C/C++ Programming 1

	--Fall 2008			--Fall 2008
	--General			--Fall 2008
				--Requirements

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CMPSC 142: Course Information: Fall 2008

• COURSE TEXT:
  • REQUIRED: "C Primer Plus" Fifth Edition
  
  by Stephen Prata, Sams Publishing,
  ISBN 0-672-32696-5, Copyright© 2005, 984 pp. Paperback;
  List: $44.99

  
  

  • If you need additional help:
  
  "Schaum's Outlines: Programming with C++" Second Edition 
  by John Hubbard Osborne/McGraw-Hill
  ISBN:  0-07-135346-1, Copyright 2000 422pp.  Paperback; List: $18.95

  
  
  
  
  

  • On the Web...

  Blackboard Blackboard Tutorial Blackboard Video Tutorials Learning Support Freeware DJGPP C++ Compiler  Freeware Dev-C++ Compiler  C Programming tutorial  Dr. Dobbs Journal  C/C++ Users Journal  Comprehensive C++ info

  Research 101 Style Issues in C CPU Data Representation Bitwise Operators C string functions Swapping strings Array pointer swapping Reallocating memory in C "getline" fix for Visual C++ scanf & VC++ 2005 matrix multiplication Suggested Reading: "Dilbert

• OTHER MATERIALS:
• A USB memory stick or other offline storage (optional)
• a notebook for taking notes
• Two (2) Deluxe Locking Project File Folders DOCU Manager or equivalent
  (available at the EdCC Bookstore or Office Max)
  
 
• SOFTWARE USED:
• Microsoft Visual C++.Net 2005 (available in lab)
  -- also available free to current students through the department
    -- contact Misty Cline (ALD 235A) 8-10 am or 1-3 pm
  (It is recommended that students use a recent version of this compiler that is ANSI C++ compliant)
  (Other compilers may NOT be used without permission of the instructor)
   
• Successful completion of student responsibilities in this class requires access to BlackBoard via an Internet browser. Additional materials will be posted in the Cmpsc 142 area under "Course Materials". Instructions for access to BlackBoard may be located online at the following address: http://online.edcc.edu/study/Bb_login.html  Toll-free technical support (24/7 service) is available from the  BlackBoard site (Click on the HELP button located on the top of the page).

• FINAL EXAM:  Monday, December 8, 2008, 9:30 - 11:20 am
  TEST MUST BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME!

• COURSE WORK: Course work will include class discussion, programming assignments (including written documentation), written assignments, quizzes, tests, and a final comprehensive exam. There will be no make-up exams without sufficient reason AND prior notice of the absence. Quizzes will not necessarily be announced in advance.