1. CS210 Intermediate Programming with Data Structures
Welcome to
CS210 Intermediate Programming with Data Structures
May 31,2005
Namita Singla
Department of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Boston

2. Goals A student who successfully completes CS210 should:
Understand and be able to apply fundamental algorithms and data structures
Understand basic analysis techniques
Understand and use the Java Collections Framework
Be prepared for the next CS courses
CS310 – Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures
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3. Web Page http://www.cs.umb.edu/cs210 The source for all things CS210
Schedule
Syllabus
Homework assignments
Lecture slides
Contact information …
By taking this course, you acknowledge that you are reading the web site
You are responsible for knowing what is there
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4. Namita Singla Call me “Namita”
Masters in CS from IIT, Kharagpur, India
Working on Ph.D. at UMB
Second year of teaching
CS Career:
Did Bachelors and Masters in CS
Teaching in India
Working on Ph.D. in the field of Data Mining with Prof. Simovici.
Research Interests
Data Mining
Machine learning
Semantic Modeling in Databases
Contact Information
Office: S-3-133
Office Hours
Mon, Tue, Thurs
6: PM -
Phone:
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5. Textbook Textbook web site http://java3.datastructures.net 12/1/2018
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6. Homeworks KEEP UP! Assignments
Each has a programming and written portion
Start easy and get harder as the semester goes on
Homework assignments are the foundations for the exams
Understanding the homeworks helps a lot with preparing for the exams
Not everything you need will be taught in class
Late homework assignments will not be accepted for any reason
Including system failure, illness etc.
KEEP UP!
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7. Homework Grade
If you feel there is a problem with your grade on an assignment
Write up the specifics of your problem, attach it to your assignment paper, and leave it for me in the department office
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8. Exams Exam Grade Two exams
60 percent of your final grade
Two exams
Midterm
25 percent
Final Exam
35 percent
To get a late exam, you need a documented excuse
Within 2 days after the exam
Final exams
You must be at the scheduled exam
You cannot get an earlier exam if you are traveling
Make your travel plans accordingly
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9. Final Grade
Your final grade will be determined from the sum of your homework and exam grades
Passing is 55%
You also must pass the exam portion to pass the course
You need at least 55% of the total exam points
If P is your percent grade, your letter grade will be:
P ≥ 95 A
91 <= P < 95 A-
87 <= P < 91 B+
83 <= P < 87 B
79 <= P < 83 B-
75 <= P < 79 C+
71 <= P < 75 C
67 <= P < 71 C-
63 <= P < 67 D+
59 <= P < 63 D
55 <= P < 59 D-
P < 55 F
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10. Honesty Cheaters will be caught Zero-tolerance policy for cheating
All assignments are individual assignments
NO COLLABORATION
All exams are to be your own work
Zero-tolerance policy for cheating
See the code of student conduct
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11. Withdrawals and Incompletes
Dates
Add/Drop ends
June 7, 2005
Withdrawal Deadline
July 7, 2005
Pass/Fail Deadline
We will not support you to withdraw after the withdrawal date
You can only get an incomplete if you are passing the course and cannot complete the course
Not if you are failing and want to take the course again
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12. Working from home
You can set up the same environment at home as in the PC lab here
I provide little support
Software is free - See the “Install at home hints” on the course home page
Java 1.4.2
Eclipse 3.0.2
net.datastructures (ds.jar)
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13. Students with Disabilities
If you have a documented disability and need adaptation:
Contact Ross Center for Disability Services
Campus Center 2nd Floor Room 2010
Obtain an adaptation recommendation
See me to discuss the recommendation
Best before the drop/add date
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14. Coding Conventions Conventions make the code more readable (by humans)
Make sure you review the Java Coding Conventions:
Highlights:
Package names begin lower-case (e.g. java.util)
Class names begin upper-case
Method names begin lower-case (except constructors)
Indentation is four (4) spaces
Beginning braces on same line, closing aligned with initiating keyword
Instance variables begin lower-case, no special conventions (e.g. m_, etc.)
One statement per line
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15. Commenting Conventions
For CS210, every class, method, and public variable should have a javadoc comment
/** * The comment goes here */
Other comments where they add clarity
Not javadoc comments
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16. Eclipse
Eclipse is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that is open source and maintained by many software development leaders like IBM and Borland.
Tutorial
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