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COSC 1436.83852 - Online
Programming Fundamentals I
Instructor: David Kirk
Summer 2025   6/9/2025 - 8/14/2025
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C++ Online Book by David Kirk
Chapter 1 - Programming Terminology    Video
Chapter 2 - Binary    Video
Chapter 4 - Hello World    Video
Chapter 5 - Cout Statement    Video
Chapter 6 - Variables    Video
Chapter 7 - Constants
Chapter 8 - Cin Statement    Video
Chapter 9 - If...Else Statement    Video
Chapter 10 - Switch Statement
Chapter 11 - Using Libraries and Functions    Video
Chapter 12 - While Loop    Video
Chapter 13 - For Loop    Video
Chapter 14 - Arrays    Video
Chapter 15 - String    Video
Chapter 16 - Writing Functions    Video
Chapter 17 - Variable Scope
Chapter 18 - File Input and Output    Video
Chapter 19 - Random Numbers    Video
Chapter 21 - Bells & Whistles
 
Class Calendar - last updated June 06, 2025
Week 1 Intro to Class Video

History of Computers


Chapter 1 - Programming Terminology
Chapter 2 - Binary
Chapter 4 - Hello World
Chapter 5 - Cout Statement

Homework 1 due June 14    Homework 1 Tips

Week 2 Chapter 6 - Variables
Chapter 7 - Constants
Chapter 8 - cin statement
Chapter 11 - Using Functions

Homework 2 due June 21    Homework 2 Tips
Week 3
 

Practice Test #1

Exam 1 on Ecampus due June 25
- Chapters 1,2,4,5,6,7,8 - history of computers, programming, binary, cout statement, cin statement, variables, constants

Week 4 Chapter 9 - If Statement

Look at If Statement Exercises Part 1
Look at If Statement Exercises Part 2

Homework 3 due July 2    Homework 3 Tips
Week 5

Chapter 12 - While Loop
While Loop Simulator

Chapter 13 - For Loop
For Loop Simulator


Homework 4 due July 9    Homework 4 Tips

Practice Test #2

Exam 2 on Ecampus due July 12
- Chapters 9,11,12,13 - if statement, libraries and functions, while loop, for loop

Week 6
Chapter 19 - Random Numbers
Chapter 18 - File Input/Output

Homework 5 due July 19    Homework 5 Tips
Week 7 Chapter 14 - Arrays
Look at Array Exercises

Chapter 15 - Strings
Look at string exercises1

Chapter 16 - Writing functions

Homework 6 due July 26    Homework 6 Tips
Week 8

Example Student HW 7 Programs

How to get started with HW 7


July 29, 2025 is the last day to Withdraw

Week 9 Homework 7 due August 9
Week 10 Practice Test #3

Exam 3 on Ecampus due August 12 - Chapters 14 (arrays), 15 (strings), 16 (writing functions), 18 (file input/output), 19 (random numbers)