1. CSCI 1730: C++ and System Programming

2. Administrivia Who am I? Office: Barrow 217D maria@cs.uga.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 11:00-12:30
And by appointment
TA: TBD - check class web page for updates….

3. Communication Web Page: Your Responsibility Email list:
classes/1730-Spring-2006
Your Responsibility
Understand policies, honor code
Work independently on projects/hw
Check page often for updates
HW will be assigned every Tuesdays
list:
Will set up (see web page)

4. Course Objective Know and understand C/C++ and UNIX System Programming
C/C++ Skills - Beefs up your resume
“The” language for systems programs
Flexible and powerful gives a lot of control left to the programmer
Why learn programming when you can get a gorilla do it for you? [BONUS HW]
System Programming - So you understand or learn the strengths and limitation of the operating system and what it can do for you.
Why UNIX?
most common OS outside the PC world, it is simple, elegant and been around for a long time (but not longer than the instructor)

6. System Programming

7. How we’re going to do it Read & Listen Practice Test
C++ How to Program, Deitel and Deitel
Advanced Programming in the UNIX® Environment, W. Richard Stevens
Practice
9-10 programming assignments
Test
2 Midterms, 1 Final, Quizzes
Talk and think in class, and outside!

8. How to get an A? B? C?… F? Theory 45% Practice 50% Participation 5%
2 Exams (10% each) + Final 15% + Quizzes 10% = 45%
Practice 50%
9-10 homework & programming assignments
Participation 5%
100% attendance will raise your final grade by 2%
Grading A B C D

9. Policy on Collaboration
Assignments:
Purpose: familiarization of concepts and details of C++ and UNIX systems programming.
Work on project independently:
No Direct Sharing of code
No line-by-line assistant
No exchange of code
You are encouraged to ask questions of one another, and to respond to other student's questions.
Exams:
Closed-book. No outside assistance is permitted. No additional materials may be used.
No make-up tests unless absence is due to serious illness. Doctor’s diagnostic note is required. The final grade will be scaled accordingly.

10. Homework 1 See schedule for details…
Digital Image -- How to get out of the dog pound
+ Very simple program
Familiarize with the debugger
CSCI 1730 Spring 2006

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