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Topics and question bank for Peter Drake's computer science courses

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**NOTE: As we shift from Java to Python, this site is gradually being supplanted by [Pythonorama](https://github.com/alainkaegi/pythonorama/blob/main/README.md), created with Alain Kägi. The Java content here is no longer being maintained. My students will have use for pages in the [administrivia](administrivia) section.**

# Drakepedia
This repository holds topic summaries and questions for [Peter Drake](https://sites.google.com/a/lclark.edu/drake/)'s
computer science courses.

I have three purposes in creating this repository:
1. To keep my own notes and useful links organized.
1. To provide a place where I can direct students' frequently-asked questions.
1. To provide a bank of questions and answers, which both serves as a study guide and makes exam creation easier. Answers are
provided, but there should be so many questions that memorizing all of the answers is infeasible.

I list additional online and print resources where applicable, trying to list the most valuable ones first. In general, print
resources go into more depth or provide a more gentle explanation.

Questions are rated according to their difficulty:
- :star: By the end of the course in question, you should be able to answer these questions immediately off the top of your
head. They often involve terminology or basic concepts.
- :star::star: These questions may take a bit of thought, close reading, experimentation, or research.
- :star::star::star: These questions require even more.

The table below shows which topics I expect people to learn in which courses. (CS1 is taught in C, but for these topics C and Java are very similar.) Links are to existing pages in the Drakepedia.

Topic | CS1 | CS2 | Algorithms | Software Development
-|-|-|-|-
Development Tools | [Command Line](development_tools/command_line.md) | [IntelliJ IDEA](development_tools/intellij_idea.md)| | [Git](development_tools/git.md)
Control Structures | [The Main Method](control_structures/the_main_method.md) [If Statements](control_structures/if_else.md) [Loops](control_structures/loops.md) [Functional Decomposition](control_structures/functional_decomposition.md) | [Recursion](control_structures/recursion.md) | |
Data Structures | [Primitive Types](data_structures/primitive_types.md) [Operators](data_structures/operators.md) [Variables](data_structures/variables.md) [Strings](data_structures/strings.md) [Arrays](data_structures/arrays.md) | [Inanimate Objects](data_structures/inanimate_objects.md) [References](data_structures/references.md) [Linked Lists](data_structures/linked_lists.md) [Stacks](data_structures/stacks.md) [Queues](data_structures/queues.md) [Lists](data_structures/lists.md) Sets and Maps Trees [Graphs](data_structures/graphs.md) | Binary Search Trees Hash Tables Priority Queues Union-Find |
Algorithms | | [Analysis of Algorithms](algorithms/analysis.md) [Search](algorithms/search.md) Traversal | [Algorithmic Strategies](algorithms/algorithmic_strategies.md) Sorting Graph Algorithms |
Style | | [Documentation](style/documentation.md) [Omitting Needless Code](style/omitting_needless_code.md) | Defensive Programming |
Object- Oriented Programming | | [Constructors](oop/constructors.md) [Instance Methods](oop/instance_methods.md) [Wrapper Classes](oop/wrapper_classes.md) [Access Modifiers](oop/access_modifiers.md) [Default Methods](oop/default_methods.md) [Interfaces](oop/interfaces.md) [Generics](oop/generics.md) | Inheritance Packages Exceptions | Enums Inner Classes
Libraries | | [java.lang](libraries/java.lang.md) [stdlib](libraries/stdlib.md) java.util | | [javax.swing](libraries/javax.swing.md)
Software Development | | [Iterative Development](software_development/iterative_development.md) [Pair Programming](software_development/pair_programming.md) [Testing](software_development/testing.md) [Debugging](software_development/debugging.md) | | [Extreme Programming](software_development/extreme_programming.md) Object-Oriented Design Design Patterns

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