CSCI-A290/A590: Tools for Computing: C++ (Spring 2010)

Course Information

Time: Tuesday/Thursday 5:45 - 7:00PM, Second 8 weeks
Location: Lindley Hall 115
Required Text: An Introduction to Design Patterns in C++ with QT4, by Alan Ezust and Paul Ezust. This book is available free online here.

Instructor: Andrew Kalafut
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Office Hours: Tuesday 3:00 - 5:00, LH415

Associate Instructor: Jingru Luo
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Office Hours: Thursday 3:00 - 5:00, LH415

Please read the course policies. Readings for each week will be posted on the course schedule page. Assignments will be posted on the assignments page.

Resources

For those unfamiliar with using systems such as burrow.cs.indiana.edu, a reference for some common commands is available here.
I will be using the emacs text editor for at least the beginning weeks of class. A reference is available here. If you would prefer a simpler editor, pico is available, a reference for it is here. However, it does not have near the same features as other editors.

Announcements

2010-04-20: Assignment 3 is posted.
2010-04-06: Assignment 2 is posted.
2010-03-24: Assignment 1 is posted.
2010-01-27: Course Web Page up. Please read the course policies

Course Goals

This course is designed to cover standard imperative and object oriented programming in C++. This will include designing custom data types, using custom data types and predefined objects. We will discuss the differences between C and C++ as appropriate, and make use of C++ syntax and libraries. In addition to the language structure and features, we will also devote a significant amount of time to the STL, Boost, and QT libraries.

It is assumed that all students in the class have a basic knowledge of C. This includes syntax, flow control constructs, basic function usage, and pointers. Experience with another language similar to C++, such as Java, is probably sufficient.