COSC 1305: C++ PROGRAMMING

Course Information

Lectures:	2:30 - 4 pm in 344 Hoffman Hall
Instructor:	Dragan Mirkovic
E-mail:	mirkovic@cs.uh.edu
Office:	221 Phlip G. Hoffman Hall
Office Hours:	TTH 9 - 10:30 am

Course Description

Object-oriented programming in the C++ programming language.

Prerequisites:

COSC 1304.

Texts

Required:	C++ and Object-Oriented Programming, by Kip Irvine Offers students an up-to-date tutorial on the basic differences between C and C++, the object model, design methods, and C++ programming. Utility classes and case studies are used to illustrate object-oriented programming

Topics covered

C++ Basics
Introducing Classes
Functions
Class Features
Designing Classes
Derived Classes
Pointers and Dynamic Memory Allocation
Polymorphism and Exceptions
Operator Overloading
Templates
Object-Oriented Containers

Evaluation

The homework assignments will not be graded. You will have to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of these problems, though, by solving the similar problems in quizzess (approx. 2/month).

Projects (4)	25%
Quizzes (6)	20%
Midterm Exam	25%
Final Exam	30%
Midterm Exam scores posted

Projects

There will be up to two programming projects per month based on the current material covered in class. Each project should contain a comment with information about the author (see project template) and it should be e-mailed to the instructor e-mail address mirkovic@cs.uh.edu. Attach all project files to the same e-mail message.

Date	Topic	Reference	Due
2/15/2005	Functions & Classes	Problem 3.10.3 pp. 103	2/24/2005
3/29/2005	Designing Classes	Problem 5.7.3 pp. 174	4/7/2005

Quizzes

There will be two or three quizzes per month, depending on the number of lectures and other assignments. Each quiz will have two problems related to the recently covered material and you will have 15 min to solve them at the begining of the class. Here is the quiz schedule (subject to change).

Date	Topic	Reference
2/01/2005	C++ basics, Classes	Ch. 1 and 2 in text.
2/22/2005	Functions	Ch. 3 in text.
3/22/2005	Designing Classes	Ch. 4 and 5 in text.
4/21/2005	Inheritance	Ch. 6 in text.

Class Schedule

Date	Topic	Handout	Homework
1/18/2005	Course Overview and Introduction	Syllabus	None
1/20/2005	C++ Basics	Lecture 1	Problems 1-4, pp. 20 in text
1/25/2005	Introducing Classes	Lecture 2	1 pp. 54 and 1-2 pp. 57 in text
2/03/2005	Functions	Lecture 3	3.10.2 pp. 102 and 3.10.3 pp. 103 in text
2/17/2005	Calss Features	Lecture 4	Examples
3/01/2005	Designing Calsses	Lecture 5	Examples
3/08/2005	Review	Midterm Sample (ps) (pdf)	Examples
3/10/2005	Midterm Exam	Midterm Sample (ps) (pdf)	Examples
3/31/2005	Inheritance	Lecture 6	Examples
4/07/2005	Pointers	Lecture 7	Examples
4/19/2005	Polymorphism	Lecture 8	Examples
4/28/2005	Review	Final Sample (ps) (pdf)	Examples

Final Exam

The final exam of COSC 1305 is scheduled for Tues, May 10, 2-5 pm.

Academic Integrity

You are expected to maintain the utmost level of academic integrity in the course. Any violation of the code will be penalized severely. You are not allowed to collaborate on the homework assignments except for discussing the assignment with other students in the class. You are not allowed to share code or any other written material.

Dragan Mirkovic