CMSC 11600-1: Introduction to Computer Programming II (C++)

Winter 2003: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm, Ryerson 276

This document will be updated throughout the quarter. Please, check out the latest version at http://www.classes.cs.uchicago.edu/classes/archive/2003/winter/11600-1/index.html.

Announcements

The final will be on Friday, Mar. 21, 10:30 - 12:30 in Ry 276.
Final topics.
Markov chain program.
Sorting slides and code.
Multiple inheritance examples.
Homework 6 is available. Your submission is due on or before 11:59 PM, Tuesday, Mar 4, 2003.
Dogs chasing cats code.
Homework 5 is available. Your submission is due on or before 11:59 PM, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2003.
Homework 4 is available. Your submission is due on or before 11:59 PM, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003.
Sample programs from the midterm.
Here is Ian Sefferman's solution to HW2.
Sample code from the Jan 27 lecture (counter example).
Check out the hints about HW3 posted on the mailing list.
Homework 3 is available. Your submission is due on or before 11:59 PM, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003. This assignment will take significantly more time than the last one, so start early!
How to Write C++ Programs in Linux, written by Jacob Matthews, is available.
Homework 2 is available. Your submission is due on or before 11:59 PM, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003.
As a practice problem, try to write the calculator program described in HW1. Please, do not submit your solution!
Apply for a CS account, if you don't have one already.
Subscribe to the mailing list cs11600@cs.uchicago.edu.
Professor Dave MacQueen will be a guest lecturer during the first week of class.

Course Description

This course is the second part of a three-part sequence for computer science concentrators. The topic of the course is an introduction to computer programming in the C++ programming language.

Personnel

Name	Role	Office	Office hours	Phone	Email
Svetlozar Nestorov	Instructor	Ryerson 257C	after class and by appointment	(773) 702-3497	evtimov@cs.uchicago.edu
Jacob Matthews	TA	Ryerson 257 (back)	Mon 2:30-4:30 pm Tue 9:30-10:30am (in Maclab)	(773)702-6614	jacobm@cs.uchicago.edu
Daniel Stefankovic	TA	Ryerson 165A	Tue 5-6 (in Maclab) Thu 5-6	(773)702-1676	stefanko@cs.uchicago.edu

Prerequisites

CMSC 11500 or CMSC 10500.

Textbooks

"Navigating C++" by Paul and Gail Anderson (required).
"The C Programming Language" by Brian Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie (recommended).
"The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup (recommended).

Office Hours

See Personnel.

Grading Policy

The grades for the class will be based on your class participation and your results on the weekly written homework, two midterms, and final.

Lateness Policy

No late homeworks will be accepted with the standard exception for medical and personal emergencies.

Collaboration Policy

We encourage you to discuss the course material with you fellow students. However, submitted assignments should be your own work. If you discuss in details specific problems or assignments with other people, please, acknowledge them on the front of the work that you turn in.

Schedule

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Slides from 1/27
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Slides from 2/17
Slides from 2/24
Slides from 2/26

Exams

There will be two midterms and a final. The first midterm will be held during the fourth week of classes and the second midterm will be held during the eighth week. The date of the final exam will be announced later in the quarter.