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COSC 2436.7 online
 Programming Fundamentals III		 Instructor: David Kirk
Spring 2026  Jan 20 - May 14
Java Online Book
Chapter 1 - Programming Terminology
Chapter 2 - Hello World
Chapter 3 - Variables, Strings, Arrays
Chapter 4 - Input (console, file)  video
Chapter 5 - Control (if, while, for)
Chapter 6 - Importing Packages
Chapter 7 - Writing Methods  video
Chapter 8 - Classes  video1
Chapter 9 - Inheritance		 Chapter 11 - Recursion
Chapter 12 - ArrayList
Chapter 13 - Sorting
Chapter 14 - Stacks & Queues
Chapter 15 - Linked Lists & Trees
Chapter 16 - Big O
Chapter 17 - Hashing
Chapter 18 - Graphs
Chapter 19 - Bells & Whisltes
Resources
How to run Java programs on Windows with TextPad
How to run C++ and Java programs on Mac with TextMate
Online Java Compiler - may not work with the large data sets used in this class

primes1.txt 100,000 unsorted prime numbers     primes2.txt like primes1.txt but only 100 unsorted
primes4.txt 1,000,000 unsorted prime numbers
flora.csv names and family of flora in a CSV file
names.txt 1000 first names
Syntax Highlighter  |  w3schools.com Java Tutorial 
Class Calendar - last updated January 25, 2026
Week 1
 Jan 20 - Jan 24		 Discuss syllabus and class format

Discuss Java compiler options

About Java Language

Chapters 3,4,5,6,7 - Structured Programming in Java
Week 2
 Jan 26 - Jan 31		 Chapter 8 - Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

Homework 1 Due Jan 31   Homework 1 Tips
Week 3
 Feb 2 - Feb 7		 Chapter 11 - Recursion
Week 4
 Feb 9 - Feb 14		 Review Homework 2

Homework 2 Due Feb 14   Homework 2 Tips
Week 5
 Feb 16 - Feb 21		 Chapters 13 - Sorting
Chapter 16 - Big O

Review various sorting algorithms and their growth rate
Review Big-O Notation
Review reading data from a text file into an an array and ArrayList

Bubble Sort   Selection Sort   Merge Sort   Radix Sort

24 Sorts Visualized   Big-O Notation in 100 Seconds
Week 6
 Feb 23 - Feb 28		 Homework 3 Due Feb 28   Homework 3 Tips
Week 7
 Mar 2 - Mar 7		 Chapter 14 - Stacks & Queues
Exam 1 Due Mar 7 - ArrayList class, Recursion, Sorting theory, Big-O notation
Week 8
 Mar 9 - Mar 14		 Review Homework 4

 Homework 4 Due Mar 14   Homework 4 Tips
Week 9
 Mar 16 - Mar 21		 Spring Break
Week 10
 Mar 23 - Mar 28		 Chapter 15 - Linked Lists

Chapter 15 - Binary Trees
Week 11
 Mar 30 - Apr 4		 Review Homework 5

Homework 5 Due Apr 4   Homework 5 Tips - Part 1   Part 2
Week 12
 Apr 6 - Apr 11		 Chapter 17 - Hashing
Week 13
 Apr 13 - Apr 18		 Review Homework 6

 Homework 6 Due Apr 18   Homework 6 Tips
Week 14
 Apr 20 - Apr 25		 Review graphs and shortest path algorithm

Dijkstra's Algorithm Video 1  |  Dijkstra's Algorithm Video 2  | A* Algorithm

Review Homework 7
Week 15
 Apr 27 - May 2		 Review Homework 7
Week 16
 May 4 - May 9		 Homework 7 Due May 9   Homework 7 Tips
Week 16
 May 11 - May 14

Exam 2 Due May 12 - Big 0 Notation, stack, queue, linked list, binary tree, hash tables, graphs