COSC 071: Computer Science I

``People who know neither programming nor mathematics take for granted that programming is like mathematics. Yet, it turns out that English majors are as likely to be as successful at programming as mathematics graduates are. In practice, the worlds of mathematics and programming are just about disjoint.'' -M.H. van Emden, Communications of the ACM, 32(12), p. 1498, December 1989.

Instructor:	Mark Maloof
Office:	230 Reiss
Mailbox:	238 Reiss
Office Hours:	MW 3-4 PM, TR 4-5 PM (or by appointment)
Section 2
Class Time:	MW 4:15 - 5:30 PM
Classroom:	REI 264

Everything you need to know about your TAs:

TA's Office: 261 Reiss
TA's Mailboxes: 238 Reiss

Syllabus

• Course Description
• Schedule

Assignments and Grading

• Programming Projects (40%)
  • Project 1 (assigned Feb 5, due Feb 16), 5 points
  • Project 2 (assigned Feb 16, due Mar 14), 5 points; Data set: proj2.dta
  • Project 3 (assigned Mar 14, due Mar 28), 9 points
  • Project 4 (assigned Mar 28, due Apr 18), 9 points
  • Project 5 (assigned Apr 18, due May 3), 12 points
• Midterm Exam: Mar 19 (20%)
• Final Exam: Tuesday, May 15, 9:00-11:00 AM, Reiss 264 (30%)
• Miscellany (10%)
  • Participation
  • Quizzes
  • Homework
    • Homework 1 (assigned in lecture, week 1), 2 points;
    • Homework 2 (assigned in lecture, week 2), 5 points;
    • Homework 3 Solution

Policies for this Course

• Project Grading Sheet
• All assignments for this course must be completed individually.
• All assignments should be turned in on time. For late projects, there will be a 15% deduction for each 15 minute period after the due date.
• You are responsible for keeping a backup of your projects on a university machine (i.e., gusun or cssun).
• You must take the final exam with your section during the period designated by the Registrar.
• If you use C++ code from sources other than the lecture notes and the text book, you must acknowledge this use by citing the source in comments above the function or code segment.
• Students bringing cell phones to class must either set the phone to vibrate, turn the ringer volume off, or turn the phone off completely.

Resources

• djgpp, a free C++ compiler for Windows.

• vi Information Links.
• Lemmy, the UNIX vi editor for Windows.
• More vi clones for Windows.
• Learning the vi Editor
• vi Editor Reference Card
• A Beginner's Guide to vi and ex

• HOWTO: Create and compile files under UNIX
• HOWTO: Create and compile using Visual C++
• COSC-071 Frequently Asked Questions

• Computing at Georgetown: A Survival Guide for Students (Adobe Acrobat file)
• E-ssentials: The Georgetown Student Guide to Campus Technology
• Guide to UNIX Computing (Adobe Acrobat file)
• comp.lang.c++ (newsgroup)
• gnu.g++.help (newsgroup)
• C++ and UNIX books
• Reiter's Bookstore, a great place to find technical books.

Marginally Interesting Links

• How to Become a Hacker
• Bjarne: the man, the language
• The book's home page (!?)
• The Deitel Empire
• Borland C++, now called Inprise C++Builder 5
• GNU gcc, which includes g++, a C++ compiler
• Starbucks, finally!
• Celestial Seasonings, makers of fine teas, like Fast Lane

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