Prof. Burt Rosenberg Csc220: 022
Ungar 523 Section T: TR 5:00-6:15 PM
burt@cs.miami.edu MM 215
3 Credits, no W credit
Grader:
TBA
Goals
This is a second course in computer programming with emphasis
on the major algorithms and data structures encountered in
practice.
Programming
Of all the many intellectual activities that I
am aware of, programming is most like learning to
play a musical instrument. An important parallel
is that you cannot learn either without constant
practice. Perhaps goal number one of CSC 220 is
to create capable programmers, and thus you should
expect to write code at least three days a week
during the semester. Do not cram three days of
programming into one day, once a week. This doesn't
work learning to play a musical instrument, it
doesn't work for programming either.
Required Textbooks
Suggested Textbooks
Labs
The lab meets in room Ungar 426. We run a network of Linux
workstations with several development environments. You
should have a computer of your own and download
the free
JBuilder 6 Personal
Integrated Development Environment.
It's for free, but you must register.
To access the lab remotely, use Secure Shell to ssh to lab.cs.miami.edu. For Microsoft users, download the software and double click to install. This ssh also has an integrated Secure FTP based on a nice, drag-and-drop, GUI interface. Use this sftp to transfer files when remote.
Linux or FreeBSD users have ssh and sftp as part of the standard distribution. Macintosh users should surely have a similar program. Those running OS X can use SSH for FreeBSD.
Grades
The examinations in this course will require
the student to write complete code from scratch.
Please do not underestimate the difficulty of this.
Look at old exams with
solutions to acquaint yourself
with what is required and practice to achieve this
level of competence.
There will be a midterm and final, and programming assignments. The percentage weight for final grade determination will be roughly:
Programming assignments are graded 0-5, on a very rough scale.