1. CS 23021 Computer Science I – Programming and Problem Solving Prof. Angela Guercio Spring 2008

2. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 2 Instructor Angela Guercio Office: 424, Main Hall Phone: 330 244 3424 (KSU ext 53424) Best way to contact me: aguercio@kent.edu aguercio@kent.edu Office Hours: TR 10:00am - 10:50am 3:25pm - 5:15pm 7:00pm - 7:30pm other times are available by appointment

3. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 3 The Syllabus: the Webpage Class web page http://www.personal.kent.edu/~aguercio/Sp ring08/CS10051Sp08.html http://www.personal.kent.edu/~aguercio/Sp ring08/CS10051Sp08.html Lab web page http://www.personal.kent.edu/~aguercio/lab 51/labindex.html http://www.personal.kent.edu/~aguercio/lab 51/labindex.html or simply reach http://www.personal.kent.edu/~aguercio and select your course

4. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 4 The Syllabus: the Webpage Check the Class Webpage regularly! Assignments, Deadlines, Communications about the class and the laboratory are there!

5. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 5 The Syllabus: The Textbook Gary Haggard, John Schlipf, Sue Whitesides, Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2006. ISBN 0-534-49501- X Other reading material will be given or suggested in class

6. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 6 The Syllabus: Requirements Class attendance is required. If you miss a class, let me know ahead of time you must provide the documented reason. You are responsible for bringing yourself up-to-date on class material and assignments Reading material before class is required

7. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 7 The Syllabus: The Grade Your grade will be based on Your homework and group projects Your participation in discussions concerning the homework, class topics, and material Your laboratory attendance and activity. Your exams

8. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 8 The Syllabus: Grading The COURSE is formed of 2 independent parts. TO PASS THE COURSE, YOU MUST PASS EACH PART GIVEN BELOW INDEPENDENTLY! ---- i.e. an A in PART II and an F in PART I, is NOT a passing grade.

9. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 9 The Syllabus: Grading Homework and Projects10% Penalty for late lab report: 5 points a day Lab Activity30% Penalty for late lab report: 5 points a day Exam 1 20% Exam 2 20% Final Exam (comprehensive) 20% No Make-up exams Except in extreme case and only if I have been notified prior the exam has been issued

10. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 10 The Syllabus: Grading PointsGrade 92.5-100A 89.5-92.4A- 87-89.5B+ 82.5-86.9B 79.8-82.4B- 77-79.8C+ 72-76.9C 70-72C- 60-69.9D 00-59.9F

11. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 11 The Syllabus: Important Dates Last day to withdraw before grade W is assigned: Jan 27 Last day to drop the class: March 30 Exam 1 is Thursday, Feb 14 Exam 2 is Thursday, March 25 Final Exam is Tuesday, May 6 Spring Recess: March 17 – March 23 Classes End: May 4, 2008

12. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 12 The Syllabus: Other Information Academic Honesty Policy Cheating or plagiarism is considered a serious academic offense and will result in receiving a failing grade for the work of the course. Repeated offenses result in dismissal from the University. Code of Conduct As indicated in The Digest of Rules and Regulations that you can find in the University Telephone directory. Students with Disabilities for accommodations contact the disability coordinator on campus, Kelly Kulick in Student Accessibility Services, located in the Student Success Center, lower level of the Campus Center, phone (330) 244-5047, or kkulick@kent.edu.kkulick@kent.edu

13. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Slide 13 Overview of the course Variables I/O Statements and Control Flow Procedural Abstraction and Functions I/O Streams Classes Abstract Data types Testing Graphics Arrays Two Dimensional Arrays C_Strings Intro to VectorsVectors Intro to PointersPointers Intro to Dynamic Array