1. CSCE 121, Sec 507/508 Fall 2010 Prof. Jennifer L. Welch

2. Course Personnel Dr. Jennifer Welch: – 425G Bright – welch@cse.tamu.edu – 845-5076 – Office hours: Wed 2:30 – 4:00, Fri 1:30 – 3:00, and by appointment Teaching assistant: TBD Labs: Go today to get started! CSCE 121-507/5082 SectionTimePlacePeer Teacher 507MW 10:20-11:10RDMC 111CVincent Garcia argetlam001@neo.tamu.edu 508MW 4:10-5:00RDMC 111BChris Harris ceh2210@neo.tamu.edu

3. Course Mechanics Prerequisites: – A high school or college programming course – Computer science major or minor (or considering) – Honors eligibility Textbook: Programming Principles and Practice Using C++, Bjarne Stroustrup Labs: Attendance strongly encouraged! CSCE 121-507/5083

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 121-507/5084

5. Week ofTopicReading 8/30IntroductionChs 1, 2, 3 9/6Computation; ErrorsChs 4, 5 9/13, 9/20Writing a Calculator ProgramChs 6, 7 9/27Functions, etc.Ch 8 10/4Classes, etc.Ch 9 10/11Input and OutputChs 10, 11 10/18A Display ModelCh 12 10/25Graphics ClassesChs 13, 14 11/1Graphing; GUIsChs 15, 16 11/8VectorsChs 17, 18 11/15Containers and Iterators; Algorithms and MapsChs 20, 21 11/22Text Manipulation; HistoryChs 23, 22 11/29Numerics; Embedded Systems Programming; TestingChs 24, 25, 26 12/6C LanguageCh 27 CSCE 121-507/5085

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 121-507/5086 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 121-507/5087