CS 2500 Schedule

(Latest Revision: 05/10/2002)
05/09/2002: moved back due date of program #4
05/10/2002: moved back due date of program #4

WORK SCHEDULE FOR CS 2500 -- SPRING 2002

I will make additions and changes to this schedule as the semester progresses. Keep checking the class web space to see the latest version of this schedule.

WEEK #1: Feb 14 - Feb 15

Week #1 is a short week because the first day of class is a Thursday. Class meets on Thursday, Feb 14.
Reading Assignment:
- Read handouts.
- Carrano: Get started reading chapter 1 (program design); read pages 1-32.
- Andersen: Read chapters 1-3, 5 (intro to Unix).
Retrieve program #1 assignment from the class web space. Get familiar with the assignment.

WEEK #2: Feb 18 - Feb 22

We do a lab this week. Get and practice with computer accounts. Do the Hello World! exercise: practice editing, compiling, scripting, and e-mail. We meet Tuesday in P-114 for the first half hour, then go to lab (P-288) .
Reading Assignment:
- Carrano: Finish chapter 1 (program design) and continue with chapter 2 (recursion); read to page 64
- Andersen: Continue with chapters 1-3, 5 (intro to Unix).
Get started on programming assignment #1.
We discuss program #1 in class.

WEEK #3: Feb 25 - Mar 01

Reading Assignment:
- Carrano: Continue with chapter 2 (recursion); read to page 96.
- Andersen: Read chapters 5-6 (Common Desktop Environment and Unix file system).
DUE: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2002 -- level-two version of program #1.

WEEK #4: Mar 04 - Mar 08

Reading Assignment:
- Carrano: Finish chapter 2. Read Appendix A (C++ Fundamentals), pages A1-A59.
- Andersen: Read chapter 7 (tutorial on files).
DUE: Tuesday, Mar 05, 2002 -- final version of program #1.

WEEK #5: Mar 11 - Mar 15

Reading Assignment:
- Carrano: Finish Appendix A; start chapter 3 (data abstraction); read up to page 123.
- Andersen: Read chapters 8-9 (directories and file manager).
Thursday, March 14, Quiz #1 on Carrano chapters 1-2; Appendix A: program design, recursion, and C++ Fundamentals; and on Andersen chapters 1-3, 5-7.

WEEK #6: Mar 18 - Mar 22

Reading Assignment:
- Carrano: Finish chapter 3 (data abstraction).
- Andersen: Read chapters 10-11 (Unix shell).
DUE: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2002 -- final version of program #2. (The original due date was 03/14/2002 -- moved back because I was gone half of week #4 and there was a quiz scheduled on 03/14.)

WEEK #7: Mar 25 - Mar 29

DUE: Thursday, Mar 28, 2002 -- level two version of program #3.
Reading Assignment:
- Carrano: Read chapter 4 (linked lists); read to page 200.
- Andersen: Read chapter 12 (text editors) and whichever of chapters 13-16 (vi, emacs, pico, or Text Editor) apply to your needs and interests. Note: jove is a form of emacs.

April 01 will be a holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez.

SPRING BREAK: Apr 02 - Apr 05

WEEK #8: Apr 08 - Apr 12

Reading Assignment:
- Carrano: Finish chapter 4 (linked lists).
- Andersen: Read chapters 17-18 (Unix networking, Mail, and mailx).

WEEK #9: Apr 15 - Apr 19

DUE: Tuesday, Apr 16, 2002 -- level three version of program #3. (This due date was moved back from 04/11/02.)
Reading Assignment:
- Carrano: Start chapter 6 (stacks); read to page 310.
- Andersen: Read chapters 19-21 (PINE, Mailer, and remote login).

WEEK #10: Apr 22 - Apr 26

DUE: Tuesday, Apr 23, 2002 -- final version of program #3. (This due date was moved back from 04/18/02.)
Reading Assignment:
- Carrano: Finish chapter 6 (stacks) and start on chapter 7 (queues); read to page 350.
- Andersen: Read chapter 22 (transferring files).
Thursday, April 25, Quiz #2 on Carrano chapters 3-4 (data abstraction and linked lists); and on Andersen chapters 8-12, 17-18 (directories, file manager, unix shell, text editors, unix networking, using Mail and mailx). (This quiz date was moved back from 04/18/02)

WEEK #11: Apr 29 - May 3

DUE: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2002 -- first due date for program #4.
Reading Assignment:
- Carrano: Finish chapter 7 (queues) and start chapter 10 (trees).
- Andersen: Read chapters 25 and 27 (startup files).

WEEK #12: May 6 - May 10

Reading Assignment:

Carrano: Continue with chapter 10 (trees); read to page 535.
Andersen: Read chapters 28 and 29 (shell scripts).

Warrior Day: Friday, May 10 (afternoon)

WEEK #13: May 13 - May 17

DUE: Monday, May 13, 2002 -- final version of program #4. (This due date was moved back from 05/07/02.)
DUE: Thursday, May 16, 2002 -- first due date for program #5
Reading Assignment:
- Carrano: Finish chapter 10 (trees).
- Andersen: Read appendices A, B, D, E, and G. (terminal, man pages, permissions, write, talk, make).

WEEK #14: May 20 - May 22

Week #14 is a short week because all classes end on Wednesday. Our class meets only on Tuesday, May 21 this week.
Tuesday, May 21, Quiz #3 on Carrano chapters 6-7, 10 (stacks, queues, and binary trees); and on Andersen chapters 19-22, 25, 27-29 (PINE, Mailer, remote login, transferring files, startup files, csh startup files, and shell scripts).
Thursday, May 23 is reading day (no class).
DUE: Friday, May 24, 2002 -- final set of materials for program #5

CS 2500 FINAL EXAM: The (optional) CS 2500 final exam is scheduled as follows:

Section 01: Thursday, May 30, 08:30-10:30, in P-114

If you want to take the exam, send me an e-mail message and tell me so. I will make a copy of the exam for you.