Students will be able to program Java classes and methods using a subset of data types and using assignment, method calls, while loops, for loops, and conditionals. The goal will continue to be "coding from example" as opposed to "coding on a blank sheet of paper."
Students will learn how to use and manipulate several core data structures: Arrays, linked lists, trees, stacks, and queues.
Students will be able to construct simple Java user interfaces and identify where data structures are appearing in those user interfaces.
Media Learning Objectives
Students will be able to explain the role of data structures in structuring and manipulating data, especially multimedia.
Students will be able to explain key issues of modern animations, such as sound synchronization and moving objects in layers.
Students will be able to discuss the properties, strengths, and weaknesses of the different structuring approaches for media.
Students will be able to design, define, and implement continuous and discrete event simulations (including resources) involving basic agents (e.g., predator/prey, disease propagation models).
Students will be able to explain the value of computation for modeling and simulation.
