1. CSCE 121, Sec 200 Fall 2013 Prof. Jennifer L. Welch

2. Course Personnel Dr. Jennifer Welch: – 425G HRBB – welch@cse.tamu.edu – 845-5076 – Office hours: Mon and Wed 2:00 – 3:00, Fri 10:00 – 11:00, and by appointment Teaching assistant: Noah Larsen – 322A HRBB – nlarsen@tamu.edu – Office hours info coming soon Peer teacher: Zach Brown – solevi@neo.tamu.edu – Office hours: Wed and Fri 3:00 – 4:00 in room 111J RDMC Lab: – Mon and Wed, 10:20 – 11:10 – 111A RDMC – Go today to get started! CSCE 121-200 2

3. Course Mechanics Prerequisites: – A high school or college programming course – Honors eligibility Textbook: Programming Principles and Practice Using C++, Bjarne Stroustrup Zyante for online interactive “textbook” (free trial) Piazza for quick communication (free) For more interactivity, you must do some work in advance for each class (posted on web): – reading and/or Zyante questions Lab: – Attendance mandatory! CSCE 121-2003

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 CSCE 121-2004

5. Week ofTopicReading 8/26IntroductionChs 0, 1, 2, 3 9/2Computation; ErrorsChs 4, 5 9/9, 9/16Writing a Calculator ProgramChs 6, 7 9/23Functions, etc.Ch 8 9/30Classes, etc.Ch 9 10/7Input and OutputChs 10, 11 10/14A Display ModelCh 12 10/21Graphics ClassesChs 13, 14 10/28Graphing; GUIsChs 15, 16 11/4VectorsChs 17, 18 11/11Containers and Iterators; Algorithms and MapsChs 20, 21 11/18Text Manipulation; HistoryChs 23, 22 11/25Numerics; Embedded Systems Programming; TestingChs 24, 25, 26 12/2C LanguageCh 27 CSCE 121-2005

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. CSCE 121-2006 Total Points≥ 90%80-89%70-79%60-69%< 60% Letter GradeABCDF

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 CSCE 121-2007