~~NOTOC~~

====== Introduction to Computing and Programming ======

----

===== Topics: =====

  * Book Chapter 1 (read it)
  * Introduction to UNIX accounts
    * Login and create a ''cs175'' or ''cs501a'' folder for future work.
  * Introduction to the [[http://bluej.org|BlueJ]] simple IDE.
  * First Java program
    * Programming cycle
      * Edit, Compile, Run, Debug (back to Edit)
  * What we'll do this semester:
    * Learn programming by writing programs.
      * Level of programming to expect:
        * Variation on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangman_(game) | Hangman]] game
        * Card game (52 card deck) (with no arrays; could be challenging)
        * [[http://robocode.sourceforge.net | Robocode]] (end of semester tournament)

===== Questions =====

  * Go to [[https://piazza.com/monmouth/fall2017/cs175501a/home|course web page on Piazza]], and follow your instructor's directions.

----