1. General Introduction by Dr. Bun Yue Professor of Computer Science yue@uhcl.edu http://sce.uhcl.edu/yue/ 2013 yue@uhcl.edu http://sce.uhcl.edu/yue/ CSCI 3333 Data Structures

2. General Course Information I  CSCI 3333.3 (39434) W 7:00- 9:50pm Room to be determined  Instructor Dr. Bun Yue, Professor of Computer Science, Delta 163, 281-283-3864, yue@uhcl.edu URL: http://dcm.uhcl.edu/yue/

3. General Course Information II  Vijender Palakala: PalakalaV0928 at UHCL.edu  PC Lab, NT Lab, D238 (TA room:, 281-283-3845) or D156  Accounts: Ms. Krishani Abeysekera, or her assistants.Ms. Krishani Abeysekera

4. Textbook  M.A. Weiss. Data Structures & Problem Solving Using Java, 4th Edition. Addison Wesley/Pearson. 2009. (ISBN: 0321541405)Data Structures & Problem Solving Using Java  Author's resources: Dr. Weiss' Home Page, source code.Dr. Weiss' Home Pagesource code

5. Programming Languages  You can choose from C#, C++ or Java for your homework and programming assignments.  Java is encouraged.  Examination questions will be mostly language independent.

6. Language Issues  Computing students should be: Proficient in at least one object-oriented programming language. Know a spectrum of languages with various model:  OOP: e.g. Java, C++ or C#  DB language: e.g. SQL  Scripting language: e.g. Perl, Python, Ruby.  Logic programming language: e.g. Prolog  Functional language: e,g. Lisp  Rule-based language: CLIPS, XSLT

7. How to succeed?  Ask a lot of questions.  Participate in the class.  Do not fall behind.  Study hard.  Read book and lecture notes before coming to the class.  Seek helps.

8. Assignments  Start early.  Budget enough time.  Seek help if needed.  Get a thorough understanding of the requirement specifications.  Get a good design before coding  Good documentation at the beginning.

9. Questions and Comments?