Welcome to Computer Science II for Majors

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Welcome to Computer Science II for Majors

• CMSC 202 Spring 2000

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Course Prerequisites

• CMSC 201 (grade of B or better) or equivalent
• MATH 151 (grade of C or better) or equivalent

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CMSC Gateway Warning!

• If you started college for the first time in
  Summer 1998 or later you are under the CMSC
  Gateway and must complete CMSC 201 and CMSC 202
  with a grade of B or better. Because of the
  registrars rules regarding class sequences,
  students who received a C in 201 must retake CMSC
  201 before taking CMSC 202. If you choose not to
  retake CMSC 201 you cannot graduate as a computer
  science major.
• You have been warned.

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Required Skills

• Fluency in C or C. This means
• Basic data types (int, float, etc.)
• Control structures (if, while, for, etc.)
• Arrays (single and multi-dimensional)
• Functions
• Compound data types (struct)
• Creating working programs (writing, compiling,
  debugging)
• Top down design (problem decomposition)

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Required Skills (contd)

• Header files
• Arithmetic, relational, and logical operators
• File I/O
• Strings
• Pointers

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Enrolling in a closed section

• Go to room ECS 208 and fill out the paperwork for
  enrolling in a closed section. After I give
  authorization you will need to register for the
  class yourself.

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CMSC 202 Topics

• C programming
• Problem solving (continued)
• Object-oriented design and data abstraction
• Recursion
• Sorting
• Basic data structures (stacks, queues, trees,
  hash tables)
• Asymptotic analysis

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Course Web Page

• All materials for this class can be found at
• http//www.csee.umbc.edu/courses/undergraduate/20
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• Read the syllabus for this course online
  immediately.

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Grades

• Your grade for the class will be broken down as
  follows
• Projects (45)
• Exam 1 (15)
• Exam 2 (15)
• Final Exam (25)

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Grading Scale

• Grades will be given as follows
• 90 lt A lt 100
• 80 lt B lt 90
• 70 lt C lt 80
• 60 lt D lt 70
• 0 lt F lt 60

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Academic Dishonesty

• Dont cheat. Period.
• This means dont
• Share code (hardcopy or electronic)
• Bring answers in to the test outside of your head.

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Discussion Sections

• Discussion is for your benefit
• Discussions are supplements
• Discussion should help solidify lecture material
• Some new material may be covered in discussion,
  but you will not be responsible for it.

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Programming Projects

• Five projects (5, 5, 10, 10, 15)
• 1 in C, 4 in C
• Do your own work dont share code.
• Submitted electronically.
• Test this with project 0
• Accepted up to two (2) days late. -10 per day.
• Use the class coding/commenting standards.

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Getting Help

• Ask questions
• Go to discussion
• Office hours (posted on the web)
• Email
• CSHC and UCS Consultants
• Remember, UCS staff cannot help with project
  assignments.