Computer Science 2

January 2026

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12	Module 0: Orientation & Module 1: Introduction To Java 13  Before Class: Syllabus Register for CS Java Textbook (Course Name: columbusstateuniversity_cpsc1302_spring2026a) Register for Java, Java, Java Textbook (Course Name: columbusstateuniversity_cpsc1302_spring2026b) 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) 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) Make a copy of Module 1 Exercises Worksheet Class: Introductions Software Engineering Life Cycle Exercise Download and install an IDE (for example, BlueJ, Visual Studio Code, Chromebooks) hello, world (exercises, HelloWorld.java) Lab: Questions? Register for textbooks (see links above in Before Class section) Make a copy of Module 1 Exercises Worksheet Register for zyLabs ($25) by going to CougarVIEW, Assessment, Assignments, Introduction to Java zyLabs Practice Assignments. Select Section 02. Hello World Project 1: Hello, world Introduction Introduction to Java zyLabs Practice Assignments	14	15  Before Class: Welcome and Syllabus Quiz (in CougarVIEW, 3 attempts allowed) Programming Languages & Object-Oriented Programming Quiz (in CougarVIEW) 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) 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 Class: Reviewing Past Quizzes (Questions and Scores available after Quiz end date) Editing, Compiling, and Running Java Programs (exercises) System and PrintStream (exercises) System.out and System.err Java Language Elements Exercises Lab: Attendance Bonus Explanation Work on Project 1: Hello, world Introduction to Java zyLabs Practice Assignments	16  Deadline for full refund	17  Due: Project 1: Hello, world (Submit HelloWorld.java to CougarVIEW)
19  Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no class)	20  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) 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 Class: Java Language Elements Exercises Using Objects Java's String Class (exercises) equals method (instead of == for Strings) Lab: Work on Project 1: Hello, world (if not already turned in) Introduction to Java zyLabs Practice Assignments	21  Due: Get to Know Each Other Discussion (in CougarVIEW, Assessment menu, then Discussions) Introduction to Java zyLabs Practice Assignments	Module 2: Java Objects & Classes 22  Before 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 Section 1.4 Expressions and Assignment Statements (Review) Java Scanner Objects Introduction (13:06) Java Scanner Class Quiz Class: Java Classes Introduction (exercises) Project 1 Feedback Scanner Objects (exercise) Scanner.nextLine() verses Scanner.next() Lab: Project 1 Exam Scanner zyLabs Practice Assignments	23	24  Due: Variables / Assignments zyLabs Practice Assignments
26	27  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 Writing Classes Quiz Accessibility Quiz Skim Minecraft examples: Suggestion.java, StringReader.java Class: Scanner Objects (exercise, SimplePersonDriver (fixed), NextLineIssues (fixed)) Writing Classes (exercises, SimpleBankAccount.java, Transactions.java) Constructors Lab: Writing Classes zyLabs Practice Assignments	28	29  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 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 Project 2 (Read) Class: Methods (exercises) Private Helpers Method Name Overloading (exercises) Lab: Writing Classes zyLabs Practice Assignments Project 2 Demo Work on Project 2	30	31  Due: Scanner zyLabs Practice Assignments

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2	3  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 if-else Exercises (2:25) 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) Class: static Exercises (exercises) Passing Arguments to a Method (exercises) Method Calls & Stack Frames (exercises) Scope (exercises) this (keyword) (exercises) if-else Statements Exercises (exercises) Lab: Writing Classes zyLabs Practice Assignments Work on Project 2	4	Module 3: Debugging and User Interfaces 5  Before Class: while Statements Exercises (15:05) Java while Statements (3:09) if-else and while Quiz 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 Class: while Statements Exercises (exercises) Javadocs (exercises) assert (exercises) Lab: Finch Methods Practice Assignments Javadocs zyLabs Practice Assignments Work on Project 2 (if needed) [until 10:00 PM is just 1 project late day]	6	7  Due: Writing Classes zyLabs Practice Assignments Project 2 (Submit .java files to CougarVIEW)
9	Module 4: Java Language and Structures 10  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 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 Make a copy of Module 4 Exercises Worksheet 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) Data types and operators (exercises) Short-Circuit Evaluation (exercises) Lab: Live debugging demo Debug your last Java project in your IDE Finch Methods Practice Assignments Javadocs zyLabs Practice Assignments	11	12  Before Class: 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 Project 3 (due later) 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 Structures Pre Quiz Class: Rounding (exercises) while Loops (part 2) (exercises) for Loops (exercises) Java Structures (continued) Lab: Project 2 Exam Project 3 Demo Finch Methods Practice Assignments Loops zyLabs Practice Assignments Work on Project 3	13	14  Due: Javadocs zyLabs Practice Assignments
16	17  College Career Fair (Rec Center 11 AM - 2 PM) Before Class: Java Language Post Quiz 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) Class: for Loops (exercises) Switch Statements (exercises) Strings (exercises) Lab: Finch Methods Practice Assignments Loops zyLabs Practice Assignments Work on Project 3	18  Due: Finch Methods Practice Assignments	19  Before Class: Java Strings Quiz Class: Exam 1 Preparation Game (on Teams) (topics) Lab: Work on Project 3 and/or Study for Exam 1	20	21  Due: Loops zyLabs Practice Assignments
23	24  Class: Exam 1 Preparation Game (on Teams) (topics) 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 ….) Lab: Work on Project 3	25  Due: Ask a CS Tutor a Question Quiz	Module 5: Inheritance & Polymorphism 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 Class: Inheritance (exercises) Class Relationships Lab: Inheritance & Polymorphism zyLabs Practice Assignments	27	28  Due: Project 3 (Submit .java files and rubric to CougarVIEW)

March 2026

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2	3  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 Section 10.6 Polymorphism Section 8.3: Abstract Classes, Interfaces,and Polymorphism (7 pages) Polymorphism (15:47) Polymorphism Pre Quiz Class: Inheritance Representation Exercise Overriding Methods (exercises) Polymorphism (exercises) Lab: Inheritance & Polymorphism zyLabs Practice Assignments Finch Inheritance Practice Assignments	4	5  Before Class: Section 10.7 Object Superclass Object Class (11:18) Object Class Pre Quiz Class: Object Class (exercises) Overriding the equals method Lab: Project 3 Exam Inheritance & Polymorphism zyLabs Practice Assignments Finch Inheritance Practice Assignments Due: Finch Inheritance Practice Assignments	6	7
9	Module 6: Arrays & Generics 10  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 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 Class: Related Majors Discussion (Information Technology, MISM, Robotics, etc) Abstract Classes (exercises) Interfaces (exercises) Arrays (exercises, ArraysExercises02.java) Arrays are Stored as References (exercises) Lab: Exam 1 Recap Verify CodeWorkout account CodeWorkout Introduction Inheritance & Polymorphism zyLabs Practice Assignments Arrays zyLabs Practice Assignments	11	12  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) Class: Arrays (exercises, ArraysExercises02.java) Lab: Arrays zyLabs Practice Assignments Arrays CodeWorkout Practice Assignments	13	14  Due: Inheritance & Polymorphism zyLabs Practice Assignments
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23	24  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 Class: Arrays (exercises, ArraysExercises02.java) Two-Dimensional Arrays (exercises, MultidimensionalArraysExercises02.java) Multidimensional Arrays (exercises, MultidimensionalArraysExercises02.java) Demo: Project 4 Lab: Arrays zyLabs Practice Assignments Arrays CodeWorkout Practice Assignments	25	26  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 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) Class: ArrayLists (exercises) Vector class (exercises) Lab: ArrayLists zyLabs Practice Assignments ArrayLists CodeWorkout Practice Assignments	27	28  Due: Arrays zyLabs Practice Assignments Arrays CodeWorkout Practice Assignments
30  Seniors can Register	31  Juniors can Register Before Class: Read You Choose Team Project Read You Choose Team Project Advertisement 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 Class: Questions about You Choose Team Project and Advertisement ArrayLists CodeWorkout Practice Assignments Generic Methods (exercises, code solutions) Lab: ArrayLists zyLabs Practice Assignments ArrayLists CodeWorkout Practice Assignments Project 4

April 2026

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		1  Sophomores can Register	2  Freshman can Register Before Class: Generic Classes (5:44) (PairObjects.java, Pair.java) Generic Classes Quiz Class: Generic Classes (exercises, Calculator.java) Project 4 Lab: Project 4 (if needed) Generics zyLabs Practice Assignments Generics CodeWorkout Practice Assignments You Choose Team Project Proposal	3	4  Due: ArrayLists zyLabs Practice Assignments ArrayLists CodeWorkout Practice Assignments Generics zyLabs Practice Assignments Generics CodeWorkout Practice Assignments Project 4 (Submit all (4+) .java files and rubric to CougarVIEW)
6	Module 7: Exception Handling 7  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 Checked and Unchecked Exceptions (9:50) Checked and Unchecked Exceptions Quiz Make a copy of Module 7 Exercises Worksheet Class: Exception Handling (exercises, DivideTwoNumbers.java) Lab: Exceptions zyLabs Practice Assignments Exception Handling CodeWorkout Practice Assignments You Choose Team Project Proposal	8	9  Class: You Choose Team Project Proposal Lab: Project 4 Exam You Choose Team Project Proposal	10	11  Due: You Choose Team Project Proposal Exceptions zyLabs Practice Assignments Exception Handling CodeWorkout Practice Assignments
13	Module 8: File I/O 14  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 Chapter 11: Files and Streams: Input/Output Techniques (37 pages) File IO: Streams (3:17) File IO: Input (13:29) (AddressParserSimple.java, AddressParser.java) Make a copy of Module 8 Exercises Worksheet Class: File Input (using a Scanner object) (exercises, PopDen02.java) File Input (exercises) Lab: Exceptions zyLabs Practice Assignments Exception Handling CodeWorkout Practice Assignments You Choose Team Project FileIO zyLabs Practice Assignments	15	16  Before Class: File IO: Output (17:01) (FileWriterExample.java, MathPractice.java) File IO Quiz Class: Student Evaluations Bonus Credit Explanation File Output (exercises) Lab: FileIO zyLabs Practice Assignments	17	18
20	Module 9: Recursion 21  Before Class: Section 11.1 Recursion Section 11.2 Recursive Searching and Sorting Section 11.3 Recursion Summary 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 Class: Recursion (exercises, TowerOfHanoi.java) Lab: Recursion zyLabs Practice Assignments Recursion CodeWorkout Practice Assignments	22  Due: Review You Choose Team Project Proposal Feedback	23  Before Class: Section 11.4 Mixed Up Code Practice (recommended, but optional) Section 11.5 More Mixed Up Code Practice (recommended, but optional) 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) Recursion Post Quiz Class: Recursion (exercises) Lab: Recursion zyLabs Practice Assignments Recursion CodeWorkout Practice Assignments You Choose Team Project	24	25  Due: Recursion zyLabs Practice Assignments Recursion CodeWorkout Practice Assignments
27	28  Class: Exam 2 Preparation Game (on Teams) (LINK: topics) Lab: Exam 2 Preparation Game (on Teams) (topics)	29  Due: FileIO zyLabs Practice Assignments	Last Day of Lecture 30  Course Evaluation Survey Closes Class: Exam 2 (topics) Lab: You Choose Team Project

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4	Study Day 5  Due: Course Evaluation Surveys	6	7	Final Exam Time 8  Before Class: You Choose Team Project Code (and any input files) You Choose Team Project Advertisement (submission) Class: You Choose Team Project presentations (8:00 – 10:00 am)	9  Due: You Choose Project Individual Reflection (CougarVIEW Quiz with unlimited attempts)

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