This page lists the reading assignments, CloudCoder exercises, and recommended textbook exercises.

Make sure that you do the readings and CloudCoder exercises for each class before you come to class! Please note that the CloudCoder exercises are very important for learning the material.

The textbook exercises are optional, but are a very good way to get extra practice.

Date Readings/Topic CloudCoder exercises Textbook exercises
Aug 29 How to succeed in CS 101
Lecture 1: printf, scanf, int variables
Week1 → hello*, it goes to 11*, how many tacos?, What day is it? 2.4, 2.5
Aug 31 Lecture 1: printf, scanf, int variables Week1 → hello*, it goes to 11*, how many tacos?, What day is it? 2.4, 2.5
Sept 5 Lecture 2: More data types, expressions
Chapter 3 through The Modulus Operator
Lecture 3: More about variables and expressions
Chapter 3, Integer and Floating-Point Conversions to end of chapter
Week2 → hamster years *, F to C*, Mmmm, piece of candy!*, Cost of lunch, quarters, radius of circle *, divvy up the rice* 3.6, 3.9
Sept 7 Lecture 4: Conditions and decisions
Chapter 5 through Nested if Statements
Lecture 5: If/else if/else statements, random numbers
Chapter 5, The else if Construct
Week2 → Basic Double Coupon*, Simple Filter*, Restaurant check calculator*, Bank Balance*, make change
Week2 → Triple Coupon*, member discount*, Complex Filter*, grading, Smallest of 3, happy birthday, Median of threegold star
5.2
Sept 12 Conditions/decisions design activity
Sept 14 Lecture 6: For loops, loop recipes
Chapter 4, through The for Statement
Week3 → bananana*, Eeeeeeek*, countdown*, keep doubling*, dice rollsgold star 4.2
Sept 19 Loops design activity
Lecture 7: While loops, coding style
Chapter 4, The while Statement
Week4 → Check Input*, squares*, day numbers* 4.11
Sept 21 Lecture 8: Nested loops, char data types
Chapter 4, Nested for Loops
Week4 → 111222333444*, multiplication table*, which and how many?gold star
Sept 26 Exam 1 Review Exam1Review → fleems, buy 3, get 1 free, plus four, triangle counting, First digit, Perfect Numbergold star  
Sept 28 Exam 1    
Oct 3 Lecture 10: Arrays
Chapter 6 through Initializing Arrays
Week6 → Array Scanner*, Pair sums*, Exceeded Amount, weighted average, Not like the othersgold star 6.4, 6.7
Oct 5 Lecture 10: Arrays cont.    
Oct 10 Lecture 11: Multidimensional arrays
Chapter 6, Multidimensional Arrays
Week7 → tic-tac-toe check*, Magic Squares
Oct 12 Lecture 12: Functions, top-down design
Chapter 7 through Automatic Variables
Week7 → PrintSum*, Deep Thought*, Find Primesgold star
Oct 17 Lecture 13: Functions that return a value
Chapter 7 through Checking Function Arguments
Week8 → SumBetween*, MaxOfThree*, feetToMeters*, inRange*, ContainersNeeded, WeeklyPay, diamondgold star, check_if_armstronggold star 7.7
Oct 19 Lecture 13: Functions that return a value cont.    
Oct 24 Exam 2 Review    
Oct 26 Exam 2    
Oct 31 Lecture 14: Arrays and functions
Chapter 7 through Multidimensional Variable-Length Arrays and Functions
Week10 → ArraySum*, IsAscending*, countOdd*, Min Array Entry
Nov 2 Lecture 15: Pointers, reference parameters
Chapter 10 through Using Pointers in Expressions
Week10 → AddEmUp*
Nov 7 Lecture 16: Struct types
Chapter 8, through Using Structures in Expressions
Lecture 17: Using structs with functions
Chapter 8, through Initializing Structures
Week11 → find_midpoint*
Nov 9 Lecture 18: Pointers to structures
Chapter 10, Working with Pointers and Structures
Week11 → area of Rectangle*, quadrant*
Nov 14 Lecture 19: Composition
Chapter 8, Structures Containing Structures
Nov 16 Lecture 19: Composition cont.
Nov 28 Lecture 20: Arrays of structures
Chapter 8, Arrays of Structures
Nov 30 Lecture 20: Arrays of structures cont.
Dec 5 Exam 3 review    
Dec 7 Exam 3