CSIS 45 C++ Programming I, Fall (September) 2010
Catalog Description:
An introduction to the concepts and methods of computer programming
using C++.
Students will be introduced to procedural and object-oriented programming
design methodology. Topics covered include variable and constant declarations,
selection statements, repetition, functions and recursion, arrays, strings,
pointers, and an introduction to classes and objects. This course will prepare
students for the Programming II class. This course has the option of a letter
grade or credit/no credit. Units: 4
Hours: 3 Lecture, 3 Laboratory
Advisory:
CSIS 10 or equivalent. Math 205 (Elementary Algebra).
If you have no programming experience, you REALLY need to take CSIS 10 first.
End
of catalog description.
Assignment sheet: If you sign up for the
class and tell me, I can e-mail you the assignment sheet for the class so you
can start early, but I will not send you the assignment sheet until you
sign up for the class. All these class Green Sheets are stored at my campus web
site.
Instructor: Dennie Van Tassel
E-mail: dvantassel@gavilan.edu
Office Hours:
1.0 hour before class when this class is meeting. Open computer lab,
Sundays,
Campus web address: http://www.gavilan.edu
The
web site is good place to look for a wide variety of information, such as
college catalog, course description, phone numbers, etc.
Class Hours:
This Fall CSIS 45 C++ is a hybrid class. You can attend lectures Monday/Wednesday mornings at the Gilroy campus,
or take the course as an Online course. Both Lecture and Online students can attend lectures when desired.
If you come to class, I can help you with program assignments and you will get a lot done quickly.
Instructor class
description:
This
class is a beginning level programming class. We will work through much of the
assigned textbook. You will need the textbook the first meeting of class.
Student Responsibilities: If you are
taking the lecture version come to class. Read the text.
You need to spend several hours EVERY week on this class. If you disappear
AND stop working on this class, I may drop you.
Texts & Materials: A First Book of C++ Second Edition, by Gary Bronson, Brooks/Cole
Publishing Company, ISBN 0-534-36801-8. The book is available for very cheap from http://www.amazon.com or http://www.half.com.
Or you can use the above supplied ISBN and got to the Web site: http://www.campusbooks.com/ and they
will provide a comparison shopping for your textbook. You cannot take this
class with out the required textbook since I give you assignments out of the
book. You also need a flash drive to save your work each week, especially if you plan
to work at home and in the lab.
There is a newer third edition of
the book available, but the 2nd edition is much cheaper if you buy
it on the Web. The third edition is A
First Book of C++, From Here to There, Third Edition Course Technology,
0-534-49281-9. You can use that version but it will be more expensive, and the
page numbers on the assignment page may be off by a few pages.
You can save yourself a lot of wasted time and learn
a lot more if you read the textbook. Read
the first 2 chapters of the book the first week. The first programming
assignment from the textbook is to type in the program on page 16 and get it working. Please put comments in all your programs
with the page number of the program/assignment and your name.
This is a class for beginners, but you will need
some basic skills in text editing and operating system use such as opening and
saving files. You can probably learn most of the windows basics in the class.
Free
software downloads: The web site: http://www.bloodshed.net/ has a long list
of software you can download. The Dev-C++ compiler at that Web site can be used
for this course, and you can put the compiler on your flash drive or your hard drive.
Assignment: Using the computer type up
a short note about you. Please indicate your name, e-mail address, computer
experience, previous programming background, and why you are taking the class.
This is the first assignment in the online class. Also indicate what grade you
plan to get in the class and how you will obtain this grade. Please do this
assignment before leaving the first class.
You do not need a computer at home to do this class,
but you can do homework outside class on other computers. The computer labs on
the main
Attend class: Do not get behind in the
class. The class is accumulative. What you learn this week will be used to do
the work next week. If you miss classes you will soon be lost. Plan to miss no classes. Bring your
textbook and all handouts to class each meeting.
Course Learning Outcomes
The
student will create, execute, and test C++ programs using calculations and
decision statements. The student will create, execute, and test C++ programs
using loops, arrays, and pointers. The student will create, execute, and test
C++ programs using functions. The student will create execute, and test C++
programs using structures, classes, and objects. The student will create,
execute, and test C++ programs using standard input/output, character I/O and
file I/O. The student will evaluate and select the best programming method to
solve problems.
Grading: This course has Credit/No
Credit Option. You will normally get a grade in the class, but if you fill out
a Credit/No Credit petition before 1/3 of the class has passed, you can take
the class for credit/no credit. Petitions are available at the office or
registrar. Please tell me if you do request a Credit/No Credit Option. In order
to get a Credit, you need to earn at least a C grade.
If you want or need a good grade because you want to
transfer to a 4-year school, are on academic probation, want a scholarship, or
just want good grades do the work
for a good grade. Don’t bother telling me you need a good grade the last week
if you have not done the work for a good grade.
Grading method
This CSIS 45 C++ class will be graded according to the following method:
C grade, finish Chapters 1-7.
B grade, finish chapters 1-10.
A grade, finish chapters 1-12.
Chapter 13 has useful info in it, so you might want to look at it.
I have posted assignments all the way through Chapters 14.
To get those grades you need to obtain 90% on chapter work. If you do worse in an earlier chapter, you can do another chapter to make up for missed work.
You may stop when you got the grade you want. You may want to verify with me, that I agree with the grade you expect.
Incompletes: I seldom give incompletes
and never give them just because you have not done the work. Almost no one ever
finishes an Incomplete. Occasionally, people that have been doing the class
work have severe family or personal problems and I do give them an Incomplete.
Drops: If you stop attending class,
you must fill out a class drop form or you will get an F grade in the class.
This does not do you, me, or the school any good. So if you stop taking the
class, drop it at the A&R
office.
Special needs: If you have special needs
such as hearing problem, visual problems, or other needs, please tell me after
class and I will try to assist you.
After all that, this is a fun class. You will learn
a lot that will help you in your other classes and help you obtain useful job
skills.
I am interested in suggestions about assignments,
lectures, and the material covered.
Necessary math
skills: If
you are having trouble doing the math needed to solve the problems in the
programming exercises, then you should take Math 233, Intermediate Algebra. We
have noticed that one common reason students do not succeed in programming
classes is the lack of math skills need to write programming algorithms. At
many 4-year colleges, potential Computer Science (CS) students must take one
year of calculus before becoming a CS major.
Next classes
to take:
The next classes you might take are CSIS 46 C++ Programming II and CSIS 54 Perl
Programming. CSIS 84 JavaScript programming is used to program web pages and
the language syntax is very similar to C++, so it should be easy for you. We
also have CSIS 18 UNIX/C++ Programming, which covers C/C++ programming using
UNIX systems.
Address of this page:
http://hhh.gavilan.edu/dvantassel/csis45/csis45.html
Please feel free to send us your comments and questions.
Send e-mail messages to Dennie Van
Tassel at dvantassel@gavilan.edu
Last revised on August 08, 2010.