1. Introduction to Programming Summer 2010 Akil M. Merchant

2. Who Am I ? Instructor: Akil Merchant – You can call me Akil (a-keel) Email: amm09f@fsu.edu Office hours: Send me an email or if required by appointment – If I don’t reply within 1 day, resend and complain Course website: – http://ww2.cs.fsu.edu/~merchant/progintro.html

3. Course Website Check the course website regularly – http://ww2.cs.fsu.edu/~merchant/progintro.html You will find all the slides used in this class Homework / Programming Assignments / Deadlines will be posted online Any other general announcements will be posted online

4. Course Objectives An introduction to computers and the art of programming Basic working knowledge of programming in C

5. Prerequisites None This course should get you started as a programmer. Develop an interest in problem solving

6. Textbooks Required : None Lots of online tutorials, forums available Books I will be roughly following : – “The C Programming Language”, Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie – “Let Us C”, Yashavant Kanetkar

7. Tentative Course Schedule Week 1 : Introduction to Computers Week 2 : Programming Concepts, Basics Week 3 onwards : Programming in C

8. Homework / Programming Assignments Expect about 4 to 5 individual programming assignments 1 every week Submit your source code by email by the deadline No final exam – you will be evaluated based on your participation in class and your homework No copying – there are tons of forums and places where you can get code on the internet, but..

9. Academic Integrity – No copying from anywhere – Don’t ask others for solutions and don’t give solutions to others. Dishonesty – Do not copy anything in this class – Try to get as much out of it as you can – Programming expertise comes only with experience

10. Accommodation for Disabilities – Register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC). – Bring a letter to me from the SDRC indicating you need academic accommodations. This should be done within the first week of class