CS 251: Intermediate Programming

Instructor:

Brooke Chenoweth
Department of Computer Science
Email: bchenoweth@cs.unm.edu (Include course number in a meaningful subject line, please)
Office: FEC 2060
Office Hours: Monday 2pm-4pm via Zoom, Thursday 1:30pm-3:30pm in person, or by appointment

Lectures

Lectures are 11:00 am - 11:50 am MWF in Mechanical Engineering 218

Course Assistants

Robbie Trujillo
- Email: robbietru@unm.edu
Zhong Reu
- Email: zreu@unm.edu
Micah Bushman
- Email: micahbdev@unm.edu

Feel free to contact any of the assistants for help.

Course Description

CS-251 is an introduction to the methods underlying modern program development. Specific topics will include object-oriented design and the development of graphical user interfaces. Programming assignments will emphasize the use of objects implemented in standard libraries. Students taking this course should already be familiar with basic concepts of computer programming such as variables, conditional control flow and loops.

Syllabus

Updated 2025-08-22 with my office hours

UNM Canvas

Handy References and Links

CS 251 Code Standards

Java

Download Java from Oracle
Java Tutorials
Java API
Java code conventions
Javadoc conventions
Introduction of Programming Using Java - A free, online textbook that you may find helpful.

Editors and IDEs

Running graphical programs remotely from the CS machines (in case you were curious)

How to run graphical linux programs from the UNM Lab machines

Past Exams

Lectures and Assignments

Week 1

Monday, August 18: Welcome and Intro
- Starting with Java
Wednesday, August 20: Compiling and running on the command line
- Java Basics
Friday, August 22: Continue Java Basics
Project 1: FizzBuzz
- Due Friday, August 29
- Example output
- ArgSum.java Small example using command line arguments
- Oracle's documentation for the Integer class

Week 2

Monday, August 25: Methods and Classes
Wednesday, August 27: Coding Standards
- Interfaces and Enums
Friday, August 29: Inheritance

Week 3

Monday, September 1: No class, Labor Day Holiday
Wednesday, September 3
Friday, September 5

Week 4

Monday, September 8
Wednesday, September 10
Friday, September 12

Week 5

Monday, September 15
Wednesday, September 17
Friday, September 19

Week 6

Monday, September 22
Wednesday, September 24
Friday, September 26

Week 7

Monday, September 29
Wednesday, October 1
Friday, October 3

Week 8

Monday, October 6: Review for midterm
Wednesday, October 8: Midterm exam
- You may bring with you a single sheet of 8.5" x 11" paper. You may write on both sides. You may type it on a computer.
- The test is closed book, closed laptop, closed friends. You can only use the single sheet of paper and whatever is in your brains. You may also bring a calculator to perform basic arithmetic.
Friday, October 10: No class, Fall Break

Week 9

Monday, October 13
Wednesday, October 15
Friday, October 17

Week 10

Monday, October 20
Wednesday, October 22
Friday, October 24

Week 11

Monday, October 27
Wednesday, October 29
Friday, October 31

Week 12

Monday, November 3
Wednesday, November 5
Friday, November 7

Week 13

Monday, November 10
Wednesday, November 12
Friday, November 14

Week 14

Monday, November 17
Wednesday, November 19
Friday, November 21

Week 15

Monday, November 24
Wednesday, November 26
Friday, November 28: No class, Thanksgiving Break

Week 16

Monday, December 1
Wednesday, December 3
Friday, December 5: Review for final

Finals Week

Monday, December 12 (10am - noon) Final Exam
- Please note that this is not the usual lecture time!
- You may bring with you a single sheet of 8.5" x 11" paper. You may write on both sides. You may type it on a computer.
- The test is closed book, closed laptop, closed friends. You can only use the single sheet of paper and whatever is in your brains.
- You may bring a calculator to perform basic arithmetic.
It's finals week, so I won't be having my usual office hours, but will be checking my email and Canvas messages.