1. Introduction to Data Structures
COM S 228
Introduction to Data Structures
Instructor: Ying Cai
Department of Computer Science
Iowa State University
Office: Atanasoff 201
Office Hours: MW 3:00pm-4:00pm

2. Course Resources Course management tool: Blackboard Learn TAs Contact
All announcement (e.g., assignments, due dates, and exam location), clarifications and answers to common questions about homework will be made available there
All programming assignments must be submitted electronically via blackboard learn
So make sure you logon ( and check frequently
My slides:
TAs
Shared with Dr. Jia and Dr. Fernández-Baca
Please check the syllabus posted on blackboard for the complete list and their office hours and location
Contact
If you need to send an to the instructor or the TAs, please begin the subject line with “CS 228”

3. Text book (optional)
We will mainly rely on lecture notes, which we may or may not post on line and/or on time
For additional material you may look up books such as Simon Gray's Data Structures in Java, Addison-Wesley 2007 (textbook used for Com S 228 in Fall 2011 and Spring 2012).

4. What this course is about
Object-Oriented Concepts
Some simple algorithms (e.g., sorting) and their run-time analysis
Abstract data types
List, stack, queue, tree, heap, map, graph, etc.)
Implementation of ADT
Generics in Java
Collection Interface and Iterators

5. Course Objectives At the end of this course, you are expected to
Write and debug well-structured object-oriented programs of 2000 or more lines of Java code
Implement a Java class given a specification, and apply OO principles such as encapsulation and inheritance
Understand abstract data types (ADTs) and know common algorithms of manipulating these ADTs
Implement basic data structures in Java including expandable arrays, linked lists, trees, heaps, and hashtables
Understand some basic algorithms (e.g., sorting and searching) and perform runtime analysis

6. Prerequisite: CS 227
The hardest part of this course is to have solid knowledge of what you learned in CS 227
No student is allowed to take CS 228 without taking CS 227 first

7. Grading (tentative)
Points
Grade
>=88 A
[83, 88) A-
[78, 83) B+
[70, 78) B
[65, 70) B-
[60, 65) C+
[55, 60) C
[50, 55) C-
[45, 50) D+
[42, 45) D
[39, 42) D-
<39 F
Item
Points
Exam 1 18
Exam 2
Exam 3 30
About 5 Homework 34
Total
100
This is to give you a rough idea, subject to change ...

8. Homework We expect to give 5 programming projects Clarification thread
All will be posted on blackboard
They will be more complex than those from CS 227
Due dates may overlap
Clarification thread
The homework specification may include design issues that require further clarification and it is your job to identify such issues and resolved them, in advance of the deadline
Clarification relevant to all students will be posted on Blackboard in the “official clarification”
Check BB frequently: All clarifications posted more than 24 hours before the assignment deadline are considered part of the homework specification

9. Homework Grading Compilation and runtime errors
Use JDK 1.6 compiler
Code must compile; zero otherwise
You lose additional points for runtime errors
Documentation and style are important
Count for 10 to 20 percent of each assignment
Each class and method must have a complete and correctly formatted javadoc comment
Duplicated code should be removed
Use nternal (//-style) comments appropriately (a comment should precede the code it describes and indented to the same level)
Use a consistent indentation and formatting style (Eclipse: Ctrl-Shift-F)

10. Submission and feedback
Late assignments
In generally not accepted, except that programming assignments may be turned in up to 24 hours late with a 25% grading penalty. (weekends and university holidays are counted in the 24 hours)
Results will be returned via Blackboard Learn
If you feel an error has been made in grading your assignment, you must make an appeal to the TA that graded it within one week of the date when the results were made available in Blackboard Learn
The appeal should be made during the TA's office hours, or by if you cannot attend the TA's office hours
Correct submission of an assignment is your responsibility
Detailed instructions will be provided prior to the first due date.

11. Other Policies Academic Honesty Disability
Students who plagiarize other work in any part of assignment/tests will receive F as the letter grade for this course, and will be reported to the university.
Disability
If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course, please make arrangements to meet with me soon.

12. How to do well in this class
Attend all classes and recitations
Do all homework in a timely manner
Use your resources: instructors, TAs, class notes
You have to write and run your own programs
Ask questions

13. Mutual Contract Instructor Students
I will provide information about programming principles and practices to the best of my knowledge
I will uphold my professional ethics
Students
I will participate in this course and practice concepts learned through lectures, assignments, and exams to the best of my ability
I will uphold academic honesty, professional ethics and be a good class and world citizen