Instructor: Dr. Shaun D. Ramsey Email: sramsey2@washcoll.edu (preferred contact method) Phone: (410)810-7485 Office: DUNN N102 Office Hours: MW 10:30, T 11:30
---------------------------------------- CSI 202 - Computer Science II Fall 2015 Website: http://shaunramsey.com/202 Classroom/Meetings: DUNN N103 1:30-2:20pm Text: Liang (from CSI 201) Tentative Exam Dates: 10/9, final during finals week Grade Breakdown: Exams (30% each), Homework, Classwork, Quizzes (30% combined), Attendance and Participation (10%) Overview and Advising: CSI 202 is primarily a course in data structures using C++. The semester begins with a quick review of programming in C++. The course continues with in depth exploration of pointers and their basic data structures as well as the standard template library and its data structures. Finally, topics in advanced data structures, such as trees and tree balancing, are considered. CSI 201 is a prerequisite for this course and strong programming fundamentals are required to survive and thrive. This course is a fast-paced course with many topics to cover spanning the gamut of introductory problem solving in computer science. Revisiting the material here often results in a stronger and more efficient programmer. Suggestions: Get into a group. You may point out programming errors and discuss design with others, but all code must be of your own creation. Copying the code of another might help you pass an assignment (if you are not caught), but your ability with programming will definitely reveal itself during the examinations if this is how you get by homework. General Schedule: Week 1 Review Week 2 Strings and Dynamic Memory Week 3 Pointers and Linked Lists Week 4 Linked Lists and Code Week 5 Catch-up, Review Week 6 Midterm, STL continued Week 7 Tree introduction Week 8 Coding w/ Trees Week 9 Balancing Trees Week 10 Catch-up, Balancing Week 11 Coding Balanced Trees Week 12 Trees and Optimizations Week 13 Sorting Mechanisms Week 14 Catch-up, Sorts, Review
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory in this course. On your sixth absence, you automatically fail the course. As a matter of courtesy, you are expected to notify Dr. Ramsey before class describing the reason of your absence. You must be present on the day of an exam or you will receive a 0. There is no distinction between excused and unexcused absences. It is quite likely that I will email you to discuss the reasons you have missed the class, but it is ultimately your duty to keep track of your absences and to contact me. Missing a class may result in missed classwork and/or quizzes. There are no make-up quizzes or classwork. It is your responsibility to obtain assigned homework, announcements and class notes from a classmate. Coming late to class will also count against you. In this case, every two late arrivals (lates) count as an absence. Thus you fail the course with 12 lates or 6 absences or any mix of the two that add up to 6. Examples are: 2 lates and 5 absences, 4 lates and 4 absences, 6 lates and 3 absences, and so on. Accommodations: If you have an accommodation that has been reported to the college, please let me know as soon as possible so I can work to meet your accommodation. You must notify me of any necessary accommodation at least two weeks prior to the requirement. Academic Honesty: You are always subject to the Honor Code of Washington College. Always sign the honor code on materials that you hand in (including homework and exams). All work must be your own.
Exams: The final exam will be administered during its scheduled slot during final exam week. An absence on the day of the exam will result in a grade of 0. Except in cases of very extreme emergency, exams must be taken on the day the exam is given. Before a make-up test is scheduled, documentation of the extreme emergency must be given. Make-up exams for tests missed due to an extreme emergency will be arranged for a time that is mutually convenient for the student and Dr. Ramsey.