CIS 15BG

Intermediate Problem Solving in C

Winter 2012

CRN	Schedule ID	Location
30584	CIS 15BG.-04Y	AT312

• Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30-2:45 PM in AT312
• Instructor will be online on Catalyst on Fridays, 9:30-11:50 AM
• 4.5 Units

Course Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR: Cynthia Lee-Klawender (http://www.deanza.edu/faculty/leeklawendercynthia/ )

OFFICE HOURS, OFFICE: Mondays 3:00-3:50 PM (in AT312 or F41C), Tuesdays 12:30-1:00 PM (in F41C), Wednesdays 3:00-3:50 PM (in AT312 or F41C), & Thursdays 12:30-1:00 PM (in F41C), or by appointment in F41C (between L4 & L6 buildings)

PHONE: (408) 864-8609, E-mail:  LeeKlawenderCynthia@deanza.edu  for questions, but submit programming homework assignments on Catalyst (see instructions for Catalyst below)

PREREQUISITE: CIS 15AG or equivalent (review C at: http://voyager.deanza.edu/~cis_review)

ADVISORY:  English Writing 100B and Reading 100 (or Language Arts 100), or English as a Second Language 172 and 173. Also recommended, CAOS 70AA (computer keyboarding).

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  A continuation of Introduction to Computer Programming in C.  Topics covered include pointers in parameters & arrays, strings, multidimensional arrays, dynamic allocation, structures and linked lists.

TEXTBOOK:     Computer Science, A Structured Programming Approach Using C, Third Edition (if you already have the Second Edition, you don't need to get the Third one)

        by Forouzan & Gilberg (Thomson Course Technology Publishing)

        ISBN: 0-534-49132-4

LECTURE NOTES: Will be provided online on Catalyst

CLASS NOTES:  Many of the problems we solve in class and announcements will be posted in Catalyst (http://catalyst.deanza.edu ).

COMPUTER LAB:     You may use our computer lab or your own (or another) computer and compiler.  If you  don't use our computer lab, you need to have a C compiler (C++ compiler recommended) in order to do homework assignments.   If you use our computer lab, you will automatically have an account in the ATC Computer Lab if you were registered in the class before the first day (if you're adding, add online in Admissions office, wait about 20 min. before using the ATC lab).  Bring a USB flash drive/diskette/zip disk to the Computer Lab to back up your programs or remember to email to yourself.

 

COURSE OUTLINE (subject to change):

This is a hybrid course.  Class will meet on campus on Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30-2:45 PM.  The instructor will be online on Catalyst on Fridays 9:30-11:50 AM.

	Dates	Topics	Resources
Week 1	Jan. 9 - 11	Review of CIS 15AG	Lecture notes
Week 2	Jan. 16 - 18	HOLIDAY JAN. 16 Review of One-dim. Arrays	Textbk Ch. 8
Week 3	Jan. 23- 25	Review of Pointers Test 1	Textbk Ch. 9
Week 4	Jan. 30 - Feb. 1	Strings Multidimensional Arrays	Textbk Ch. 11 Textbk Ch. 8
Week 5	Feb. 6 - 8	Arrays & Pointers (traversal)	Textbk Ch. 10
Week 6	Feb. 13 - 15	Test 2 Arrays of Pointers	Textbk Ch. 10
Week 7	Feb. 20 - 22	HOLIDAY FEB. 17-20 Dynamic Alloc. (malloc, etc.)	Textbk Ch. 10
Week 8	Feb. 27 - 29	Pointers to Pointers Structures, typedef	Textbk Ch. 9 Textbk Ch. 12
Week 9	Mar. 5 - 7	Structures, cont'd Test 3	Textbk Ch. 12 Textbk Ch. 12
Week 10	Mar. 12 - 14	Arrays of Structures, Array of Pointers to Structures
Week 11	Mar. 19, 21, 26	Intro. to Linked Lists	Textbk Ch. 15
Week 12	Thurs., Mar. 29	FINAL EXAM 1:45-3:45 PM	Comprehensive

EVALUATION:

                    Prog. Assignments (5) 25% (Each = 5%)

                    Participation                 6% (includes CodeLab)

                    Tests (3)                      45% (Each test = 15%)

                    Final Exam                 24%

                                                     100%

                Letter grade breakdown is below

 

MAKE-UP TESTS:    NO MAKE-UP TESTS WILL BE GIVEN!  Please notify the instructor ASAP if you know you will be missing a test.

PROGRAM GRADING:  Each programming assignment will be graded as follows:

24 points:        Does the program correctly & completely solve the problem?

  8 points:        Is the listing commented & indented?  Will I understand what the program is doing? 

                       Is the program efficient?

10 points:         Is the program design included and complete?

  8 points:        ON TIME! (1 point deducted starting day after due date + every other day late--CAN'T TURN IN 3 WEEKS after due date!)

50 points possible (for each programming assignment)

NOTE: During finals week, late programming assignments will have 1 point PER DAY deducted.  NOTHING WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER FINAL EXAM!

EXTRA CREDIT:

Maximum of 5 extra credit projects may be counted!  If the project is other than given with the programming assignments, it must be approved by the instructor before they are attempted or it may not be accepted. This will be discussed later in the semester.  The extra credit projects are due by the final exam, and must include the source file(s) and output.  (Note:  Extra credit will only be counted if the student is receiving less than an A+.)

WITHDRAWING FROM CLASS:

I will not automatically drop anyone from class, even if you stop attending classes. If you wish to discontinue the class, you must go the Admissions Office yourself to officially drop from the class or you may receive a grade of 'F'.

GRADING BREAKDOWN (adding each score/max-points * weight):

A+		Total Percent >=	97.0
A	90.5	<= Total % <	97.0
A-	87.5	<= Total %<	90.5
B+	84.5	<= Total % <	87.5
B	80.5	<= Total % <	84.5
B-	77.5	<= Total% <	80.5
C+	74.5	<= Total% <	77.5
C	69.5	<= Total% <	74.5
D+	65.5	<= Total% <	69.5
D	60.5	<= Total% <	65.5
D-	57.5	<= Total% <	60.5
F	Total Percent <		57.5

 

PARTICIPATION DETAILS:

• Participating in class will be 4% of your total %
• CodeLab exercises will be 2% of your total % (login information and exercises to do will be given in class)

CATALYST instructions:

Wherever you have internet access, go to: https://catalyst.deanza.edu/ and follow the instructions.  If you have never created a Catalyst account, follow the instructions for creating one.  If you're enrolled in this class, you will have a link to Catalyst materials for this class.  Check this at least once per week!

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