Fall 2011
Contact Information
Syllabus
Learning Outcomes
Prerequistites
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Optional Textbooks
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C++ Development
Memory Debugging
Misc. Programming Info
Getting Help
Tutoring
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Calendar
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Homework
Test reviews
Schedule
Office Hours
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Homework
Due Date and Time
Late Day Policy
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Electronic Submission
Announcements
| Dec 17 | We will not be returning the final exams, but you may look over your graded exam Monday Dec 19th from 1-4pm, in Professor Cutler's office MRC331A. Or you may make an appointment with Professor Cutler early next semester. Happy New Year! |
| Dec 11 | Solutions to the final exam practice problems have been posted on the calendar. |
| Dec 11 | Solutions to homework 9 & 10 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Dec 8 | Professor Cutler will hold office hours on Monday Dec 12th from noon to 3pm in MRC 331A. Elsa will hold a final exam review session on Tuesday Dec 13th from 2-4pm in MRC 309B. |
| Dec 8 | The solution for the class inheritance diagram for homework 10 has been posted on the calendar. |
| Dec 6 | The final exam will be held in West Hall Auditorium (a change from the original location). |
| Dec 6 | Checkpoints 1 & 2 for Lab 14 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Dec 5 | Please be sure to look at the current version of the output.txt file. (One of the earlier versions was wrong). |
| Dec 5 | The wrong definition of isosceles trapezoid & rectangle & rhombus was posted in the original HW10 file (cut & paste mixup). Apologies! |
| Nov 17 | The office hours schedule has been updated for the remainder of the semester. |
| Nov 17 | HW9 has been posted on the calendar. |
| Nov 16 | Solutions to Test #3 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Nov 16 | Graded Tests will be handed back in lab after you finish Checkpoint 3. Stats for the exam: Max=98, Average=78, Standard Deviation=12. Approximate grades: 86&up=A, 78&up=B, 66&up=C, 60&up=D. Your semester average will be computed from the number score, not the letter grade. All re-grade requests must be submitted within 7 days. Your entire test will be examined and your score may go up or down. Please thank the TAs for their extra effort Tuesday afternoon and evening to get the tests graded this quickly. |
| Nov 16 | Checkpoints 1 & 2 for Lab 12 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Nov 13 | Solutions to the Test 3 practice problems have been posted on the calendar. |
| Nov 13 | Solutions to HW8 are posted on the calendar. |
| Nov 12 | Solutions to HW7 are posted on the calendar. |
| Nov 11 | Congratulations to all who entered the HW6 Box Packing Contest. |
| Nov 11 | Solutions to HW6 are posted on the calendar. |
| Nov 9 | Practice problems from old exams have been posted on the calendar. The solutions will be posted Sunday evening. |
| Nov 9 | Prof Cutler will hold office hours every Monday 3-4:30pm in MRC 331A for the remainder of the semester. |
| Nov 4 | HW8 has been posted on the calendar. It is due Thursday Nov 10th at 11:59pm. |
| Nov 1 | Checkpoints 1 & 2 for Lab 10 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Nov 1 | The Data Structures Final Exam will be on Wednesday December 14th from 11:30am-2:30pm. Please check the complete final exam schedule for possible conflicts with your other courses. |
| Oct 28 | HW7 has been posted on the calendar. It is due Thursday Nov 3rd at 11:59pm. |
| Oct 28 | The HW submission server was down for approx 2 hours, from 11pm Thursday -> 1am Friday. Please submit your homework ASAP. As long as it submitted promptly, you will not be charged a late day. |
| Oct 25 | Checkpoints 1 & 2 for Lab 9 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Oct 23 | A revised HW6 .pdf has been posted on the calendar with instructions for the contest. Also, the README.txt template link has been fixed and additional test cases have been posted. |
| Oct 20 | HW6 has been posted on the calendar. It is due Thursday Oct 27th @ 11:59pm. |
| Oct 19 | Checkpoints 1 & 2 for Lab 8 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Oct 19 | Solutions to Test #2 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Oct 19 | Graded Tests will be handed back in lab on Wednesday after you finish Checkpoint 3. Stats for the exam: Max=100, Average=75, Standard Deviation=18. Approximate grades: 88&up=A, 75&up=B, 60&up=C, 50&up=D. Your semester average will be computed from the number score, not the letter grade. All re-grade requests must be submitted within 7 days. Your entire test will be examined and your score may go up or down. Please thank your TAs for their extra effort to grade the exams Tuesday evening. |
| Oct 17 | Solutions to the practice problems for Test 2, solutions for HW5, and solutions for the Lecture 12 exercises have been posted on the calendar. |
| Oct 11 | Sample solutions for
HW3 & HW4 have been posted on the calendar. Please review the order
notation solutions, which are included as comments within the
solutions. |
| Oct 11 |
Approximate grades for HW1: 45&up=A, 40&up=B, 35&up=C, 30&up=D. Approximate grades for HW2: 45&up=A, 40&up=B, 35&up=C, 30&up=D. Approximate grades for HW3: 45&up=A, 40&up=B, 35&up=C, 30&up=D. |
| Oct 10 | Practice problems from old exams have been posted on the calendar. The solutions will be added early next week. |
| Oct 9 | The Memory Debugging instructions for Dr. Memory using the Visual Studio IDE have been updated: Memory Debugging (new instructions in orange). Brownie points to the first student who tries out the new instructions and send Prof Cutler an email saying it worked, or describing any remaining problems. Note: Actual brownies may be obtained in office hours on Tuesday. |
| Oct 7 | On Tuesday Oct 11th, RPI will follow the Monday class schedule. There is no lecture on Tuesday, but Haiqiong will hold office hours from 12-1:30pm in AE 217 and Prof Cutler will hold office hours form 2-3:50pm in MRC 331A. |
| Oct 7 | Checkpoints 1 & 2 for Lab 7 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Oct 7 | HW5 has been posted on the calendar. It is due Thursday Oct 13 @ 11:59pm. |
| Oct 4 | Checkpoints 1 & 2 for Lab 6 have been posted on the calendar. Checkpoint 3 will be distributed in Lab on Wednesday. |
| Sep 28 | HW4 has been posted on the calendar. It is due Thursday Oct 6 @ 11:59pm. |
| Sep 27 | Checkpoints 1 & 2 for Lab 5 have been posted on the calendar. Checkpoint 3 will be distributed in Lab on Wednesday. |
| Sep 27 | Please check out the updated instructions for Dr. Memory on the Memory Debugging page. |
| Sep 25 | Instructions for running Valgrind & Dr Memory, including instructions for how to build using the Microsoft compiler w/o using the Visual Studio IDE are posted here. |
| Sep 22 | Solutions to Test #1 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Sep 22 | HW3 has been posted on the calendar. It is due Thursday Sep 29 @ 11:59pm. Friday's lecture will cover new material that is needed for this homework. |
| Sep 21 | The tests have been graded and will be handed back in lab Wednesday after you finish the 3rd checkpoint. Stats for the exam: Max=98, Average=76, Standard Deviation=17. Approximate grades: 85&up=A, 77&up=B, 60&up=C, 55&up=D. Your semester average will be computed from the curved number score, not the letter grade. All re-grade requests must be submitted within 7 days. Your entire test will be examined and your score may go up or down. |
| Sep 20 | Checkpoints 1, 2, & 3 for Lab 4 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Sep 19 | Solutions to the Test 1 practice problems have been posted on the calendar. |
| Sep 17 | Sample solutions for Homeworks 1 & 2 have been posted on the calendar. |
| Sep 13 | Checkpoints 1 & 2 for Lab 3 have been posted on the calendar. Checkpoint 3 will be distributed in Lab on Wednesday. |
| Sep 13 | Practice problems from old exams have been posted on the calendar. The solutions will be posted early next week. |
| Sep 9 | HW2 has been posted on the calendar. It is due Thursday Sep 15 @ 11:59pm. |
| Sep 5 | Checkpoints 1 & 2 for Lab 2 have been posted on the calendar. Checkpoint 3 will be distributed in Lab on Wednesday. |
| Sep 5 | Solutions to the exercises from lectures 1 & 2 have been posted on the calendar. NOTE: Typically, solutions to lecture exercises will not be prepared. Please take notes during class. |
| Sep 1 | HW1 has been posted on the calendar. It is due Thursday Sep 8 @ 11:59pm. |
| Aug 30 | Checkpoints 1 & 2 for Lab 1 have been posted on the calendar. Checkpoint 3 will be distributed in Lab on Wednesday. |
| Welcome to CSCI 1200: Data Structures The first day of class will be Tuesday August 30th, see you there! |