1. CS 33101 Computer Science II: Data Structures and Abstraction Fall 2009
Dr. Angela Guercio (
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2. Course Administration
Instructor: Dr. Angela Guercio
424 Main Hall
Office Hrs:
TR 10:00am - 10:55am 12:25pm 1:55pm :55pm - 5:25pm 
other times are available by appointment
Text (Required):
W. Ford, W. Topp – Data Structures with C++ using STL– Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, 2001
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pick a seat for the semester and sit there (or nearby) for rest of semester
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4. 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
You cannot miss more than 5 classes without documentation
Penalty: drop of the grade (ex from A to B, from B to C, ect.)
Reading material before class is required
Read material once before class and again after class

5. Course Content Content
This course will introduce you to the fundamentals of data structures from an object oriented perspective.
The course covers:
The definition of data structures;
Object Oriented Techniques;
Algorithms;
Sequence containers; Arrays; Vectors; List; Dequeue
Dynamic Memory and Pointers;
Iterators; Linked Lists;
Adapter Classes; Stacks; Queues and Priority Queues
Binary Trees;
Associative Structures;

6. Course goals Course prerequisites
To learn the use of appropriate data structures and become familiar with their formal representation, their manipulation, and access.
To understand to identify the appropriate data structure for the solution of a problem and the efficiency of the solution;
To learn abstraction
To recognize STL container classes;
To deepen your program design abilities;
To expose you to the design and the testing of C++ programs using data structures via hands-on experience.
Course prerequisites
CS22021 CS I

7. The Exams 2 Mid Term Exams and 1 Final Exam 100 points each
No Make-up exams
Except in extreme case and only if I have been notified prior the exam has been issued
Homework and Projects must be returned by the deadline
Late penalty: 3 points per day

8. The Grade Participation 5% Attendance 5% Homework and Projects 40%
Exam 1 and %
Final Exam %
Check the syllabus for the grading scale

9. Dates to Remember
Last day to withdraw before grade W is assigned, is Sept. 7, 2008
Last day to drop the class is Nov. 2, 2008
Exam 1 is Thursday, Sept. 25
Exam 2 is Thursday, Oct. 30
Final Exam is Tuesday, Dec. 9 (1:00 pm – 3:00pm)
Thanksgiving Recess: Nov. 26 – Nov. 30
Classes End: Dec. 7, 2008

10. Others: more on the syllabus
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Course Withdrawal
Academic Honesty Policy
Students with Disabilities
Classes Canceled – Campus Closings
Conduct
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11. Others: Security
Emergency: In case of an emergency please contact the security on campus.
Security phone on campus:  #53123
Security cell phone (330) or, of course, 911.
I recommend that you program into your cell phone the previous numbers.