Course Introduction January 31, 20061Course IntroductionCourse IntroductionLarry CarettoComputer Science 106Computing in Engineering and ScienceJanuary 31, 20062Outline• Discuss course outline– See full outline on course web site http://www.csun.edu/~lcaretto/comp106• Assessment quiz (not graded)• Computers and computer programming• Today’s laboratory will introduce the C++ programming environment you will use for the course3Power Point is Boring• Some students have this opinion– It is true if you do not participate• Handouts of slides, downloaded in advance, allow you to listen and think without having to write notes• Some slides are have questions with time for everyone to answer– Thinking about answers, even if you do not get correct answer will help you learn4Course and Instructor• Course lecture and lab in JD 1600– Lecture section (class number 11672) TTh12:30 – 1:20– Laboratory section (class number 11673) TTh 1:30 – 2:45• Larry Caretto ([email protected])– Office (JD 3333, 818.677.6448)– Office hours: MW 3:15 to 3:45 pm and Wed 6:14 to 6:45 pm; other times by email, drop-in, telephone, or appointment5Email• Campus policy requires students to monitor their CSUN email addresses– These addresses will be used class email list [email protected]• Setup account and, if desired, forward email to another address– https://www.csun.edu/helpdesk/stuact.html– https://www.csun.edu/account6Textbook and Cheat Sheet• Tony Gaddis, Starting Out with C++, (fourth edition) Scott/Jones, 2004– Contains CDs with compilers for home use– “Update” edition with “backpack” is same book, but more expensive• A C++ study guide such as the one produced by BarCharts, Inc.® is allowed for closed book examsCourse Introduction January 31, 200627Course Objectives• Learn basic programming concepts in a higher level language• Learn how to write computer programs in C++ using Visual Studio .Net• You will be focused on the second objective during the course, but you should be learning concepts that can be applied to other languages8Class Schedule• See online course outline– Schedule of topics and assigned reading, midterm and final– Schedule of laboratory assignments, quizzes, and due dates for assignments– Late assignments are penalized 10% of maximum grade for every week or part of a week they are late– No late assignments accepted after May 26 (Friday of final exam week)9Course Grading• You will receive a single grade for this integrated lecture--laboratory course– The CSUN grading system requires a separate grade for laboratory and lecture, but both grades will be the same– There is no absolute grading scale– Grading is based on assessment of student learning– Plus/minus grading will be used10Grading CriteriaA:Knows almost all of the course material and is able to apply it to new tasks.B:Satisfies one, but not both, of the conditions for an A grade.C:Knows fundamentals of the course and is able to apply this knowledge to routine algorithms and programs.D:Has learned some course material but is not able to apply all the course fundamentalsF:Has failed to demonstrate knowledge of the course material beyond a minimal level.11Historical Grade DistributionsFD to FC to DC+/C/ C-B to CB+/B/ B-A to BA/ A-Grade Range97-100%88-97%58-88%55-58%36-55%30-36%12-30%0-12%Percen-tile• Overall rankings will be prepared and distributed during course• Distribution for this class may not be in ranges shown12Comp 106 Historical Grade Distributions0 10203040 5060708090100FD+/D/D-C+/C/C-B+/B/B-A/A-Percentile RankHighest rank ever to start gradeLowest rank ever to end gradeHighest rank ever to end gradeCourse Introduction January 31, 2006313Basis of Grading• Homework (with posted solutions) will be assigned but not collected or graded– Exam and quiz questions are like these homework problems• Laboratory assignments– First four programming exercises 5%– Second four programming exercises 10%– Three programming projects 11% 14Grading Basis Continued • Three laboratory quizzes (30, 60, and 90 minutes) (4%, 8%, 12% -- total 24%)• One midterm exam 20%• Final exam 30%• Students found cheating will receive an F in the course and the incident will be reported to the dean of students for possible disciplinary action15Working Together• Teamwork for mutual learning is good• Do not just do what someone tells you to do without understanding• Submitting someone else’s work as your own is a violation of the student conduct code• You can form programming teams of 2 to 3 students to hand in a team program– Notify instructor in advance– One submission and one grade for all students on the team16Class Conduct• Show respect for your fellow students and the instructor– Come to class on time and do not leave early– Turn off cell phones and pagers– Do not disturb others during lecture• Ask instructor if you have a question– Participate in class discussions and try to answer questions posed to class17Laboratory Sessions• Start with lecture – do not use computers during this time• Lab assignment instructions, supple-mented by lecture presentations, both available on line• No lab assistant – sometimes there is a long queue of students who need help– Get help from other students or come to ask me for simple questions18Laboratory Assignments• Work during laboratory periods, open lab hours, or at home– Assignments may be turned in early– You can start assignments ahead of the lab schedule in the course outline• Submit printed copy or email by 11:59:59 pm on due date– Submit hard copies in class or in JD 3333• Place under door if instructor not in office (assignments found next day assumed OK)Course Introduction January 31, 2006419Initial Assignments• Reading assignments– Pages 1-22 for today– Pages 29-45 and 83-92 for Thursday– Pages 45-61 and 100-106 for February 7• This week’s homework (February 8)– Pages 25–26, problems 33, 34, 35, and 36• First programming exercise (on learning Visual C++) due Thursday, February 220Initial Assessment• Information on student background and ungraded quiz on simple concepts in mathematics and computing• Will take 5 to 10 minutes– Turn in page when finished– One minute warning before collecting all• Will then have brief lectures on computing and first laboratory21Computer Hardware• Central processing unit (CPU)– Program controller