Mr. Minich's Classwork Calendar
May 2003
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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

May 5

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

Review the graded 1999 practice AP exam & the Free Response section grading rubrics

Read the AP exam review guide  and this test-information page

Honors - Work on Ch15Proj2

Data Structures -

Review any necessary topics such as radix sort, linked lists, apstack.h, apqueue.h, binary search trees, heaps, & hash functions

6

BASIC -

Continue Ch. 9 lecture (user-defined types, reading random access files)

C++  -

Read the C++ AP exam review guide  and this test-information page and this review of the 4 ways to use const

Honors - Work on Ch15Proj2

Data Structures -

Quiz on Big-0 chart

Review for AP exam (test-taking hints, etc.)

Review any necessary topics such as radix sort, linked lists, apstack.h, apqueue.h, binary search trees, heaps, & hash functions

7

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

AP Exam at 7:30 am

Honors - Work on Ch15Proj2

Data Structures -

AP Exam at 7:30 am

8

BASIC -

Continue Ch. 9 lecture (writing to random access files; seq access files vs. random access files)

C++  -

Java & Web Design camps at Penn State Berks

Study for other AP exams

Honors - Work on Ch15Proj2

Data Structures -

Java & Web Design camps at Penn State Berks

Study for other AP exams

 

9

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

Java & Web Design camps at Penn State Berks

Study for other AP exams

Data Structures -

Intro to Flash

12

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

Guest speaker

Review posted 2003 AP FR answers

Data Structures -

guest speaker

Review posted 2003 AP FR FR answers

13

BASIC -

Continue Ch. 9 lecture (reading & writing random access files)

C++  -

Review posted 2003 AP Free Response answers from Nevison & Litvin

Data Structures -

Review posted 2003 AP Free Response answers from Nevison & Litvin

14

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

Intro to language Java & explain the differences between Java & C++

Introduce a Java Hello World program (Ch. 1 Demo 1)

Data Structures -

see C++

15

BASIC -

Continue Ch. 9 lecture (managing random access files, App.Path, making executables)

C++  -

Java Hello World quiz

Introduce the company Sun & javasoft.com

Begin this jGuru tutorial from Sun

Data Structures -

see C++

16

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

Continue this jGuru tutorial from Sun

Data Structures -

Java Hello World quiz

see C++

19

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

Discuss Ch. 1 Demo 2 (objects as references, string concatenation, null exception error, casting, Random class)

Data Structures -

see C++

20

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

Continue discussing Ch. 1 Demo 2 (objects as references, string concatenation, null exception error, casting, Random class)

Data Structures -

see C++

21

BASIC -

Finish Ch. 9 lecture (playing sounds, calling API's, using components & references)

C++  -

Compile & execute Java programs at psvm.com

Data Structures -

see C++

22

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

Discussing Ch. 1 Demo 3 (arrays of Strings, using args parameter)

Data Structures -

see C++

23

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

Java scavenger hunt worksheet

Data Structures -

see C++

26

Memorial Day

27

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

These tutorials (tutorial A, tutorial B) may also be useful

Review Bruce Eckel's online book on Java

Data Structures -

no class due to Academic Prep Assembly

28

BASIC -

Distribute Beta
Testing forms

Work on game program

C++  -

Writing Java applets

Data Structures -

no class due to Academic Awards Assembly

29

BASIC -

Lecture (unload every form and close sound & text files from every form, how to make an exe)

Discuss game
program user manual

Discuss game program asst deliverables

Work on game program

C++  -

only Per 7 meets today but with no seniors (Senior Pool Day & Talent Show)

Data Structures -

no class due to Talent Show

30 end of 4th Q for seniors

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

Watch Pirates of Silicon Valley

Data Structures -

Watch Pirates of Silicon Valley

 

June 2

BASIC -

Work on game program

C++  -

Watch Pirates of Silicon Valley

Those Seniors who are not exempt must take the final exam on Wed. Bring your textbook & workbook to the exam. If you are in doubt as to whether you are exempt, see me. If you do not show up at the final exam and you are not exempt, you will receive a zero.

Data Structures -

Watch Pirates of Silicon Valley

Those Seniors who are not exempt must take the final exam on Wed. Bring your textbook & workbook to the exam. If you are in doubt as to whether you are exempt, see me. If you do not show up at the final exam and you are not exempt, you will receive a zero.

Seniors Final Exam Review Day

3

BASIC -

Work on game program

Lecture (unload every form, how to make an exe)

C++  -

Finish watching Pirates of Silicon Valley

Data Structures -

Finish watching Pirates of Silicon Valley

4

BASIC -

Work on game program (due Thur at 3 pm sharp!)

Per 6 - Homework - Complete practice exam by Fri & bring a labelled blank CD-R if you want copies of everyone's game program

C++  -

Opportunity to be a
TA for my CMPSC
101 course
at Penn
State Berks this
summer (see
syllabus at the
Web site for details
such as time & place)

Discuss what can you do over the summer to prepare for Java Data Structures. You may attend my summer Java camp.

Homework - Complete practice final exam by Fri

Data Structures -

Discuss what can you do over the summer to prepare for Java Data Structures. You may attend my summer Java camp.

5   no afternoon classes (Pool Day)

C++ & DS final exams for Seniors

end of 4th Q

BASIC -

Per 2 only

Work on game program (due at 3 pm sharp!)

Lecture (unload every form, how to make an exe)

Homework - Complete practice exam & bring a labelled blank CD-R if you want copies of everyone's game program

C++  -

Per 5 only

Seniors Final Exam
9:15-10:45 am Audit.
Per 5 Hallway C
Per 7 Hallway E

Data Structures -

Seniors Final Exam 9:15-10:45 Audit.
Hallway A

6

Review Day

BASIC -

Final exam info

HW check

Review answers to Practice exam

Discuss what can you do over the summer to prepare for Honors or AP Java. You may attend my summer Java camp.

See the "Last Day of
School Info
" handout
for advice on how to
prepare for Java next year.

C++  -

Exam will be Wed June 11 at 9:30 am in Room 219 - Bring your textbook to turn it in

Review answers to practice final exam

Do the extra practice worksheet

Data Structures -

Final Exam Review Day

9

Final Exams

Foreign Languages

English

 

10

Final Exams

Science

Math

11

Final Exams
9:30 - 11:00 am

BASIC -

Final Exam
Room 217 w/ Wagner

C++  -

Final Exam
Room 219 w/ Raith

Data Structures -

Final Exam
Room 226 w/ Pearsall

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All Classes

Fill out End of Year survey

See home page for final grades

Turn in textbooks

See the "Last Day of
School Info
" handout
for advice on how to
prepare for Java next year.

(if time) Text to speech & voice recognition example

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