CS/COE
0401 Intermediate Programming (using Java)
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Lecture
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Labs
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T H
11:00AM-12:15PM BENDM 426
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T 03:00-04:50PM SENSQ
6110
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W 10:00-11:50AM SENSQ
6110
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H 12:30-02:20PM SENSQ
6110
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Instructor: John C.
Ramirez - 6141 SENSQ
Phone: 624-8441
Email: ramirez@cs.pitt.edu
Web: http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~ramirez
Office Hours:
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Tuesday
2:30 to 3:30
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Wednesday
11:00 to 1:00
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Thursday 2:30
to 3:30
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and by
appointment
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Prerequisite: Previous
programming experience (preferably, but not necessarily, in Java). Experience must include variables,
expressions, control statements (loops and conditions), arrays, methods
(functions) and more. See Lecture 1 notes for more details on
prerequisite.
TA(s): David Goldberg
(Tues. 3PM lab) Email: dmg55@pitt.edu
Office Hours (5712 SENSQ): Check back
Ricardo Villamarin
(Wed. 10AM lab) See Ricardos Web page
for contact info and. O.H.
Michael Maksymowych
(Thurs. 12:30PM lab) Email: mam242@pitt.edu
O.H. (5712 SENS): Check back
Miao Zhou (Grading, all sections)
Email: miaozhou@cs.pitt.edu Office
Hours (6803 SENSQ): Monday 9-12 and 2:30-5:30
Online
Information
Text: Starting Out with Java, From Control
Structures through Objects, Fourth Edition, by Tony Gaddis [ISBN-10: 0-13-608020-0 , Publisher:
Addison Wesley]
Language/Environment:
Java 2 SDK version 1.5+ on Mac Minis,
PCs and Unix systems.
If you install your own version of the JDK, make sure it is at least
version 1.5.
Course
Policies:
General
Requirements
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Midterm
Exam:
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25%
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Final
Exam:
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25%
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Programming
Projects:
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30%
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Quizzes:
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10%
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Labs:
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10%
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- Each student is expected to do his/her own
work. For a first offense, a
student caught collaborating/cheating in
any way will receive a zero for the exam/homework/project in
question. In the event of a second
offense, the student will receive an F for the course and may be subject
to stronger action. Note:
Submissions that are alike in a substantive way (not due to coincidence)
will be considered to be cheating by ALL
involved parties. Please
protect yourselves by only storing
your files in private directories, and by retrieving all printouts promptly.
- Students are encouraged to attend all lectures,
which frequently include material that is not directly taken from the
text. If a student misses a
lecture, he/she is still responsible for the material covered and is
advised to copy the notes from a classmate.
- An abundance of information, including
announcements, handouts, review sheets and solutions will be posted on my
web page (and the TA's as well) throughout the term. Students are expected to aware of all
information that is posted on our web pages, and should access them
frequently.
- All graded materials that a student receives back
should be saved in a safe place until after the term has ended and he/she
has received and accepts his/her final grade. In this way, any grade discrepancies can
be easily resolved.
Exams
- The dates for the exams are listed in the Important Dates section below.
- Students are expected to be present for both exams. Make-up exams will only be given in the
event of an emergency, and only if I am informed in advance. If you
cannot contact me directly, send me email or call the CS Department (624-8492)
and leave me a message. Failure to
notify me prior to missing an exam will result in a zero for the exam.
Programs
- There will be approximately 4-5 programs, to be
written in Java, assigned throughout the term
- Students are expected to hand in all of the
assignments. Failure to hand in two
assignments will result in a final grade no higher than a C. Failure to hand in three or more
assignments will result in a final grade no higher than a D.
- Programs will be submitted electronically to a submission site set up for the
course. More details on submission
guidelines will be provided on the course web site.
- On-time projects must be received at the submission site
by 11:59PM on the due date. Any project received after this time
will be considered to be LATE.
- Late projects must be received at the submission site by 11:59PM on the late due date. Late projects will be penalized 15
points (out of 100). Projects
submitted after the late due date will not be graded and will receive a
score of 0.
- Students are expected to have a backup disk (or storage somewhere)
for every assignment they turn in.
In this way, if there is any
problem with the copy that is handed in the backup can be used for grading
purposes.
- More details on the programs and submission
guidelines will be given with the first assignment.
Quizzes
- Quizzes will be given during labs, and will be
announced at least one class or lab before they are given. They will
generally include material covered in the previous class(es) and lab(s).
- Two quizzes will be given, each counting for 5%
of the final grade.
- As with exams, quizzes can only be made up if you
contact the recitation instructor in advance. If you miss a quiz
without informing the recitation instructor, you will receive a zero for
that quiz.
Labs
- Labs will typically be done during the specified laboratory
sessions. Many will be placed
online prior to the indicated lab date.
- Ungraded labs are optional (but recommended). These labs will be covered by TAs during
lab sessions, but can be done at any time.
- Four of
the labs will be graded labs, each worth 2% of your overall grades. These labs MUST be done during the specified lab
sessions and submitted for grading to the TA at the end of the session.
Missed graded labs CANNOT be made up.
- In addition to the graded labs, 2% of your overall grades will be
based on lab attendance and participation. This value will be determined by your
Lab TA.
Important
Dates:
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Event/Item
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Date/Action
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First Class meeting
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Tuesday,
September 1, 2009
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Last Day to Add/Drop
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Friday,
September 11, 2009
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Monday Classes
Moved to Tuesday Fall Break
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Monday,
October 12, 2009
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No Class or
Lab Monday Classes will meet
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Tuesday,
October 13, 2009
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Exam One
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Tuesday,
October 20, 2009
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Last Day to Withdraw
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Friday,
October 30, 2009
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Thanksgiving Break No classes
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November
25-29, 2009
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Final Exam
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Wed. December 16, 2009, 12:00-1:50PM
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Course
Agreement
I,
the undersigned, have read and understood the Course Policies as presented in
this handout.
(signed)
________________________________________ (date) ___________________
(printed name)
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Additional
Information
Phone Number _______________________________
Academic Year ________________________________
Major __________________________________
Email __________________________________
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