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Welcome to CS 211. This course focuses on software development tools and practices; debugging and testing; advanced language features; standard libraries; and code management.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in CS 141 (CS 102)
Course Information: 2 hours. Extensive computer use required.
Lab Assignments
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| Session( Day in Summer ) | Lecture Topic / Project Released | Lab Activities | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Monday | Pointer basics. Using pointers to access basic data and array elements. P1 - Array access with pointers | L1 - UNIX access & pointers to basic data. | Reese Chapter 1 |
| 2 - Tuesday | Program memory structure, dynamic memory, function parameter passing mechanisms, memory leaks | L2 - Pointers & arrays | Reese Chapters 2 & 3, not FP |
| 3 - Wednesday | Pointer access to 2D arrays. Structs with arrays and pointers. P2 - Pointers and Structures | L3 - Pointers and Structures | Reese Chapters 4 & 6, not LL |
| 4 - Thursday | Function pointers. Valgrind & print debugging. Command line arguments. | P1 Solution Review L4 - Command line args, Debug mode, and Valgrind. | Reese Chapters 3 FP |
| Weekend | |||
| 5 - Monday | Linked lists P3 - Linked Lists | P2 Solution Review L5 - Linked Lists | Reese Chapter 6 LL |
| 6 - Tuesday | Debugging with gdb | L6 - gdb | Oualline Chapter 17.4 |
| 7 - Wednesday | Style, Adages & Code Reviews P4 - Interconnected Structures | L7 - Code Reviews | Oualline Chapters 3, 30 & 17.1 |
| 8 - Thursday | Intro to C++ Classes P5 - Basic C++ Classes | P3 Solution Review L8 - Basic C++ Classes | Oualline Chapter 13, 28 |
| 3-day Weekend | Holiday Monday | ||
| 9 - Tuesday | P4 Solution Review Review Day / Q & A | Q & A & Midterm Exam Through Session 7 | |
| 10 - Wednesday | Advanced Classes, Inheritance P6 - Inheritance | L9 - Inheritance | Oualline Chapter 21 |
| 11 - Thursday | Modular development with #directives and make | P5 Solution Review L9B - Modular Development + | Oualline Chapters 10 & 23 |
| Weekend | |||
| 12 - Monday | Polymorphism and Exceptions P7 - Polymorphism | P6 Solution Review L11 - Polymorphism | Oualline Chapter 14, 22 |
| 13 - Tuesday | Version Control | L12 - Version Control | |
| 14 - Wednesday | Advanced Pointers / DS | L13 - BST Trees | Oualline Chapter 20 |
| 15 - Thursday | Types and Typecasting Odds and Ends | P7 Solution Review L14 | |
| Finals - Friday | Final Exam on Blackboard Collaborate. Two hours during normal lab window, 12:00-2:00 | Final Exam |