Course |
COSC
1560 – Computer Programming II |
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Section |
05 – Downtown Campus, Thursday |
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Instructor |
Name: Stan Webb Home Phone: 314-846-5717 Business Phone: 314-577-3934 Fax: 314-577-9484 Personal email: stanwebbstl@aol.com Business email: stanley.webb@anheuser-busch.com Website: www.stanwebb.net |
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Course Description |
Uses the C++ language to study the major issues in data management: data entry verification, file design and maintenance, and report generation. May be repeated once for credit. Only offered in a 16-week format. |
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Incoming Competencies |
Prerequisite: COSC 1550 with grade of B or better |
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Learning Outcomes |
At the completion of this course this student will be able to:
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Textbooks |
Alternate Version of Starting Out with C++, 4th
Edition, Tony Gaddis, Judy Walters, and Godfrey Muganda, Scott Jones, ISBN
1-57676-127-4 |
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Course Requirements |
1. There will be four tests during the semester. Each test will cover two chapters from the text. All tests combined will account for 50% of the student's grade. 2. Collectively, programming assignments and exercises will count for 50% of the student's grade. The exercises will be due at the beginning of the class on the due date indicated. Programming assignments are due at the end of the class on the due date indicated. There will be at least one exercise assignment and one programming assignment for each week. The programming assignment will often consist of multiple programs. 3. A late assignment will receive a 10% deduction for each week it is late. 4. There will be opportunities to earn extra credit. |
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Grading |
Grading Scale
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University Policies |
University policies are provided in the
current course catalog and course schedules. They are also available on the
university website. This class is governed by the university’s published
policies. The following policies are of particular interest:
Academic HonestyThe university is committed to high standards of academic honesty. Students will be held responsible for violations of these standards. Please refer to the university’s academic honesty policies for a definition of academic dishonesty and potential disciplinary actions associated with it. Students are encouraged to help each other with assignments. However, every student is expected to do his/her own work. Copying another student’s programs constitutes cheating and is subject to disciplinary action. Drops and WithdrawalsShould you choose to drop or withdraw from this course, the date on which you notify the university of your decision will determine the amount of tuition refund you receive. Please refer to the university policies on drops and withdrawals (published elsewhere) to find out what the deadlines are for dropping a course with a full refund and for withdrawing from a course with a partial refund. |
Course Policies |
· Class attendance is required. If a student misses a class, the student is responsible for the material covered in class. · If a student must miss a class due to an emergency, he/she is required to inform the instructor of the circumstances as soon as possible. · This syllabus may be revised at the discretion of the instructor without the prior notification or consent of the student. · All classes will meet for entire scheduled time. |
Course Schedule |
The first class meets on |
Week 1( |
Main Topics: · Review of topics from COSC 1550: Computer Programming I · Introduction to the debugger program |
Week 2( |
Sections Covered: ·
Section 7.1 – 7.4 Main Topics: · Abstract data types · Structures · Initializing and accessing structures · Arrays of structures · Nested structures |
Week 3(09/07/06) |
Sections Covered: · 7.5 – 7.9, 8.13 Main Topics: · Structures as function arguments · Returning a structure · Abstract Data Types and object-oriented programming · Arrays of Structures |
Week 4(09/14/06) |
Sections Covered: · 7.10 – 7.11 Main Topics: · Introduction to Classes Test 1: · 7.1 – 7.9 |
Week 509/21/06) |
Sections Covered: · 7.12 – 7.13 Main Topics: · Introduction to Classes · Multi-file projects · Header files and .cpp files |
Week 6(09/28/06) |
Sections Covered: · 7.14 – 7.16, 8.14 Main Topics: · Constructors · Destructors · Arrays of Class Objects |
Week 7(10/06/06) |
Sections Covered: · 7.17-7.18 and 13.1 Main Topics: · Input Validation Objects · Using private member functions · Text Files |
Week 8(10/12/06) |
Sections Covered: · 10.1 – 10.5 Main Topics: · Getting the address of a variable · Pointer arithmetic · Initializing pointers Test 2: ·
7-11 – 7.18, 8.14, and 13.1 |
Week 9(10/26/06) |
Sections Covered: · 10.6 – 10.11 Main Topics: ·
Comparing
Pointers ·
Dynamic
Memory Allocation ·
Pointers
to structures and objects |
Week 10(11/02/06) |
Sections Covered: · 11.1 – 11.2 Main Topics: ·
The
“this” pointer ·
Constant
member functions ·
Static
member functions |
Week 11(11/09/06) |
Sections Covered: · 12.1–12.6 Main Topics: ·
Processing
C-strings ·
Processing
characters ·
Processing
character arrays ·
Using
pointers to characters and character arrays |
Week 12(11/16/06) |
Sections Covered: ·
12.7 –
12.9 Main Topics: ·
String class ·
String class functions Test 3: ·
10.1 – 12.6 |
Week 13(11/23/06) |
Extra Assignment to make up for Thanksgiving Holiday |
Week 14(11/30/06) |
Sections Covered: · 13.2–13.10 Main Topics: ·
Binary files ·
Random Access Files |
Week 15(12/07/06) |
Sections Covered: · 14.1-14.5 Main Topics: ·
Recursion and recursive functions |
Week 16(12/14/06) |
Final Exam: ·
Comprehensive |