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Programming in Java
2008–09

Principal lecturers: Dr Alastair Beresford , Dr Andrew Rice
Taken by: Part IA CST, Part IA NST, Part I PPS
Syllabus
Past exam questions

Meet the lecturers


Andrew Rice	Alastair Beresford

Competition entries for Tick 4*

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Competition entries for Tick 6*

Click here for a description of how each submission works

What do I need to do for this course?

Attend the practical class at the appropriate time each week
On arrival, collect the workbook for the week (electronic copies below).
Sit at the correct workstation as shown on the seating plan
Work through the material in the workbook
If you have time, attempt the additional starred exercise
If you have time, take a look at the project suggestions

Remember to submit work by Wednesday at 5pm on the week following the practical class; submission instructions are contained in the workbook for the week.

Local documentation

List of students and session times together with workstation numbers (PDF)
Seating plan denoting the location of workstations in Cockcroft 4
Schedule of students for tickers (single page PDF)

Workbooks

The workbook for each practical class will appear here just prior to the start of the practical session.

Workbook 1 (PDF)

Tick 1* (PDF)

Workbook 2 (PDF)

Tick 2* (PDF)

Workbook 3 (PDF)

Tick 3* (PDF)

Workbook 4 (PDF)

Tick 4* (PDF)

Workbook 5 (PDF)

Tick 5* (PDF)

Workbook 6 (PDF)

Workbook 7 (PDF)

Tick 7* (PDF)

Workbook 8 (PDF)

Tick 8* (PDF)

Questionnaires

Please complete the following questionnaires after you have completed the associated workbook and tick. You should print out questionnaire, fill in the appropriate fields and hand it in to your ticker at the next ticking session.

Project suggestions

Useful external links

Workbook errata

The printed workbooks contain (at the very least!) the following errors. Errors are indexed by workbook (W), page (P) and line (L), which may be negative, indicating that the reader should count upwards from the bottom of the page. These errors have been corrected in the on-line versions of the workbooks shown above. If you find any further errors, please email ticks1a-admin[at]cl.cam.ac.uk.

W	P	L	Errata	Corrige	From
1	1	3-4	This course relies heavily on the material taught in Software Design and Programming Methods and these courses are lectured concurrently with this course.	This course relies heavily on the material taught concurrently in Software Design and Programming Methods.	fhk1
1	5	24-26	The option for printing "AM" or "PM" does not work on PWF machines	An answer which does not display "AM" or "PM" on the PWF workstations is permissible.	gh323
1	8	8	"`String args[]`"	A better form is "`String[] args`"	acr31
1	8	25	"`String args[]`"	A better form is "`String[] args`"	acr31
1	8	27	"`String args[]`"	A better form is "`String[] args`"	acr31
1	10	18	"`String args[]`"	A better form is "`String[] args`"	acr31
1	12	14	`crsid-1.jar`	`crsid-tick1.jar`	mjac4
1	12	22,30	`arb33-1.jar`	`arb33-tick1.jar`	mjac4
2	4	20	Java does not round up	Java rounds towards zero	jrb95
2	7	-8	the 8-bit binary number 1001100	the 8-bit binary number 10001100	sgb35
2	10	4	`2 != (!(12 == 3))`	`true != (!(12 == 3))`	ha293
2	11	12	The valid range for the `position` variable is unclear.	Add the comment "`position counts from zero (representing the least significant bit) up to 63 (representing the most significant bit)`"	acr31
2	9	8	`boolean t4 = t1 \| t2 & t3; //false`	`boolean t4 = t1 \| t2 & t3; //true`	iv228
2	11	-6	`new Long(args[0]).longValue()`	`Long.decode(args[0])`	ljg39
2	11	5	`Long.parseLong(args[0])`	`Long.decode(args[0])`	ljg39
3	2	10	`v = PackedLong.set(v,i)`	`v = PackedLong.set(v,i,val)`	jkm47
3	7	5-6	The method should return the updated version of method at the end of the method body.	The method should return the updated version of `world` at the end of the method body.	crh55
3	7	3,7,12	`getNeighbours`	`countNeighbours`	ha293, jrb95
3	11	-5	`uk.ac.cam.crsid.TinyLife`	`uk.ac.cam.crsid.tick3.TinyLife`	jrb95
3*	1	-12	`myArray[i] = 1000;`	`myArray[i] = 1000L;`	jrb95
3*	2	5	Missing a class file in the list of contents of the jar file	uk/ac/cam/crsid/tick3star/PackedLong.class	jrb95
4	2	6	`intArray[2] = intArray[2] + 7;`	`intArray[2] = intArray[0] + 7;`	prc33
4	2	8	`package`	`package*`	prc33
4	2	-15	Insufficient examples for the method `store`	Include the following examples in the comments: `store(0) should store nothing; and store(6) should store 1,1,2,3,5,8 in first six elements of fib`	acr31
4	4	-7	Figure 1 labels three cells as `j[2][1]`	Each cell is unique in the diagram; the second and third cells labelled `j[2][1]` should be labelled `j[2][2]` and `j[2][3]` respectively.	djm208
4	4	-7	Figure 1 labels two cells as `j[1][1]`	Each cell is unique in the diagram; the second cell labelled `j[1][1]` should be labelled `j[1][2]`.	arb33
4	5	-7	Notice that none of the methods now return an updated version of `world`	Notice that `setCell` does not return an updated version of `world`.	mb566
4	7	-6	this storage space is called a field if appears inside the body	this storage space is called a field if it appears inside the body	dr336
4	8	18	`Packedlong.set`	`PackedLong.set`	dr336
4	9	11	`"The University of Cambridge is "+800+"years old"`	`"The University of Cambridge is "+800+" years old"`	jrb95
4	10	17	(0,1), (1,2), (2,0), (2,1)	(1,0), (2,1), (0,2), (1,2)	oc243
4	10	19	(1,2), (2,3), (3,1), (3,2)	(2,1), (3,2), (1,3), (2,3)	oc243
4	12	19	`private int startX`	`private int startX;`	jrb95
4	13	-7	Missing `PackedLong` in the jar file	Need `uk/ac/cam/crsid/tick4/PackedLong.java` and `uk/ac/cam/crsid/tick4/PackedLong.class`	jrb95
5	1	-5	a method call from line 96 of `PatternLife.java`	the constructor on line 96 of `PatternLife.java`	jrb95
5	3	-2	until an enclosing try-catch block is found	until an enclosing try-catch block is found which catches an exception of the correct type	jrb95
5	3	14	`should return "one one one"`	`should return "one one one". Adjacent copies of the repeated string should be separated by a single space.`	drt24
5	3	-14	`uk.ac.cam.crsid.Repeat`	`uk.ac.cam.crsid.tick5.Repeat`	drt24
5	7	-13	two letter string `"\r\n"`	two character string `"\r\n"`	jrb95
5	9	9,14,27	`uk.ac.cam.crsid.LoaderLife`	`uk.ac.cam.crisd.tick5.LoaderLife`	jrb95
5	10	-2	without unpacking the jar file	without explicitly specifying a class to execute	jrb95
5*	1	-17	the growth rate is `2.0`	the growth rate is `1.0`	ls475
6	8	1	`String first = "a";`	`String first = new String("a");`	jrb95
6	8	2	`String second = "a";`	`String second = new String("a");`	jrb95
6	8	-9	`--packed`	`--long`	sh580
6	8	-7	`System.exit(1);`	`return;`	acr31
6	10	21	`public void World nextGeneration(int log2StepSize)`	`public World nextGeneration(int log2StepSize)`	oc243
6	10-12	various	`ImplWorld`	`WorldImpl`	spe24
7	2	5	inheritence	inheritance	arb33
7	4	-9	`STRINGS.PANEL_SOURCE`	`Strings.PANEL_SOURCE`	vv236
7	4	8	Missing import statement	`import javax.swing.JScrollPane`	lr331
7	5	-5	only only	only	ia264
7	6	27	superclass	super class	arb33
7	11	18	preceeding	previous	arb33
7	12	10	inherts	inherits	arb33
7	12	-15	`char userResponse = 0;`	`int userResponse = 0;`	oc243
7	13	various	`uk/ac/cam/crsid/TickLife`	`uk/ac/cam/crsid/tick7/TextLife`	drt24
7	14	1	Missing hint in optional work	Extra hint	acr31
7	14	6	Tick 6	Tick 7	rhm31
8	2	12	`class which is handles`	`class which handles`	lr331
8	3	17	the two classes to work	the two classes work	ta299
8	6	18	Numbering of exercises repeats	This block of exercises should be numbered from 3	ia264
8	6	18	the second version of `HelloActionWorld`	`HelloActionWorld2`	lr331
8	6	22	by deleted the field	by deleting the field	vv236
8	7	-10	Extra hint	Hint: since `playTimer` is not a static field, you will need to access the field from the instance of `GuiLife` you have already created called `gui`	vv236
8	8	-8	Extra hint	Hint: You'll need to import `ChangeListener` and `ChangeEvent`	vv236
8	13	-11	Its very slow	It's very slow	jn283

Programming in Java2008–09