Transcript SCE Assessment

CSCI 3333 Data Structures
General Introduction
by
Dr. Bun Yue
Professor of Computer Science
[email protected]
http://sce.uhcl.edu/yue/
2013
General Course Information I
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CSCI 3333.3 (39434) W 7:009:50pm Room to be determined
Instructor
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Dr. Bun Yue, Professor of Computer
Science, Delta 163, 281-283-3864,
[email protected]
URL: http://dcm.uhcl.edu/yue/
General Course Information II
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Vijender Palakala: PalakalaV0928 at
UHCL.edu
PC Lab, NT Lab, D238 (TA room: ,
281-283-3845) or D156
Accounts: Ms. Krishani Abeysekera,
or her assistants.
Textbook
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M.A. Weiss. Data Structures &
Problem Solving Using Java, 4th
Edition. Addison Wesley/Pearson.
2009. (ISBN: 0321541405)
Author's resources: Dr. Weiss'
Home Page, source code.
Programming Languages
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You can choose from C#, C++ or
Java for your homework and
programming assignments.
Java is encouraged.
Examination questions will be
mostly language independent.
Language Issues
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Computing students should be:
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Proficient in at least one object-oriented
programming language.
Know a spectrum of languages with various
model:
 OOP: e.g. Java, C++ or C#
 DB language: e.g. SQL
 Scripting language: e.g. Perl, Python, Ruby.
 Logic programming language: e.g. Prolog
 Functional language: e,g. Lisp
 Rule-based language: CLIPS, XSLT
How to succeed?
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Ask a lot of questions.
Participate in the class.
Do not fall behind.
Study hard.
Read book and lecture notes before
coming to the class.
Seek helps.
Assignments
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Start early.
Budget enough time.
Seek help if needed.
Get a thorough understanding of
the requirement specifications.
Get a good design before coding
Good documentation at the
beginning.
Questions and Comments?