CPS 6: Syllabus

This is an abridged version of the syllabus for this course. Click here to see the postscript version that contains all the information.

Professor: Owen Astrachan

Office: LSRC D241
Office Hours: Tue: 10:30-12:00pm, Fri: 1-2:30pm (or anytime for a quick question)
Email: ola
Phone: 660-6522

Professor: Susan Rodger

Office: LSRC D237
Office Hours: Mon: 4-5:30pm, Wed: 10-11:30am (or anytime for a quick question)
Email: rodger
Phone: 660-6595

Graduate TA: Geoff Cohen

Office: LSRC D203
Office Hours: Mon 11:00-12:00, Thu. 3:30-4:30
Email: gac@cs.duke.edu
Phone: 660-6509

Course Meeting Time

Mon,Wed: Gross Chem room 107, 2:20-3:35
You should also be assigned to a lab that meets one day a week.

Lab Sections and TAs

Tues. (9:10)
- Head: Rachel Pottinger (rap@cs.duke.edu)
- Chris Jenkins (cjj1@acpub.duke.edu)
Tues. (10:55)
- Lee Graham (ljg2@acpub.duke.edu)
- Virginia Knight (vak@acpub.duke.edu)
- Head: Jason Salemme (salami@acpub.duke.edu)
Tues. (2:15)
- Trevor Selby (trevor@acpub.duke.edu)
- Head: Rachel Pottinger (rap@cs.duke.edu)
- Michael Santoro (mrs1@acpub.duke.edu)
Wed. (3:55)
- Jason Salemme (salami@acpub.duke.edu)
- Head: Chris Loveland (cwl@acpub.duke.edu)
Thur. (2:15)
- Head: Michael Santoro (mrs1@acpub.duke.edu)
- Rachel Pottinger (rap@cs.duke.edu)
- Trevor Selby (trevor@acpub.duke.edu)

Graders

Wendy Elliot (wle@acpub.duke.edu)
Kevin Gross (krgross@acpub.duke.edu)
Alexander Keh (ank1@acpub.duke.edu)
Eric Gramond (eg1@acpub.duke.edu)
Jason Salemme (salami@acpub.duke.edu)

Course Description:

Problem-solving techniques using a computer. top-down decomposition and object-oriented solution methodologies, introduction to computer science, introduction to programming, programming in the C++ language, introduction to UNIX and programming environments, recursion, analysis of execution times, linked data structures, searching, and sorting.

Required Background:

This is the first course for computer science majors who have no programming experience. If you have significant programming experience (e.g., functions, procedures, arrays) with another programming language, you should consider enrolling in CPS 100E.

Text

A Computer Science Tapestry: Exploring Programming and Computer Science with C++, by Owen Astrachan. Available at the bookstore.
(optional) Introduction to the Public Unix Clusters at Duke. Available at the Gothic bookstore.
(optional) C++, How to Program, by Deitel and Deitel. Available at the bookstore.

Newsgroup

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