CPSC 219: Winter 2011

Grades for all term components (Note: your grades are listed in the form of the official University grade points - see the calendar if you are unfamiliar with them).

Tentative Schedule
Topics to be covered	Recommended reading 'C' procedural programming (Pearson custom publishing)	Recommended reading Java Object-Oriented programming (Absolute Java)
Introduction to the course (administrative information and course overview) Course introduction: [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes]
Procedural programming: Basics of C programming C programming I: [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]	Chapter 1 - 3
Procedural programming:  Advanced programming concepts in C C programming II: [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]	Chapter 4 - 8
Introduction to Java programming [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]		Chapter 1 - 3
Introduction to Object-Oriented programming [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]		Chapter 4, Chapter 12 (Pages 678 - 682)
Data structures: Lists [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]		Section 15.1
Advanced Java [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]		Section 5.1 - 5.3, Chapter 6, 11, Section 15.1
Code reuse through the use of hierarchies [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]		Chapter 7, 8, Chapter 12 (Pages 680 - 681), Section 13.1
Error handling with exceptions [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes]		Chapter 9
Introduction to graphical user interfaces Technical notes: [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Running GUI's on CPSC] Overview of HCI design principles:[Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes]		Chapter 17, 18
File input and output [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]		Chapter 10
Design and testing [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]
Packages and collections (if there is time) [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]		Packages: Section 5.4, Generics: Chapter 14, Collections: 16
Design patterns (if there is time) [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]		Section 12.2
Concurrent programming (if there is time) [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes][Examples]		Section 19.1
Problem solving [Acrobat notes] [PowerPoint notes]

 

Assignments and exams

	Assignment submission guidelines
	Information about academic misconduct (cheating vs. collaboration)
	Assignment 1 (Low level procedural programming): Worth 6% of your term grade, due February 4.
	Assignment 2 (Introduction to Java programming): Worth 3% of your term grade, due February 18.
	Assignment 3 (Introduction to Object-Oriented programming): Worth 3% of your term grade, due March 2.
	Assignment 4 (Lists): Worth 7% of your term grade, due March 11 March 14.
	Assignment 5 (Object-Oriented problem solving): Worth 10% of your term grade, due March 25, March 28.
	Assignment 6 (Inheritance):  Worth 10% of your term grade, due April 8.
	Assignment 7 (Graphical user interfaces): Worth 6% of your term grade, due April 15  April 29
	Quizzes: they will be conducted during tutorial time and will cover the procedural programming portion of the course. The total worth of all quizzes amounts of 5% of your term grade.
	First midterm: Worth 15% of your term grade, to be held during normal lecture time in the regular lecture room, Tuesday February 8. [Additional details]
	Second midterm: Worth 15% of your term grade, to be held during normal lecture time in the regular lecture room, Thursday March 17. [Additional details]
	Final exam: Worth 20% of your term grade, to be scheduled by the [Office of the Registrar] and will occur sometime between April 18 -29. [Additional details]
	Practice problems