CIS 111 Schedule

Dates, Scope, More Web Programming and JSON

Readings

• Ch. 21 – 25: Client side Web Programming
• Ch. 26 Adding DOM Elements

Presentation Slides are available on Canvas

Optional Web Field Trips

• setAttribute method.
• DeMorgan’s Laws

Iteration in JavaScript

Ch. 5 Meet the Loops: for, while, do-while.

Control Structures: Sequence, Selection; Iteration.

Required Reading

1. Ch. 5 Loops (Iteration Examples)
2. Ch. 12-13 (Strings, More about Strings)
3. Ch. 21-23 Meet the DOM
4. Ch. 15 (Math.random)

Presentation Slides

• Available in Canvas

Optional Web Field Trips

• Semicolons versus no semicolons

111 Web Programming

Objects and Final exam review

Labs this Week: Optional, open lab to get help from lab teacher.

Readings

• Ch. 11 Objects
• W3Schools on Objects
• Functions Visualized

Presentation Slides Available on Canvas

Final Exam is Wed, Dec 11 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Optional Web Field Trips

• what you learned in 111: JavaScript  (a post by Jenn Schiffer, Engineer/Artist)
• what is code? “You, using a pen and paper, can do anything a computer can; you just can’t do those things billions of times per second. And those billions of tiny operations add up.”
• online javascript visualizer

Optional Web Field Trips

• How dice changed over 2,000 years to be more fair. Is Math.random() better than your dice?
• True Random Number Generators (TRNGs). Math.random() is an example of a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNGs).  TRNGs reference the physical phenomena.
• Random.org offers a True Random Number service, including a dice roller and a coin flipper (where you can choose flips coins from ancient Rome, etc.)

User-Defined Functions

P. 22: A function is a named block of code that:

• Groups statements together (=> “mini-program”)
• Makes code reusable (=> Lego block)

Required Readings

Command-Line JavaScript

• Ch. 3: Functions
• Ch. 4: Selection Statements
• Ch. 9: .js Files
• Ch. 10: Comments & Style Guide (Beautify)
• Ch. 15: Numbers && Operators

Client-Side JavaScript

• Ch. 21-23: The DOM

Optional Web Field Trips

• Don’t fear Technology, Robots or the Future (Tim O’Reilly)
• The Digital Meltdown (NYT). An interesting description of the Meltdown security flaw.

Welcome to WebDev 111

In CIS 111 you will learn web programming with JavaScript, also referred to as ECMAScript.

CIS 111 is a required course in the CIT minor, which covers web development using JavaScript.

Start this course by reading the syllabus and viewing the first videos. For information about setting up your computer for this course see the Setup menu above.