Computer Science 142: Object-Oriented Programming
Spring 2026
Administrivia
- Instructor: Phillip Kirlin
- Office hours: Mon 10-11:30, Tue 12:30-2, Wed 11-12, Thu 2-3. Also available by appointment.
- Canvas page: Use for grades, online assignment submissions, and assignment solutions.
- Syllabus and additional policies.
Resources
- Textbooks and tutorials: Introduction to Java by Liang (textbook), Introduction to Programming in Java by Sedgewick and Wayne (textbook), official Java tutorials, Introduction to Programming Using Java (free online textbook)
- Java in the browser: Repl.it, CodeHS, OnlineGDB
Official Java documentation (Java API)
Course Calendar
- Wed, Jan 14
- Reading: Liang chapter 2 (basics)
- Handouts: Skeleton program • Java basics • Programs to write • Java data types and variables
- Reading: Liang chapter 2 (basics)
- Fri, Jan 16
- Continue Java: if statements, loops
- Code
- Reading: Liang chapter 3 (if statements), chapter 5 (loops)
- Handouts: while loops
- Mon, Jan 19
- MLK Day (no class)
- Wed, Jan 21
- Lab Lab 1
- Fri, Jan 23
- Miscellaneous math, functions
- One is Zero code • Function code
- Reading: Liang chapter 6 (functions)
- Handouts: Functions handout • Functions practice
- Mon, Jan 26
- Snow Day
- Wed, Jan 28
- Project Project 1, due Thu, Feb 5
- Fri, Jan 30
- Handouts: SimpleCanvas • OOP defs
- Mon, Feb 2
- OOP 2
- Code
- Handouts: Color API
- Wed, Feb 4
- Lab Lab 3
- Fri, Feb 6
- OOP Gotchas
- Handouts: References worksheet
- Project Project 2, due Thu, Feb 19
- Homework Homework 1, due Thu, Feb 12
- Handouts: References worksheet
- Mon, Feb 9
- Creating classes I
- Code
- Handouts: Creating classes
- Wed, Feb 11
- Lab Lab 4
- Fri, Feb 13
- Creating classes II
- Code
- Mon, Feb 16
- Creating classes III
- Code
- Homework Homework 2, due Tue, Feb 24
- Wed, Feb 18
- Lab Lab 5
- Fri, Feb 20
- Creating a
Timeclass - Code
- Creating a
- Mon, Feb 23
- Review for midterm
- Wed, Feb 25
- Midterm I
- Fri, Feb 27
- Creating classes wrapup
- Q&A, arrays of objects,
statickeyword - Code
- Mon, Mar 2
- ArrayLists and Strings
- Handouts: ArrayLists • Strings • File reading • Practice
- Wed, Mar 4
- Lab Lab 6
- Fri, Mar 6
- ArrayLists and Strings II
- Project Project 3, due Mon, Mar 23
- Mon, Mar 9
- Spring break
- Wed, Mar 11
- Spring break
- Fri, Mar 13
- Spring break
- Mon, Mar 16
- Handouts: Recursion
- Wed, Mar 18
- Lab Lab 7
- Fri, Mar 20
- Recursion II
- Code
- Reading: Recursion. Pay special attention to Figures 18.2 and 18.3 on page 722; these are important to understand.
- Mon, Mar 23
- Recursion with arrays
- Code
- Handout: Recursion with arrays
- Wed, Mar 25
- Lab Lab 8
- Project Project 4, due Wed, Apr 8
- Fri, Mar 27
- Handout: Binary search
- Mon, Mar 30
- Wed, Apr 1
- Fri, Apr 3
- Mon, Apr 6
- Wed, Apr 8
- Fri, Apr 10
- Mon, Apr 13
- Wed, Apr 15
- Fri, Apr 17
- Mon, Apr 20
- Wed, Apr 22
- Fri, Apr 24
- Mon, Apr 27
- Wed, Apr 29