CSE 1311 - 002 - Spring 2010 - Syllabus
Introductory Programming for Engineers and Scientists

Course web page: http://vlm1.uta.edu/~athitsos/courses/cse1311_spring2010
Lecture times: Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30pm-6:50pm
Classroom:NH 109
Textbook: C Primer Plus, 5th ed., Stephen Prata, ISBN: 0672326965

Instructor:

Vassilis Athitsos

Office: NH 309
Office telephone: 817-272-0155
Office hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, 2:00pm-3:00pm

Teaching assistant (GTA):

Xiao Cai
E-mail: xiao.cai@mavs.uta.edu
Office: ELB 324
Office telephone: 817-272-9236
Office hours: MWF 1:00pm-2:00pm

Course Description

Contents and Objectives:

 
This course introduces students to the algorithmic process and to programming in C using standard control structures, arrays, files, strings, pointers, bit manipulation and structures.

Prerequisite: MATH 1323 (or concurrently)

Course Objectives:

• Introduction to programming
• Introduction to the C programming language
• Learn good programming practices

Additional Course Materials:

 
These books are not required for the course, but you might find them helpful. The first three teach the C programming language. The last two deal more with the practice of programming in general.

• The C Programming Language, 2nd Ed, Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, ISBN: 0131103628. Dennis Ritchie is the creator of the C language and the first edition of this book was THE book on C for many years. It is rather terse and not completely up-to-date with the C standard, but if you want a short introduction to C you might find this book of interest.
• Introductory C with C++, Richard Petersen, ISBN: 097793764X. This is an introductory text that does a particularly good job of describing the uses of arrays and pointers.
• C Programming: A Modern Approach, 2nd Ed, K.N. King, ISBN: 0393979504. Very good book that includes coverage of C99 and clearly notes the differences between C89 and C99. It is probably best suited for someone with prior programming experience.
• Programming Pearls, 2nd Ed, Jon Bentley, ISBN: 0201657880. This book is based on a series of articles written by the author that take common programming problems and discuss good solutions to them.
• The Practice of Programming, Brian Kernighan and Rob Pike, ISBN: 020161586X. The authors discuss good programming practices, programming style, debugging, and so forth.

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Grading

Programming Assignments	20%
First Midterm	15 %
Second Midterm	20 %
Third Midterm	20 %
Final Exam	25 %

No late submissions will be accepted, except for documented emergencies according to UTA policy. Even in case of documented emergencies, the student should request permission from the instructor as early as possible. Computer/network crashes are not an acceptable excuse for late submissions.

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University Policies and Services

Drop Policy:

 
The standard UTA drop policy applies to this course.

Americans With Disabilities Act:

 
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Faculty members are required by law to provide "reasonable accommodations" to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing faculty of their need for accommodation and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels. Information regarding specific diagnostic criteria and policies for obtaining academic accommodations can be found at www.uta.edu/disability. Also, you may visit the Office for Students with Disabilities in room 102 of University Hall or call them at (817) 272-3364.

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"Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents’ Rules and Regulations, Series 50101, Section 2.2)

Student Support Services Available:

 
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