CSC126

FALL 2010

Instructor: Professor: Herbert Schanker

Office: 4N 206

Phone: (718)982-2975

Office hours: Tuesday 5:30-6:30

Thursday 2:30-3:30 and by appointment. Occasionally I will be at college meetings during this time.

Email: herbert.schanker@csi.cuny.edu

CSC126, Introduction to Computer Science, meets for 6 hours per week, two hours of which are spent in the computer laboratory.

Attendance is expected for all class hours, including lab hours, and will be counted as part of your final grade for the course. Outside of class hours, you may complete your lab work on any computer that has the proper software.

TEXT: C++ Programming: From Problem Analysis To Program Design, Fifth Edition

D. S. Malik, Course Technology, ISBN 13: 978-0-538-79808-2

ISBN 10: 0-538-79808-4

If you have the fourth edition, you may use it for this semester.

COURSE INFORMATION: Information about the course, including all handouts,

assignments, and announcements can be obtained by

following the CS126 link from: http://www.cs.csi.cuny.edu/~schanker

If you miss any class, you are expected to look at the web site, complete all assignments and readings on time, and be prepared for all scheduled exams and quizzes.

Syllabus (subject to slight modifications)

Week 1 Chapter 1 An Overview of Computers and Programming Languages,

Chapter 2 Basic Elements of C++

Week 2 Chapter 2

Week 3 Chapter 3 Input/Output

Week 4 Chapter 4 Selection Structures

Week 5 Chapter 4 Selection Structures

Week 6 Chapter 5 Repetition Structures

Week 7/8 Chapter 5 Repetition Structures

Week 7/8 Exam I

Week 9 Chapter 6 Functions

Week 10 Chapters 7 Functions

Week 11 Strings & Arrays Chapter 8 pgs 446 – 464, Chapter 9

Week 12 Strings and Arrays, Array Applications - Searching

Sorting (Linear and Binary search, Bubble, Selection and Insertion Sort), Chapter 10

Week 13/14 Exam II

Week 14 Finish Searching and Sorting, Pointers, Chapter 14 pgs 792 – 800

Week 15 Final Exam Review, Optional Topics