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
Jan 24 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
Jan 29 Lecture 2: More data types, expressions
Chapter 3 through The Modulus Operator
Week2 → hamster years *, F to C*, Mmmm, piece of candy!*, Cost of lunch 3.6, 3.9
Jan 31 Lecture 3: More about variables and expressions
Chapter 3, Integer and Floating-Point Conversions to end of chapter
Week2 → quarters, radius of circle *, divvy up the rice* 3.6, 3.9
Feb 5 Lecture 4: Conditions and decisions
Chapter 5 through Nested if Statements
Week3 → Basic Double Coupon*, Simple Filter*, Restaurant check calculator*, Bank Balance*, make change 5.2
Feb 7 Lecture 5: If/else if/else statements, random numbers
Chapter 5, The else if Construct
Week3 → Triple Coupon*, member discount*, Complex Filter*, grading, Smallest of 3, happy birthday, Median of threegold star 5.2
Feb 12 Conditions/decisions review If-Review → buy 3, get 1 free, Restaurant check calculator, More Fleems
Feb 14 Lecture 6: For loops, loop recipes
Chapter 4, through The for Statement
Week4 → bananana*, Eeeeeeek*, countdown*, keep doubling*, dice rollsgold star 4.2
Feb 19 Lecture 7: While loops, coding style
Chapter 4, The while Statement
Week5 → Check Input*, squares*, day numbers* 4.11
Feb 21 Lecture 8: Nested loops, char data types
Chapter 4, Nested for Loops
Week5 → 111222333444*, multiplication table*, which and how many?gold star
Feb 26 Exam 1 Review Exam1Review → fleems, plus four, triangle counting, First digit, Perfect Numbergold star  
Feb 28 Exam 1    
Mar 5 NO CLASS - WINTER BREAK    
Mar 7 NO CLASS - WINTER BREAK    
Mar 12 Lecture 10: Arrays
Chapter 6 through Initializing Arrays
Week8 → Array Scanner*, Pair sums*, Exceeded Amount, weighted average, Not like the othersgold star 6.4, 6.7
Mar 14 Lecture 10: Arrays cont.    
Mar 19 Lecture 11: Multidimensional arrays
Chapter 6, Multidimensional Arrays
Week9 → tic-tac-toe check*, Magic Squares
Mar 21 Lecture 12: Functions, top-down design
Chapter 7 through Automatic Variables
Week9 → PrintSum*, Deep Thought*, Find Primesgold star
Mar 26 Lecture 13: Functions that return a value
Chapter 7 through Checking Function Arguments
Week10 → SumBetween*, MaxOfThree*, feetToMeters*, inRange*, ContainersNeeded, WeeklyPay, diamondgold star, check_if_armstronggold star 7.7
Mar 28 Lecture 13: Functions that return a value cont.    
Apr 2 Exam 2 Review    
Apr 4 Exam 2    
Apr 9 Makeup Exam 2    
Apr 11 Lecture 16: Struct types
Chapter 8, through Using Structures in Expressions
Lecture 17: Using structs with functions
Chapter 8, through Initializing Structures
Week12 → find_midpoint*
Apr 16 Lecture 15: Pointers, reference parameters
Chapter 10 through Using Pointers in Expressions
Lecture 18: Pointers to structures
Chapter 10, Working with Pointers and Structures
Week13 → AddEmUp*, area of Rectangle*, quadrant*
Apr 18 NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK    
Apr 23 Lecture 19: Composition
Chapter 8, Structures Containing Structures
Apr 25 Lecture 19: Composition cont.
Apr 30 Lecture 14: Arrays and functions
Chapter 7 through Multidimensional Variable-Length Arrays and Functions
Week15 → ArraySum*, IsAscending*, countOdd*, Min Array Entry
May 2 Lecture 20: Arrays of structures
Chapter 8, Arrays of Structures
May 7 Lecture 20: Arrays of structures cont.
Exam 3 review
May 9 Exam 3