COP 2500 Concepts in Computer Science Fall 2011

COP 2500 Concepts in Computer Science Fall 2011 Instructor Euripides Montagne Teaching assistants Sarah Loewy Yiyan Xiong Introduction-1

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SYLLABUS OVERVIEW • Office Hours – Euripides Montagne: HEC 217 – Mon. - Wed. – Fri. 10: 00 a. m – 11: 30 a. m. – Tues. – Thurs. 2: 00 p. m. – 4: 00 p. m. • Email – eurip@eecs. ucf. edu (include COP 2500 in subject line) – Be professional in your correspondence • Website – http: //www. eecs. ucf. edu/~eurip (there you will find a link to COP 2500) – Be sure to take notes in class • Text Book – E. Quigleyd, Java. Script by Example, 2 nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2011, ISBN 0 -13 -140162 -9 Introduction-3

SYLLABUS OVERVIEW (cont. ) • Class Times – Mon, Wed & Fri, 8: 30 a. m. - 9: 20 a. m. , COMM 101 • Final Exam – Wednesday December 7 (7: 00 a. m. – 9: 50 a. m. ). It will be comprehensive Final examination period in this URL: http: //www. registrar. ucf. edu/calendar/exam/2011/fall/ Other Dates – Aug. 25 Drop Deadline (by 11: 59 p. m. ) – Aug. 26 Add Deadline (by 11: 59 p. m. ) – Sep. 5 Labor Day, No classes. – Oct. 27 Withdrawal Deadline – Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day, No classes. – Nov. 24 -26 Thanksgiving , No classes. – Dec. 3 Last Class Introduction-4

SYLLABUS OVERVIEW (cont. ) • Attendance – Not taken but strongly encouraged • Lab. exercises will be assigned – Turned in during Lab. class. – Answers given in Lab. class only. • Tests & Exams – Closed book, closed notes – Essay – Simple calculators only • Academic Behavior – Cheating or other forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated • Please turn off all cell phones and pagers in class. Introduction-5

SYLLABUS OVERVIEW (cont. ) • Grading Based on: – – Lab. Assignments First Midterm Second Midterm Final Exam 30% 20% 30% • Guaranteed Grading Scale: – – – A B C D F 90 – 100% 80 – 85% 70 – 75% 60 – 65% Otherwise (88 – 89) = A(78 – 79) = B(68 – 69) = C(58 – 59) = D- (86 - 87) = B+ (76 – 77) = C+ (66 – 67) = D+ Introduction-6

Lab. Times • Section 11 --F 12: 30 p. m. to 1: 20 p. m. (ENG - 188) • Section 12 --F 1: 30 p. m. to 2: 20 p. m. (ENG – 188) • Section 13 --F 9: 30 a. m. to 10: 20 a. m. (ENG - 188) • Section 14 --F 10: 30 a. m. to 11: 20 a. m. (ENG - 188) • Section 15 --F 11: 30 a. m. to 12: 20 p. m. (ENG - 188) Introduction-7

COP 2500 Concepts in Computer Science Fall 2011 Do not forget! There is no Lab. this week Introduction-8

SYLLABUS OVERVIEW (cont. ) • Take advantage of multiple resources – – – Classroom lectures Required text book Lecture slides and review exercises Publishers web site and slides Use the internet or other text books See me and/or TAs during office hours or email us Introduction-9

Tentative Semester Plan • Basic Computer Architecture • Binary Math • Model of a Computer • Introduction to Algorithms and Functions • Basic data types and operations • Data Types and Structures • Program Control Mechanisms • Procedural Abstraction: Recursion, Iteration, Modularity • Data Structures: Arrays, Linked Lists, Stacks, Queues, Graphs. • String handling. • The Cost of Computation • The Hierarchy of Problems Introduction-10

Important Dates • Classes begin: August 22. • First Midterm exam: Wednesday, October 5, and Friday October 7. • Withdrawal deadline: Thursday, October 27. • Second Midterm exam: TBA. • Classes end: Saturday, December 3. • Final exam: Wednesday, December 7 (7: 00 a. m. – 9: 50 a. m. ). • • Fall Holidays are: Labor Day: Monday September 5, 2011 Veteran’s Day: Friday November 11, 2011 Thanksgiving: November 24 – 26, 2011 Academic calendar can be found in this URL: http: //www. registrar. sdes. ucf. edu/calendar/academic/2011/fall/ Introduction-11

COP 2500 Concepts in Computer Science Fall 2011 There is no Lab. this week Introduction-12

COP 2500 Concepts in Computer Science Fall 2011 Euripides Montagne Introduction-13