1. CSCE 121, Sec 200 Fall 2012
Prof. Jennifer L. Welch

2. Course Personnel Dr. Jennifer Welch: Teaching assistant: Gabriel Foust
425G Bright
Office hours: Tue and Thu 2:00 – 3:00, Fri 10:00 – 11:00, and by appointment
Teaching assistant: Gabriel Foust
Office hours info coming soon
Lab:
Mon and Wed, 10:20 – 11:10
111A Reed-McDonald
Go today to get started!
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3. Course Mechanics Prerequisites:
A high school or college programming course
Computer science major or minor (or considering)
Honors eligibility
Textbook: Programming Principles and Practice Using C++, Bjarne Stroustrup
Lab:
Attendance strongly encouraged!
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4. Course Content Principles of computer programming
Design, modularity, testing,…
Independent of particular programming language
Practice with computer programming
Using the C++ language
Exposure to wider world of computer science
History, applications, other languages, “culture” activities
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5. Writing a Calculator Program Chs 6, 7 9/24 Functions, etc. Ch 8 10/1
Week of
Topic
Reading
8/27
Introduction
Chs 0, 1, 2, 3
9/3
Computation; Errors
Chs 4, 5
9/10, 9/17
Writing a Calculator Program
Chs 6, 7
9/24
Functions, etc.
Ch 8
10/1
Classes, etc.
Ch 9
10/8
Input and Output
Chs 10, 11
10/15
A Display Model
Ch 12
10/22
Graphics Classes
Chs 13, 14
10/29
Graphing; GUIs
Chs 15, 16
11/5
Vectors
Chs 17, 18
11/12
Containers and Iterators; Algorithms and Maps
Chs 20, 21
11/19
Text Manipulation; History
Chs 23, 22
11/26
Numerics; Embedded Systems Programming; Testing
Chs 24, 25, 26
12/3
C Language
Ch 27
Tentative schedule
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6. Grading Exams (2 midterms and a final): 35% Homework: 35%
Project 20: %
Culture Reports: 10%
Late work policy: -10% of maximum grade if turned in up to 24 hrs late, -20% if turned in 24 to 48 hrs late, etc. If solutions already discussed, then not accepted.
Total Points
≥ 90%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
< 60%
Letter Grade A B C D F
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7. Academic Integrity Review Aggie Honor Code
link on course webpage
Collaboration to discuss concepts is encouraged
All assignments must be done on your own, unless otherwise instructed
Do not copy! Plagiarism is a serious offense.
Turn in a cover sheet with each assignment listing all sources used
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