In this tutorial, students create an interactive program. Using the Scanner class in Java, students must write a program that accepts user input and then displays a subsequent output.

In this tutorial, students work on creating a Java program that displays something "interesting." Students must create a program that uses no more that 10 println statements to generate their ASCII art.

In this tutorial, students work individually to explore the basic concepts of statements, sequence, and methods. Using pseudocode and various scenarios (such as making a milkshake, getting money from a cash machine, and doing laundry), students must examine the basic principles for creating a sequence of actions and then generate their own example. This activity is excellent for introducing the concept of sequences and statements to a student with no background in computer programming.

In this lab, students work individually or collaboratively to design several circuits. Using a digital circuit design tool called Logism, students will build an 'adder' - a key component of a modern digital computer. This lab covers three 'adder' subcircuits (MyXOR, full adder, 4-bit ripple carry adder).

In this lab, students work collaboratively to create graphical representations of class relationships. Using UML and Java, students must build containment diagrams (shows an instance or instances of classes that are contained, or instantiated, within the class) and inheritance diagrams (shows how one or more class extends, or inherits, from the class to which the arrow is pointing).

In this project students work individually or collaboratively to implement a tower defense game in which ants defend their colony from attacking bees. Students must implement several subclasses of the Ant class, each with their own unique abilities, as well as a class Water that descends from Place. The classes that students write must interact with several other classes.

In this project students work either individually or in pairs to implement the game Hog, a dice game in which players try to be the first to reach 100 points by choosing how many dice to roll each turn. Students must write functions that control the general flow of the game, roll the dice for a turn, and choose a strategy for the computer. For full credit, students must create a strategy with a win rate of at least 59%.

In this assignment students work either individually or in pairs to create ASCII art using loops. Students must write functions that print a rectangle, a triangle, bumps of increasing size, a diamond, and a striped diamond. In addition to requiring students to use loops, this assignment reviews basic parameter passing. It is particularly useful for students who are new to loops.

In this assignment students work either individually or in pairs to create the game Nim. Nim is a game in which two players take turns removing stones from piles with the goal of forcing the other player to take the last stone. Students must program the game from the ground up, creating their own decomposition design, as well as error checking user input. This assignment requires students to think carefully about design, documentation, and debugging. It is particularly useful for students who need practice writing larger programs.

In this lab students work either individually or in pairs to write various functions dealing with binary and ternary numbers. Students must use recursion to convert between binary/ternary/balanced ternary and decimal numbers, as well as to count in binary. This lab reviews binary and ternary numbers and requires students to use recursion. It is particularly useful for students who are new to numbers in different bases and need additional practice with recursion.