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Calendar
(Entire calendar is at the bottom)| Jan 20 Due: Line Count * Code Freeze * You cannot ask any functionality questions of Ms. Gorski. Sample Exam 2025 Polising, Fixing and Comments |
Jan 21 Final Project Submission - Have code complete for the beginning of class. - Do not have "just a few things to finish". - Do not have "just a quick question". - Complete Reflection. |
Jan 22 Exam Review |
Jan 23 -
Exams P1 |
Jan 24 -
Exams P2 ICS4U Exam 8:30-11:00 (It won't take you that long) Sample Exam 2025 (Solution) |
| Jan 27 - Exams - P3 | Jan 28 - Exams - P4 |
Jan 29 - No School | Jan 30 - No School | Jan 31 - First Day of Semester 1 |
Exam Review
| Sample Test Solutions | Sample Exam | Review Notes and Questions |
| Sample 1 - Applets, Strings, Testing Sample 2 - Recursion & Methods Sample 4 - Objects Sample 6 - Arrays & Algorithms Sample 7 - Android |
Sample Exam 2025 (Blank) Sample Exam Solution |
Review Questions |
Unit 1: Applets and Strings
Unit 2: Modularity
| Lesson | Video | Class Codes | Check Your Understanding |
| 2.1 Basic Methods | https://youtu.be/VUSw9_d8f6Y | 1. Tip Calculator (use methods!!) | |
| 2.2 Method Calling | https://youtu.be/b9HpdVtgVEo | 2. Frog Jump 1 - Finish and submit sheet 3. Frog Jump 2 - Solve the puzzle on the table 4. Frog Jump 3 - Code it |
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| 2.3 Basic Arrays | |||
| 2.6 ORATE SubDivision Verification [Jamboard PDF] |
subdivision: https://youtu.be/8MUSw44Chnw | 5. Pizza Party, Starter Code & Picures 6. Improved Pizza Party (add methods) 7. Tic Tac Toe 1.0, x.png, o.png, xturn.png, oturn.png, b.png |
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| 2.7 Recursion More Recursion Practice |
Intro: https://youtu.be/7NrDSDzEMrA Sequences: https://youtu.be/eJu9W6tgJoY |
8. Recursive Sequences | |
| 9. Make and Shake Dice | |||
| Sample Test |
Unit 3: Tic-Tac-Toe - Simple App Project
| Analysis | Design | Tic Tac Toe Java Version  |
Dice Game | Reflection |
| Assignment Tic Tac Toe Variants Project 1 Examples Before you start coding |
Before you start coding Design Form Some good picture sites: - icon archive - opengameart |
[Period 4 = Tic Tac Toe] Tic Tac Toe Starter Code Tic Tac Toe (Eclipse/Mac) Starter Applet Cheat Sheet Formatting Turns One Square Win Adding Splash, Instructions Screens: video. Extra Features |
[Period 3 = Dice Game] Dice Game choices Dice Game Starter Code Dice Game (Eclipse/Mac) Starter Applet Cheat Sheet Formatting |
Rubric |
Unit 4: Persistance
Unit 5: Card Game Project
Unit 6: Algorithms
Coding
Unit 7: Android
Unit 8: Final Project Grid Game Project
| Analysis | Design | Java Code |
Android Code  |
Reflection |
| Game Choices 2023 Old: Assignment Game and theme choice All Games Video |
Game Screen Pictures Created Grid Screen Created Replication - More Opening Screens (Loki) |
Starter Code Zipped Starter Code, just the code Clickable Buttons Levels - via Rush Hour Win Reset While Waiting Extra Features Comments |
XML Starter Code, Version 2 (centers to Gorski Phone) Checkers, pic1, pic2, pic3 Clickable Buttons Phone.png - a Gorski phone sized background Determining the Size of Your App Intents (multiple screens) App Finishing (logo) Creating a signed apk (packaging for sale) More Extra Features |
Pre Handin Checklist Old Rubric Beta Testing Checklist (Winter 2024) Current Rubric (Winter 2024) |
Specifics:
Unit 9: Extras - Final Week Content
| Lesson | Video | A (Level 1) | B (Level 2, 3) | C (Level 4, 4+) |
| 9.1 Privacy, Datamining | ||||
| 9.2 Environment, E-Waste | ||||
| 9.3 Trees | https://youtu.be/xdObOmKfMqA | |||
| 9.4 University Skills |
| Lesson | Video | A (Level 1) | B (Level 2, 3) | C (Level 4, 4+) |
| 10.1 Graphics Discovery Drawing Code for Macs/Eclipse |
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| 10.2 Draw Line | All Stars | The Flash | ||
| 10.3 Draw Oval, Draw Rectangle | Robot Rainbow |
8-bit Sprite | Looping Circles | |
| 10.4 Draw Polygon | Animal Pac Man |
Layers | ||
| 10.5 Own Graphics Methods Drawing Grid Example |
Line Methods |
Graphics Methods Many Pac Mans Many 8-bit sprites Heart Patterns |
Little House | |
| 10.6 Fractals Fractal Pictures Cantor's Cheese Worksheet Mandlebrot.java |
T-square | Chaos Applet | Fractals | |
| Threads & Animation Examples Bouncing Ball: Ball, Bouncer (run in Bouncer) Horse Race: Horse, HorseRace, HorseRace2 Game of Life: GofL (stand Alone) Game of Life with classes: GameofLife, GofLifeInterface (run in GofLInterface) |
Complete Calendar
| Sept 2 - Labour Day | Sept 3 - PD Day | Sept 4 - Grade 9 Orientation | Sept 5 Encryption Course Goals. |
Sept 6 Folders 1.2 String Methods Review from Gr 11: Variables, IO file, Output, ASCII Code 1 - John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith Code 2 - Phone Numbers |
| Sept 9 1.3 Substring Review from Gr 11: Ifs IO link Code 3 - Names Code 4 - Endings and Beginnings |
Sept 10 1.4 String Methods & Loops Code 5 - Apples and Bananas Code 6 - Brute Force, Alternatively, you can do: Date Manipulation |
Sept 11 Coding Day When yesterday's sheet is done, try some codes. Code 1 - John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith Code 2 - Phone Numbers Code 3 - Names Code 4 - Endings and Beginnings Code 5 - Apples and Bananas Code 6 - Brute Force, Alternatively, you can do: Date Manipulation |
Sept 12 1.5 Applet Review From Gr 11: Widgets, Mutators (Colours), Events Code: Basic Applet, Cheat Sheet Code 7 - String Comparison Code 8 - String Functions |
Sept 13 1.8 More Applet Review |
| Sept 16 White & Black Box Testing - Sheet 1.6 Code 9 - Encryption |
Sept 17 1.7 PARC Principle Code 9 - Encryption |
Sept 18 Sample Test 1 |
Sept 19 Unit 1 Code Due Unit 1 Sample Test Solution 2.1 Method Pieces |
Sept 20 [Gorski Aft SHSM] Test Review Reusability - Pizza Party, Starter Code & Picures Sheet 2.2: Pizza Party |
| Sept 23 Test Review Complete and submit Pizza Party sheet. Work on codes |
Sept 24 Test 1 For Studying Purposes: Unit 1 Sample Test Solution Unit 1 Test Review The test is colsed book, no devices, normal test writing conditions. |
Sept 25 Sheet 2.3 Method Calling 1 Finish Sheet 2.2 as well if missing! |
Sept 26 Method Calling 2, Super Simple Arrays Sheet 2.4 Arrays & Repeated Code Tic Tac Toe 1.0, x.png, o.png, xturn.png, oturn.png, b.png |
Sept 27 [Terry Fox Gr 11 + 12, Period 1] Catch up + code Frog Jump Problem Work on some of the following: 1. Pizza Party, Starter Code & Picures 2. Tip Calculator (use methods!!) 3. Tic Tac Toe 1.0, x.png, o.png, xturn.png, oturn.png, b.png 4. Recursive Sequences 5. Frog Jump 1 - Finish and submit sheet, Code it |
| Sept 30 Recursion Sheet 2.5 More Recursion Practice Video of Intro: https://youtu.be/7NrDSDzEMrA |
Oct 1 Recursion Sheet #2.6 Game Choice Tic Tac Toe Variants Project 1 Examples Tic Tac Toe Starter Code Tic Tac Toe (Eclipse/Mac) Starter |
Oct 2 Finish Tic Tac Toe Choices (Tic Tac Toe Variants) Hand in Missing Sheets. Start finding Tic Tac Toe pictures. You need a theme! -1- Choose theme. -2- Select and resize Game Board pictures. See links below if needed. Some good picture sites: - icon archive - opengameart |
Oct 3 [Gorski SHSM] Catch up + code (A) Continue work on finding TicTacToe pictures - themes ideas and Tic Tac Toe interface examples - x, o, blank due tomorrow - Tic Tac Toe Starter Code (use the one we already started) - Formatting Game screen advice - Game Rubric, if you are interested (B) Hand in missing sheets. (C) Work on the following: 1. Pizza Party, Starter Code & Picures 2. Tip Calculator (use methods!!) 3. Tic Tac Toe 1.0, x.png, o.png, xturn.png, oturn.png, b.png 4. Recursive Sequences 5. Frog Jump 1 - Finish and submit sheet, Code it (D) Code your Tic Tac Toe if you are done everything |
Oct 4 Due start of class: (1) Project Starter Code Downloaded [Tic Tac Toe (TTT Eclipse) ], (2) Three images (x, o, blank) needed for game exist. Sample Test 2 * Bring marked sheets to class. |
| Oct 7 Due start of class: Methods in Tic Tac Toe game Work on Tic Tac Toe: -1- Get all widgets needed on the Game Board. Declare and add. -2- Choose colour scheme. Use global variables to assign colours. -3- Fill in the TO DO comments. -4- Start work on variant. Sample Test Solution |
Oct 8 Unit 2 Code Due Test 2 Review |
Oct 9 Due start of class: Code increase Work on Tic Tac Toe: Continue work on variant, it is due on Oct 15. |
Oct 10 Test 2 For Studying: Review Question and Answer Review Powerpoint Sample Test Solution |
Oct 11 - PD Day |
| Oct 14 Thanksgiving |
Oct 15 Due start of class: Game variant - Work on Instruction Screen & Opening |
Oct 16 - Due start of class: Opening Screen. - Working on Instructions Be ready for testing on tomorrow. Instructions screen is due then too. |
Oct 17 - Due start of class: Instructions Tic Tac Toe/Dice Alpha Testing - Tic Tac Toe/Dice Testing: warning - others will view your code and game. |
Oct 18 Basic Object Method Types Object Intro, Basic Objects (Baby Objects) Hand in 4.1 Color code used on worksheet |
| Oct 21 Basic Objects - Constructors 4.2 Cheat Sheet, filled in Handin 4.2, Hand in 4.3 Coding: 1 Item Runner 2 Rectangle 3 Circle |
Oct 22 Early Progress Basic Objects - CompareTo and Equals Sheet 4.4 Basic Objects - Mutators, Accessors & ToString Baby Object Cheat Sheet 1 (written) Baby Object Cheat Sheet 2 (9 slide) Coding: 1 Item Class 2 Rectangle Class 3 Circle Class |
Oct 23 Coding Day |
Oct 24 Early Progress Out Tic Tac Toe/Dice App is due |
Oct 25 - Early Release Basic Objects - CompareTo and Equals Sheet 4.4 Coding: 1 - Basic Objects a. Item Class b. Rectangle Class c. Circle Class 2 - Trash Panda |
| Oct 28 4.5 Stacks 4.6 Queues Coding: 3 - Stacks |
Oct 29 4.7 Stacks & Queues Baby Object Q&A Review Baby Object Cheat Sheet 1 (written) Baby Object Cheat Sheet 2 (9 slide) Coding: 1 - Basic Objects a. Item Class b. Rectangle Class c. Circle Class 2 - Trash Panda 3 - Stacks 4 - Queues |
Oct 30 Wellness Suggested: 1 - Basic Objects a. Item Class b. Rectangle Class c. Circle Class 2 - Trash Panda 3 - Stacks 4 - Queues |
Oct 31 Diwali 4.8 ADTs of Objects Coding: 1 - Basic Objects a. Item Class b. Rectangle Class c. Circle Class 2 - Trash Panda 3 - Stacks 4 - Queues |
Nov 1 Diwali 4.9 ADTs of Objects - Animal Game Consider Card Games: Card Game Choices |
Nov 4 |
Nov 5 Card Game Sign Up Card Game Choices (still not finished) Card Game Starter Card Game Starter (Eclipse/Macs) Work on Code: 1 - Basic Objects a. Item Class b. Rectangle Class c. Circle Class 2 - Trash Panda 3 - Stacks 4 - Queues 5 - BrainTeaser, zipped files, Eclipse/Mac zipped files |
Nov 6 Virtual Field Trip Day |
Nov 7 Sample Test 4 |
Nov 8 [Midterms Due] Card Game Choices 1 - Basic Objects a. Item Class b. Rectangle Class c. Circle Class 2 - Trash Panda 3 - Stacks 4 - Queues 5 - BrainTeaser, zipped files, Eclipse/Mac zipped files Suggested Due tomorrow: Card Game Selection, at least one card is saved or typed in. |
| Nov 11 - Remembrance Day Due: Card Game Selection, at least one card is saved or typed in. - Get all widgets on the Game Screen. - Finalize card dimensions. - Pick graphic for opening screen to choose colours. - Starter Code - Starter Code (Eclipse/Macs) Test Review |
Nov 12 Due: All widgets on game screen, finalize card dimesions - Work on baby object: Card Class Test Review |
Nov 13 [Midterms Out] Due: Baby Object - Work on stack - Test Review |
Nov 14 [Gorski SHSM] Due: Stack - Pick graphic for opening screen to choose colours. - Work on Opening screen (it should have your name, the Card Game name, a pictures) - Opening Screen is due tomorrow. - Work on making all of your card pictures. They are due on Monday. - Test was moved to next Wednesday, Sample Test solution is here. If time: - Fix the "To Do" in comments - Extra Features - Work on Score |
Nov 15 - Test Review (Sample Test Solution, Review Notes) |
| Nov 18 Card Game Due: Shuffle, cards flip - Work on Score - Work on other card functionality, extra features |
Nov 19 Card Game Due: Score works - Due Thursday: instructions screen |
Nov 20 Test 4 Sample Test Solution Review Notes Baby Object Cheat Sheet 1 (written) Baby Object Cheat Sheet 2 (9 slide-given on test) |
Nov 21 Game Due: Instruction Screen Work on getting card game ready for Alpha Testing: Rubric Extra Features Comments Unit 4 Begins: Try/Catch, File output Sheet 6.1. |
Nov 22 - PD Day |
| Nov 25 [in Staff Room] Bubble + Selection, Sheet 6.5 Speeds List Bubble Sort Demo: https://youtu.be/W2rIMC7HlW8 Selection Sort Demo: https://youtu.be/NiKCsHd2K70 Sheet 6.3 Algorithms, Arrays Review, Speeds List Code 1: Question & Answer (output) |
Nov 26 Work on getting card game ready for Alpha Testing. Hand in sheet 6.1, 6.2 Speeds List 6.6 Merge Sort MergeSort Demo: https://youtu.be/FVUp1vHHdM4 Code 7 - Code Merge |
Nov 27 [in Staff Room] Quicksort Searching, Sheet 6.4 Linear Search Demo 1: https://youtu.be/xDBxVzkUk7E Linear Search Demo 2: https://youtu.be/Wo-mLpXL9aE Binary Search Demo 1: https://youtu.be/NjGSKXnaFz8 Binary Search Demo 2: https://youtu.be/79hlCibvntQ Binary Search Demo 3: https://youtu.be/ObGqpR9lfEM |
Nov 28 Card Game: Alpha Testing: Rubric Due: Game is runnable at the start of class, doesn't have to be fully finished, but should run. Submit sheet 6.4 Searching & 6.6 Quicksort |
Nov 29 Coding Day Complete card game (add more cards, put in your comments, finalize your screens) When done, work on unit 2 codes: - Browser Button [video] - Next in Line [video] Code 1: Honey Bees (array algorithms use templates below) - Array templates (from Grade 11): - String template - char template - int template - double template |
Dec 2 |
Dec 3 Card Game Due [Actually Due on Friday Nov 29] If already submitted, work on code for unit 6. - Browser Button [video] - Next in Line [video] Code 1: Honey Bees |
Dec 4 [SHSM] Coding Day (1, 4, 5 are easy) Code 1: Honey Bees (array algorithms) Code 2 - Code Bogo Sort Code 3 - Code Merge Code 4: Question & Answer (output) Code 5: Newspaper (input) Code 6: Fishes Swimming (input) pictures Code 7: Bubble sort to file (output) *If you want some alternatives: Extra Code 12 - Searching Extra Code 13 - Sorting Extra Code 14 - Piranha ** These are REALLY, REALLY Easy: - Browser Button [video] - Next in Line [video] |
Dec 5 6.8 Grid Screens & Scoring Code 8 - Lights Out, pics Code 9 - Lights Out Movement |
Dec 6 [SHSM] 6.1 Secret Rules of Modern Living Speeds List We will finally watch the movie. |
| Dec 9 Algorithms Sample Test - Speeds List - Bring marked worksheets |
Dec 10 |
Dec 11 Begin Unit 7: Android Android XML Coding Code 1: Honey Bees (array algorithms) Code 2 - Code Bogo Sort Code 3 - Code Merge Code 4: Question & Answer (output) Code 5: Newspaper (input) Code 6: Fishes Swimming (input) pictures Code 7: Bubble sort to file (output) Code 8 - Lights Out, pics Code 9 - Lights Out Movement Code 10 - Lights Out Level Up Code 11 - Code Lights Out Reset/Winning - reset hint here. winning: hint here. *If you want some alternatives: Extra Code 12 - Searching Extra Code 13 - Sorting Extra Code 14 - Piranha |
Dec 12 Android XML Sizes Android XML Layouts A0 Download and Install Android StudioXML Visualizer, [video intro], instructions  Code 1 Riddles Code 2 Rock Paper ScissorsCode 3 Hello World |
Dec 13 - Early Release Afternoon classese only |
| Dec 16 Android Linear Layouts XML Visualizer, [video intro], instructions Code 1 Riddles Code 2 Rock Paper ScissorsCode 3 Hello World Code 4 Pizza Toppings
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Dec 17 |
Dec 18 Android onClicks #1 Sheet 6 Inflation Starter XML (delete all default XML, do NOT delete java) Android Cheat Sheet Code 5 Tip Calculator set up, java code, (paper version)Code 6 Trash Pandas set up, java code, pic, (paper version) |
Dec 19 Android onClicks + EditTexts Sheet 7 Windspeeds Starter XML (delete all default XML, do NOT delete java) Final Project Due: Project Analysis Final Project Choices - Be ready to finalize your choices: - 1 - Android or Ready to Program - 2 - Game - 3 - Theme - 4 - Grade 12 Options Final Project Starter Code (Java) |
Dec 20 Android GridLayout Sheet 8 + 9 (Grids) |
| Dec 23 | Dec 24 | Dec 25 | Dec 26 | Dec 27 |
| Dec 30 | Dec 31 | Jan 1 | Jan 2 | Jan 3 |
| Jan 6 Final Project Choices - Be ready to finalize your choices: - 1 - Android or Ready to Program - 2 - Game - 3 - Theme - 4 - Grade 12 Options Final Project - Dowload Starter Code Final Project Starter Code (Java) Android Code: |
Jan 7 Android Sample ... should not take all period. Final Project Final Project Due: Starter Downloaded - Work on Game Screen Pictures - Some good picture sites: (a) icon archive (b) opengameart |
Jan 8 Project Complete - Due: 1 Picture for Grid/Game complete - Continue work on Game Screen Pictures - Final Project Starter Code (Java) - Some good picture sites: (a) icon archive (b) opengameart |
Jan 9 Final Project Due: All Grid Pictures Complete, Game Screen finished (Background & Button colours changed) Note: Sample Exam 2024 Work on Final Project Movement Android Code is Due XML Visualizer, [video intro], instructions Code 1 Riddles Code 2 Rock Paper ScissorsCode 3 Hello World Code 4 Pizza Toppings Code 5 Tip Calculator set up, java code, (paper version)Code 6 Trash Pandas set up, java code, pic, (paper version) |
Jan 10 Due: Line Count increase Due: Something moves/changes in grid Android Review
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| Jan 13 Due: Final Project Movemment is done Android Review Work on Final Project Win (due Wednesday) |
Jan 14 Android Test Sample Solution Review Questions |
Jan 15 Due: Win Work on Instructions and Opening Screen Work on Grade 12 Content A Great Example of Grade 12 Content Extra Features Android Extra Featurres |
Jan 16 Due: Instructions and Opening Screen Replication - More Opening Screens (Loki) Work on Grade 12 Content: Consider Save & Open A Great Example of Grade 12 Content Extra Features Android Extra Featurres |
Jan 17 Due: Code Ready for Testing at Start of Class (needs to run, not be perfect) Alpha Test Beta Testing Checklist Rubric Code Freeze On Monday: No new features added |
| Jan 20 Due: Line Count * Code Freeze * You cannot ask any functionality questions of Ms. Gorski. She won't answer.. Polising, Fixing and Comments |
Jan 21 Final Project Submission - Have code complete for the beginning of class. - Do not have "just a few things to finish". - Do not have "just a quick question". - Complete Reflection. |
Jan 22 Exam Review |
Jan 23 - Exams P1 |
Jan 24 -
Exams P2 ICS4U Exam 8:30-11:00 (It won't take you that long) |
| Jan 27 - Exams - P3 | Jan 28 - Exams - P4 |
Jan 29 - No School | Jan 30 - No School | Jan 31 - First Day of Semester 1 |