CompSci 6
Program Design and Analysis I
Course Description
Design and implementation of programs to solve problems in Computer Science, Engineering, and Natural Sciences. Object-oriented programming using Java, analysis of programs and algorithms, reading, modifying, and designing classes, data structures including arrays, sets, and maps. Intended as an introduction for majors and those interested in programming and Computer Science with applications in the sciences. We use the programming language Java and the Eclipse environment.
Course Announcements
- Student recursive art and winners
- Prof. Rodger's hours next week (subject to change, check before coming
over as I will update here).
- Monday May 3, 9am-11, noon-2:15pm
- Tuesday May 4, 9am-10:45am, 1:00-2:15pm
- Wednesday May 5, 10am-11:30am, 1:00-2:15pm
- Thursday May 6, 10am-2:15pm
- Friday May 7, 10:00am-11am, noon-2:15pm
- Monday, April 5, 2010: Prof. Rodger's will have extra office hours today from 10-11:30am,
and 1-3:30pm. There will be no consulting hours Monday night from 9-11pm as
Maggie is out of town.
- Classwork 18 is due by April 13.
- NOTE the Exam II is moved to April 8. A practice exam (several exams
actually) will be handed
out on March 30. Practice writing code on paper before the review period.
- Prof. Rodger's Office hours on January 27, 28 and 29 are shifted.
On Wednesday Jan. 28 they are 9am-11:30am. On Thursday Jan 29 they
are 3:30pm-4:25pm. On Friday Jan 30 they will be 1-2pm.
- Prof. Rodger's Office hours on January 14 are shifted
to 2:30-3:15pm.
- January 14 is the first day of class.
- The format of this class will consists of both lectures and
group problem solving in groups. Some problems will be worked on paper and
other problems will be worked on laptops.
There is no separate lab for this course.
- Should I bring a laptop to class?
Please bring a laptop to class if you have one. Having your own laptop in class will help you with the problem solving. It will also be easier to have your work on your own laptop. If you don't have a laptop, you can pair up with someone who does have a laptop.
- HELP - How do I get help?
We will setup consulting hours and office hours, they will be posted on the CompSci 6 web page starting next week.
You can also post questions on the course bulletin board. Please try to be explicit as possible (Having trouble setting up your computer, please tell us what type of computer, operating system, etc...). If you are shy and want to post your questions anonymously, then don't login and your post will be from "guest"
Required Background:
This is a course for Computer Science majors or those who want to gain more experience with programming. The course assumes prior experience with programming using variables, conditionals, loops, functions, and collections (lists, arrays). This experience can be in another programming language. We do start from the beginning with Java so it is possible to also take this course as a beginner, but the first few weeks will feel fast paced for beginners. Additionally, students should have familiarity with the material covered in Mathematics 31 (or take it concurrently with this course).
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