assignments	15  Before Class: Section 8.1 Intro to ArrayLists Section 8.2 ArrayList Methods Section 8.3 Traversing ArrayLists with Loops Section 9.10 From the Java Library: java.util.ArrayList ArrayLists (8:19) ArrayList Quiz	16  Class: ArrayLists (exercises)	17  Before Class: Section 8.4 ArrayList Algorithms Section 8.5 Searching Algorithms (optional) Section 8.6 Sorting Algorithms (optional) Section 8.7 Ethics of Data Collection and Data Privacy Section 8.8 ArrayList Summary Section 8.9 Mixed Up Code Practice (recommended, but optional) Section 8.10 Code Practice with ArrayLists (recommended, but optional) Section 8.11 Multiple-Choice Exercises (recommended, but optional) Section 8.12 Lesson Workspace (recommended, but optional)
19  Class: ArrayLists (exercises) Vector class (exercises)	20  Before Class: Read You Choose Team Project Read You Choose Team Project Advertisement	21  Class: Questions about You Choose Team Project and Advertisement	22  Before Class: 16.7 From the Java Library: The Java Collections Framework and Generic Types (4 pages) (Optional) 16.8 Using the Set and Map Interfaces (4 pages) Generic Methods (9:11) Generic Methods Quiz	23  Class: Generic Methods (exercises, code solutions)	24  Before Class: Generic Classes (5:44) (PairObjects.java, Pair.java) Generic Classes Quiz Due: Arrays zyLabs Practice Assignments Project 3
26  Seniors can Register Class: Generic Classes (exercises, Calculator.java) Lab: Generics zyLabs Practice Assignments You Choose Team Project Proposal	27  Juniors can Register	28  Sophomores can Register Class: You Choose Team Project Proposal Lab: Generics zyLabs Practice Assignments You Choose Team Project Proposal	29  Freshman can Register Before Class: Chapter 10: Exceptions: When Things Go Wrong (29 pages) (Can skip 10.7: From the Java Library: JOptionPane) Exception Handling (15:02) Exception Handling Quiz Make a copy of Module 7 Exercises Worksheet	Module 7: Exception Handling 30  Class: Exception Handling (exercises, DivideTwoNumbers.java) Lab: Project 3 Exam Exceptions zyLabs Practice Assignments	31  Before Class: Checked and Unchecked Exceptions (9:50) Checked and Unchecked Exceptions Quiz Due: Generics zyLabs Practice Assignments

November 2026

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2  Class: Exception Handling (exercises) Lab: Exceptions zyLabs Practice Assignments	3  Before Class: Section 4.6 (4 pages) File Input (using a Scanner Object) (13:21) Using a Scanner Object to Read from a File (11:16) File Input (using a Scanner object) Quiz Make a copy of Module 8 Exercises Worksheet	Module 8: File I/O 4  Class: File Input (using a Scanner object) (exercises, PopDen01.java) Lab: Exceptions zyLabs Practice Assignments You Choose Team Project FileIO zyLabs Practice Assignments	5  Before Class: Chapter 11: Files and Streams: Input/Output Techniques (37 pages) File IO: Streams (3:17) File IO: Input (13:29) (AddressParserSimple.java, AddressParser.java) File IO: Output (17:01) (FileWriterExample.java, MathPractice.java) File IO Quiz	6  Class: File Input (exercises) File Output (exercises) Lab: Exceptions zyLabs Practice Assignments You Choose Team Project FileIO zyLabs Practice Assignments	7  Due: You Choose Team Project Proposal Exceptions zyLabs Practice Assignments
9  Class: Student Evaluations Bonus Credit Explanation File Input (exercises) File Output (exercises) Lab: FileIO zyLabs Practice Assignments	10  Before Class: Section 11.1 Recursion Chapter 12: Recursive Problem Solving (27 pages) (Can skip 12.4.3 and 12.9) Recursion Introduction (8:03) Recursion Example: Factorial (9:50) (Factorial.java) Recursion Example: GCD (14:51) (GCD.java, GCDTrace.java) Recursion Pre Quiz	Module 9: Recursion 11  Class: Recursion (exercises, exercises answers) Lab: Recursion zyLabs Practice Assignments	12  Before Class: Section 11.2 Recursive Searching and Sorting Section 11.3 Recursion Summary Section 11.4 Mixed Up Code Practice (recommended, but optional) Section 11.5 More Mixed Up Code Practice (recommended, but optional)	13  Class: Recursion (exercises, TowerOfHanoi.java) Lab: Recursion zyLabs Practice Assignments	14  Before Class: Recursion Post Quiz Section 11.6 Code Practice for Recursion (recommended, but optional) Section 11.7 Exercises (recommended, but optional) Section 11.8 Lesson Workspace (recommended, but optional)
16  Class: Recursion (exercises) Lab: Recursion zyLabs Practice Assignments You Choose Team Project	17	18  Class: Exam 2 Preparation Game (on Teams) (LINK: topics) Lab: Exam 2 Preparation Game (on Teams) (topics) Due: Review You Choose Team Project Proposal Feedback	19	20  Class: Exam 2 (topics) Lab: You Choose Team Project	21  Due: Recursion zyLabs Practice Assignments
23  Thanksgiving Break	24  Thanksgiving Break	25  Thanksgiving Break Due: FileIO zyLabs Practice Assignments	26  Thanksgiving Break	27  Thanksgiving Break	28
Last Day of Lecture 30  Course Evaluation Survey Closes Class: You Choose Team Project Lab: You Choose Team Project

December 2026

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	Study Day 1  Due: Course Evaluation Surveys (submit evidence in CougarVIEW)	2	3	4	5  Before Class: You Choose Team Project Code (and any input files) You Choose Team Project Advertisement (submission)
Final Exam Time 7  Class: You Choose Team Project presentations (8:00 – 10:00 am) Due: You Choose Project Individual Reflection (CougarVIEW Quiz with unlimited attempts)	8	9	10	11	12

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