Integrating the Marine Biology Case Study
Into Your Curriculum

If Statements, Using Objects (RandGen class, or, for now, my Coin class: coin.h and coin.cpp)

• Exercises on p. 8 (even if students haven't read or received the MBCS yet)

For Loops

• Histogram of exercises above (my version uses CMU graphics)

Using Functions, Reading Class Definitions

• MBCS Part I (have to at least know how to read a class implementation)

Writing Class Definitions

• Could create a Dice class, or if already using Astrachan's Dice, a Coin class, using a RandGen object. DO NOT look at implementation of RandGen!

apvector

• Enhance Histogram (e.g., enhancement of version above)
• Vector exercises at end of Part I

File I/O

• Implement partner program that generates input files for MBCS (Ex. 6 on p. 28).

Black-box Testing, Developing Test Plans, Testing Boundary Conditions

• MBCS II, 1st section (pp. 19 - 28)

apmatrix, RandGen, Dealing with Multiple Objects, OO Design (or at least object diagrams)

• MBCS II
• Implement a Breed, Age, and Die program (see Chris Nevison's MBCS page)

Data Structure and Algorithm Analysis

• Revisit discussion of competing Set representations.
• Implement Unbounded Ocean.
• Discuss "error" in description of FishAt (should use FishAt and IsUndefined in Show rather than IsEmpty and FishAt) and its performance implications.

Inheritance (not a required APCS topic!)

• Implement Swimmers assignment.