#Rudd's COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS (CSF) ###COURSE SYLLABUS

SESSION 1: Using an IDE, components of a computer, static vs. dynamic languages, running simple programs.

SESSION 2: Java programming overview – compiled vs. interpreted language, variables, control-flow, loops, functions

SESSION 3: Source control, code reviews, naming conventions, debugging in IDEA, intro to data structures

SESSION 4: Object-oriented programming (OOP): Constructors, inheritance, composition, polymorphism, encapsulation

SESSION 5: Object-oriented programming (OOP): Scope, object lifecycle

SESSION 6: Object-oriented programming (OOP): Memory usage and real world design examples

SESSION 7: Data structures: arrays, lists, stacks, queues Asymptotic notation (Big “Oh”)

SESSION 8: Advanced data structures: trees and traversals, sets

SESSION 9: Advanced data structures: maps, graphs

SESSION 10: Algorithms: Algorithm analysis (Big “Oh”), memoization, documentation

SESSION 11: Algorithms: Recursion, graph traversal, path-finding

SESSION 12: Algorithms: searching, sorting, sort implementations

SESSION 13: Design patterns: MVC, asynchronous operations, and other common patterns How to choose the right design pattern

SESSION 14: Concurrency, multi-threading Logging and performance testing

SESSION 15: Files Overview of File I/O

SESSION 16: Databases, and other persistent data stores SQL, non-relational data stores (NoSQL), message queues

SESSION 17: Final Project Workshop Guest Speaker or Site Visit

SESSION 18: Final Project Workshop Hiring Workshop

SESSION 19: Final Project Workshop

SESSION 20: Next Steps, TA Content

(SESSION 21): September 4: Final presentations