Computer Science II
Contact Information
Course Overview
Prerequisites
Schedule
Lab Times
Office Hours
Calendar
Lecture notes
Lab materials
Homework
Test reviews
Textbooks
Web Resources
Drop in Tutoring
Homework
Due Date and Time
Late Day Policy
Compilers
Electronic Submission
C++ Development
Cygwin
Emacs
Dev C++
MinGW
Grading
Your final grade in this class combines your performance on the lab exercises, homeworks, and exams as follows:- Labs: 12%
- Homeworks: 33%
- Tests: 35%
- Final: 20%
Lab Assignments
There will be a total of 12 labs, essentially one each week. Labs are graded on a scale of 0-3, depending on the amount and quality of work completed. Labs are designed so that students who work diligently can earn all 3 points. Students must attend their assigned lab sections unless prior permission has been given (see Schedule). Lab instructions and a subset of the lab problems will be posted on the course website on Tuesday after lecture. Additional problems will be distributed at the start of the lab. Students should bring their laptop, the Koenig and Moo textbook, and recent lecture notes to lab. Internet access during labs is restricted to CS2 lab file downloads only.Homeworks
There will be 8 homework assignments. Homework assigments will be made available via the course web site on Thursday mornings. Generally, they will be due the following Thursday, 7 days later, by 11:59:59pm. Some assignments will have a two-week duration. For the most part, homeworks will be programming problems. Submission will be done electronically. Instructions will be given with the first assignment. See the Programming Tips page for more information.Exams
Three tests will be given during the semester, with 5% of the semester average assigned for the worst test grade (for each individual student) and 15% for each of the other two. The cumulative final, given during finals week, will be worth 20%. This assigns 55% of the semester average for tests. In addition, students must have an overall average of at least a 55% on the tests in order to pass the course! This is 30.25 points of the 55 percentage points available on the tests.Note: We will not provide a makeup exam unless the absence is excused by the Dean of Students.