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Spring 2004 Semester

 

Course Schedule: CSCI101A

 

Introduction to Computer Programming Using C++

 

This document is current at: Wednesday 31st March 2004, 7:15 PT

 

 

 

Schedule subject to change (please check this schedule regularly)

 

Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:55 – 3:55 pm, Room 6

 

Instructor: Dr Anne H. Dawson

 

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Date                        Activities                                                  Lectures                                                     Reading

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AP = Assignment Presentation    HW = Homework                                                                             Textbook

SR = Status Report 

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Week 1                  Course Details    Quiz 1                  Lecture: "Introduction to C++ Programming"  Chapter 1

Jan 5 - Jan 9           Lab Assignment 1   (Cancelled)                   "Introduction to C++ Programming"  Chapter 1

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Week 2                  Quiz 2 (on Chap 1)                                                              Lecture:  "C++ Basics" Chapter 2    

Jan 12 - Jan 16       Lab Assignment 2                                                                               "C++ Basics" Chapter 2

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Week 3                 HW1 issued  Q3 (on Ch1&2) AP   Lect: "Procedural Abstraction and Functions" Chapter 3

Jan 19  - Jan 23     Lab Assignment 3                   SR             "Procedural Abstraction and Functions" Chapter 3

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Week 4                 Quiz 4 (on Chaps 1&2&3)     AP                                       Lecture:   "Functions"  Chapter 4

Jan 26  - Jan 30     HW1 due  Lab Assignment 4                                                            "Functions"  Chapter 4

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Week 5                Q5 (on Ch 4)                            AP     Lect: "Objects and Classes - I/O Streams" Chapter 5

Feb 2 - Feb 6         Lab Assignment 5     HW2 issued          "Objects and Classes - I/O Streams" Chapter 5

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Week 6                  Quiz 6 (on Chap 5)                AP         Lecture: "Defining Classes and ADTs" Chapter 6

Feb 9 - Feb 13       Lab Assignment 6                 SR                         "Defining Classes and ADTs" Chapter 6

                                Friday 13 Feb - Mon 16th Feb - Mid-term Break, College closed   

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Week 7                  Friday 13 Feb - Mon 16th Feb - Mid-term Break, College closed                                    

Feb 16 - Feb 20     Quiz 7 (on Chap 6)     HW2 due   AP          Lecture:   "More Flow of Control" Chapter 7

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Week 8                  Lab Assignment 7                                                          "More Flow of Control" Chapter 7

Feb 23 - Feb 27     The Midterm Exam (30% -on the topics of Chapter 1 to 7)

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Week 9                  Exam Results and Review    SR

Mar 1 - Mar 5        Quiz 8 (on Chap 7)                AP                                      Lecture: "Arrays"  Chapter [10||9]

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Week 10               Lab Assignment 8                                                                            "Arrays"  Chapter [10||9]

Mar 8 - Mar 12      Quiz 9 (on Arrays)               AP                                       Lecture: "Strings" Chapter [11||10]

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Week 11                Lab Assignment 9               SR                                                       "Strings" Chapter [11||10]              

Mar 15 - Mar 19     Quiz 10 (on Strings)  FA   Lects: "Pointers" "Pointers and Dynamic Arrays" Ch [12||11]

                                Friday 19 Mar - Course Drop Deadline                                                                                  

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Week 12                                                                         Lecture: "Pointers and Linked Lists"   Chapter [15||14]

Mar 22 - Mar 26    Quiz 11 (on P&DA)  Lab Assignment 10  "Pointers and Linked Lists"   Chapter [15||14]

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Week 13               Final Assignment                 SR         

Mar 29 - Apr 2      Final Assignment due         Final Assignment Presentations (10%)                     

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Week 14              The Final Exam (40% - on all of the above topics)

Apr 3 - Apr 14     Date of Final Exam:  Wednesday 7th April, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Room 205

                              Check Administration office notice board for any updates.

                              Report exam conflicts (within this college) ASAP.

                                                                                           

                               (Mid-term 30%, Quizzes 10% and Homework and Lab Assignments 10%)  

                               

                                Friday 9 April 2004 - Good Friday - College Closed

                                Monday 12 April 2004 - Easter Monday - College Closed

                                

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Tuesday 20th April 2004   -   Marks mailed out to students

Monday  26th April 2004  -   Summer Semester Classes Begin