• Sit in front of a computer
• Log in
– Username: 230class
– password: Spr@2012
–domain: student
• Bring up the course web page:
Google for “Panitz 115”
• Introduce yourself to the people around you
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BIT 115: Introduction
To Programming
Instructor: Mike Panitz
(mpanitz@cascadia.edu)
http://ccc.panitzco.com/mpanitz/Courses/
2012Sp/BIT115/
Or, Google for “Panitz 115”
Why take this course?
• For people who have no prior programming XP:
– Curious about programming
– Other fields (web, networking, biz, etc)
– Plan to Xfer to UWB, but no prior experience
• PreReq:
– Enjoy figuring out how things work
– Comfortable using Windows
– Math 95
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Objective: Learn Basic
Programming!
• Learn Java!
• You’ll learn by doing
– Practice,
practice,
practice!
• Solve small problems
• Understanding is the key!!
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How To Study:
• Skim Topic
– Get an idea of the goal, what you’ll generally do
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Read through an example
Try it out
Try to modify it
Think about how you’d use this in your programs
Practice, practice, practice!!
– Make sure you remember it!
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Today
• Go over syllabus, grading
• Learn about the simulated robots we’ll be using.
• How to create simple Java programs, using the
jGRASP development environment.
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Today
• Reading review for this class:
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Skim Section 1.1
Study Sections 1.2 through 1.5, and 1.7
SKIP Section 1.6
This covers the material for the first couple of sections
of homework assignment #1
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Next Lecture
• Reading for next class:
– Section 1.5
– Section 1.4.5 – program tracing
• We will start with a 4-point quiz
– You’ll need to move the robot around the city,
have it pick up & drop off a Thing
– ALL FROM MEMORY
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Syllabus
• If info isn’t on here, you should ask before it’s an
issue.
• YOU are responsible for knowing the syllabus!
• Details may change
– However, exams will occur on the specified dates.
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Syllabus : Book, info
• Required Book
– Get this now!! You need this immediately, so don’t delay!!!
– Best to do the reading before class
• I.e., Ch. 1.5 - 1.7, before next class
• More work this week, but you’ll get more out of it.
• Class Meeting time, Office hours, Contact info
– If you need help, ask!!
– Better sooner than later!!
• Bookmark the webpage
– You can get lecture notes, in class exercises, homework assignments,
and late-breaking announcements there!
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BYOLaptop (if you want)
• If you have your own laptop,
and you feel comfortable bringing it to class
feel free to do so
(There’s wireless/ethernet in this room)
• If you have a laptop & run into problems installing the
software, bring your laptop to class & we can look at it
together
(regardless of whether you bring it regularly)
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No Cheating!
• If you cheat:
– First offense: everyone involved will get a 20% penalty
– Second offense: everyone involved gets 0 for that
assignment
– Third offense: You’ll be given a choice of Withdrawing
from the course (if you still can), or else you’ll get a
zero for the term. Period.
• If you cheat on assignments and I don’t catch you,
you’ll do badly on the exams (midterm & final)
– Exams are ~30% of your grade – if you get flogged on
these, you’ll do badly overall
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Behavior Rules
• Quiet while I’m lecturing
– Whisper, if you talk at all
– Minimize typing
• If you want to type, sit towards the back of the room
– If you have trouble hearing me, sit towards the
front
• Work during I.C.E. time
– If you finish a section, try the next one
– If you finish everything, chose a project on
your own
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• Group up in pairs
Pairwise Reading:
Grading
• Triples are ok, if there is an odd number of people
• 10 minutes to:
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Introduce yourself to each other
Download the syllabus, locate the “Assessment” section
Read the section closely
Summarize important parts
Prepare your presentation (on a unique topic)
• 5 minutes to present your summary to another
pair, and listen to their presentation.
• I’ll then ask someone to summarize it for the class,
and ask y’all questions till you’re clear 
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• Details in syllabus
• You’re responsible for everything there, even if I don’t talk about it
now.
• 900 points for the quarter
• Every point has the same weight as any other
Grading
• 4 Homeworks, 100 points each
– Each homework will have 4 (or so) parts – start working on
them after each lecture!
– Each homework will be graded, returned, then you get 1
week to hand in a revision.
– The revised grade replaces the original grade.
• 2 exams: 150 points each
• In class participation: 200 points
– Each class is 10 points: 2 point quiz about prior lecture, 8
points for making a genuine effort on the In Class Exercises
(ICEs)
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Stuff To Do:
• Send me an email from an account you read
– MPANITZ@Cascadia.edu
– In the Subject, put the word “BIT115”
• Subscribe to the Google Group
– During the term, you are REQUIRED to keep
these up to date – if your email address
changes, update these!!
• Fill out the Personal Data Sheet
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End-of-class slides
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Homework: Start Working on A1!!
• HW is located at the top-left corner of the
main web page
• It’s due at the start of class on Monday,
October 10th
• At this point, you’ve seen enough to start
working on Assignment 1 (A1)
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THE QUIZ!!
• We’ll START the next lecture with a quiz
– FOUR POINT QUIZ!!!!
• You’ll need to download a .Java file from
the class website
• Open it up in jGrasp
• Add commands (FROM MEMORY) to
move the robot around, pick Things up, put
Things down, etc
• 10 minute time limit
– Quizzes normally have a 5 minute time limit
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