ITM3510 - Scripting and Programming

Introduction to Computers Programming, Input, Processing, and Output

• Introduction
• Hardware
• How Computers Store Data
• How a Program Works
• Types of Software
• Designing a Program
• Output, Input, and Variables
• Variable Assignment and Calculations
• Variable Declarations and Data Types
• Named Constants
• Hand Tracing a Program
• Documenting a Program
• Designing Your First Program
• Focus on Languages: Java, Python, and C++
• Review Questions
• Debugging Exercises
• Programming Exercises

Modules, Functions, Decision Structures and Boolean Logic

• Introduction to Modules
• Defining and Calling a Module
• Local Variables
• Passing Arguments to Modules
• Global Variables and Global Constants
• Introduction to Functions: Generating Random Numbers
• Writing Your Own Functions
• More Library Functions
• Introduction to Decision Structures
• Dual Alternative Decision Structures
• Comparing Strings
• Nested Decision Structures
• The Case Structure
• Logical Operators
• Boolean Variables
• Focus on Languages: Java, Python, and C++
• Review Questions
• Debugging Exercises
• Programming Exercises

Repetition Structures, Arrays, Sorting, and Searching

• Introduction to Repetition Structures
• Condition-Controlled Loops: While, Do-While, and Do-Until
• Count-Controlled Loops and the For Statement
• Calculating a Running Total
• Sentinels
• Nested Loops
• Array Basics
• Sequentially Searching an Array
• Processing the Contents of an Array
• Parallel Arrays
• Two-Dimensional Arrays
• Arrays of Three or More Dimensions
• The Bubble Sort Algorithm
• The Selection Sort Algorithm
• The Insertion Sort Algorithm
• The Binary Search Algorithm
• Focus on Languages: Java, Python, and C++
• Review Questions
• Debugging Exercises
• Programming Exercises

Input Validation, Files, and Menu -Driven Programs

• Garbage In, Garbage Out
• The Input Validation Loop
• Defensive Programming
• Introduction to File Input and Output
• Using Loops to Process Files
• Using Files and Arrays
• Processing Records
• Control Break Logic
• Introduction to Menu-Driven Programs
• Modularizing a Menu-Driven Program
• Using a Loop to Repeat the Menu
• Multiple-Level Menus
• Focus on Languages: Java, Python, and C++
• Review Questions
• Debugging Exercises
• Programming Exercises

Recursion and Object-Oriented Programming

• Introduction to Recursion
• Problem Solving with Recursion
• Examples of Recursive Algorithms
• Procedural and Object-Oriented Programming
• Classes
• Using the Unified Modeling Language to Design Classes
• Finding the Classes and Their Responsibilities in a Problem
• Inheritance
• Polymorphism
• Focus on Languages: Java, Python, and C++
• Review Questions
• Programming Exercises

Appendix A: ASCII/Unicode Characters

Appendix B: Flowchart Symbols

Appendix C: Pseudocode Reference

Appendix D: Converting Decimal Numbers to Binary