McMaster University

SFWR ENG 2S03, Term II 2017-2018

Programming

Instructor

Dr. M. v. Mohrenschildt, ITB 167 ex: 23844,
Office hours: To be determined or by appointment (please e-mail for appointment).

Lectures, Tutorials

Lectures: Mo,We,Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM PC 155
Tutorials:

Tu 5:30PM - 6:20PM BSB 104
Fr 11:30AM - 12:20PM

Midterm

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, Wednesday, February 14, 2018 (class time), UH 213
The list of topics
Sample midterm (this was later in the term). here

Teaching Assistants

To be announced

Course Information on Web

The study material and the latest information about the course is here: HERE (you need a password that you are given in class).
This document is located at: http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/~mohrens/2s03/outline.html.
(Or go to my home page and then to SFWR ENG 2s03)

Grades, Mid-term, Assignments, and Exams

There will be one mid-term, assigments and one final examination.
The final examination will be scheduled by the Registrars office in the usual way. It will be two hours in duration and cover the material of the course, handouts and lab-assignments. Calculators (the standard McMaster calculator) will not be permitted in the mid-term and the final.
Midterm test will be returned during a the lectures. The ones not picked up will be placed in a pick up box at my office. No responsibility for loss of assignments can be assumed by either instructor or the teaching assistants. Any complains about grading should be done in written and within two weeks of the return date.
Any mid-term written in pencil can not be remarked.
The instructor does not accept late doctors notices, if you write a mid-term then the mark is yours. If you do not write a test and do not provide an acceptable doctors notice then it is marked with 0. The instructor reserves the right to conduct any deferred exams orally.
The final grade will be based on the mid-term, the assigments and the two-hour final examination. There is one marking scheme.
Midterm 30% , Assignments: 10%, Final 60%.
"The instructor and university reserve the right to modify elements of the course during the term. The university may change the dates and deadlines for any or all courses in extreme circumstances. If either type of modification becomes necessary, reasonable notice and communication with the students will be given with explanation and the opportunity to comment on changes. It is the responsibility of the student to check their McMaster email and course web sites weekly during the term and to note any changes."

Assignments

There will be 5 assignments. Assignment 0 is installing the gcc compiler, no credit for this.

Major Topics

The following outline is approximate.

The concept of programming
Intro to C
C types
C control structures
Sequential structures, static dynamic, file IO. (List, stack, queue).
Sorting and Searching 1
Tree structures
Sorting and Searching 2
Logic of decition making , booleans, propositions, predicates
Finite State machines
C++ concepts

Learning Objectives

Learning objectives are measured and reported to the CEAB as part of the accreditation process.

Students should know and understand
- C programming concepts
- Stacks, Lists, Trees (basic data structures)
- Dynamic and Dynamic Memory
- Booleans, propositions, predicates
- Finite State machines as a model of computation
- Sorting and searching
- Principles of professional programming
Students should be able to
- Write proper C programs
- Implement the the basic structures (stack, tree, list,tree) static and dynamic
- File IO
- Debugging and testing
- Finite state machines as a programming patter

Note

Class participation, changes

This is not an online course. The web resources do not make up for not coming to the lectures. It is the concept of accredited CEAB education that you spend time in front of a professional engineer teaching you material. I will not take attendance, it is your responsibility to attend all classes.
The instructor and university reserve the right to modify elements of the course during the term. The university may change the dates and deadlines for any or all courses in extreme circumstances. If either type of modification becomes necessary, reasonable notice and communication with the students will be given with explanation and the opportunity to comment on changes. It is the responds ability of the student to check their McMaster email and course websites weekly during the term and to note any changes.

Discrimination

"The Faculty of Engineering is concerned with ensuring an environment that is free of all adverse discrimination. If there is a problem that cannot be resolved by discussion among the persons concerned individuals are reminded that they should contact there Chair, the Sexual Harassment Office or the Human Rights Consultant, as soon as possible."

Academic Dishonesty

You are expected to exhibit honesty and use ethical behaviour in all aspects of the learning process. Academic credentials you earn are rooted in principles of honesty and academic integrity.

Academic dishonesty is to knowingly act or fail to act in a way that results or could result in unearned academic credit or advantage. This behaviour can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty?") and/or suspension or expulsion from the university.

It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various types of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, located at http://www.mcmaster.ca/academicintegrity .

The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:

Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other credit has been obtained.
Improper collaboration in group work.
Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.

Calculators

Calculators (the standard McMaster calculator) are not used in this course and their use will not be permitted during tests and final.