SCMP 118 - Introduction to Programming in C++
Spring 2018: Section 01: 1:10-2:30PM TH
Instructor: James Skon
This course presents an introduction to computer programming intended both for those who plan to take further courses in which a strong background in computation is desirable and for those who are interested in learning basic programming principles. The course will expose the student to a variety of applications where an algorithmic approach is natural and will include both numerical and non-numerical computation. The principles of program structure and style will be emphasized. Offered every semester.
Course Information
- James Skon
- Office Hayes Hall 303
- Office Hours: 3-4 TH, 11-12 MWF
- Phone: (740) 427-5369
- Textbook: Problem Solving with C++
8th
, 9th
, or 10th
ed, by Walter Savitch
.
- Pearson.Problem.Solving.with.C.7th.Ed.Walter.Savitch.2009.pdf: Text_Book_Seventh_Ed
- Room and Time: PRCL09, 9:40-11:00 and 1:10-2:30 Tuesday and Thursday
- Paperless: This course is intentionally paperless. All assignments are turned in online through Moodle. The instructor will normally not accept work written or printed on paper. (Any exceptions must be pre-approved by the instructor).
Tutors and Graders
- Tutors: TBD
- Tutoring schedule: TBD
- Graders: TBD
Resources
Code Lab
CodeLab
is a tool that develops coding skills and understanding through coding exercises. The best way to learn to program is to program! Just like the best way to learn to play a sport is to play that sport.
CodeLab assignments are NOT accepted late. Code lab
is required, and counts for 15% of your grade.
Assignments
Due Date: All assignments are due by midnight the day of due unless otherwise specified. There will be a 12 hour grace period during which the student will received a penalty equal to 5% of the value of the assignment; any assignments submitted more than 12 hours late will not be accepted. Exception: Each student may have a 24 hour extension on one lab and one history without penalty. This extension will be applied to the first assignment submitted outside the grace period (or retroactively used to cancel one grace-period penalty if not used by the end of the semester.)
Missing Lab Assignments: Labs are an important part of this class; the effort spent on them is a crucial part of the learning process. Failure to submit labs is unacceptable: students earning 0s on two assignments cannot receive a grade higher than a B- for the course; students earning three 0s will receive an automatic F for the course.
Collaboration and Academic: In order to facilitate learning, students are encouraged to discuss assignments amongst themselves. Copying a solution is not, however, the same as “discussing.'' A good rule of thumb is the “cup of coffee'' rule. After discussing a problem, you should not take away any written record or notes of the discussion. Go have a cup of coffee or cocoa, and read the front page of the newspaper. If you can still re-create the problem solution afterward from memory, then you have learned something, and are not simply copying. (The “group problems” are exempt from this, as they are intended to be done together.)
Computer History Assignments: Once a week you will turn in a brief essay on some computer history fact from the
Computer History Museum
(
Timeline
) (or other computer history source). One or two people people will be chosen each week to oraly describe what they found in 2 minutes at the beginning of class. I will ask for volunteers, but will cycle through everyone before I repeat anyone. The idea is give to us all an opportunity to explore the history of computer science, and to find something that interests each of us. Start by going to the
computer history timeline
, and for each assignment explore the requested years until you find something interesting. Then write up a 200-300 word essay about what you found, what you found compelling, and why you think it is significant. Write the essay in Moodle, and include a link to the item you found so it can be displayed while you share in class. These are due midnight before the day they will be presented (and appear in the calendar below).
Late submissions will not be accepted on these assignments.
Course Grades
Category |
% |
Notes |
Code Lab |
15% |
All questions equal weight |
History Essays |
5% |
Equally distributed |
Labs |
45% |
Equally distributed |
Quizzes |
10% |
Equally distributed |
Exams |
25% |
Midterm 10%, Final 15% |
Course Calendar
May be subject to change as course unfolds. Asways check here for latest update.
Date |
Required Reading |
Notes/Hands On/Links |
Code Samples |
Quiz |
Slides |
CodeLab |
Assignment Due |
Jan 16 |
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Computers and C++ Programming. Our Computing Environment. Trying C++, using CodeLab |
Netbeans First Program |
CodeDay1 |
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Ch1.ppt |
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Jan 18 |
Evening (7:00) in Hayes 311. Help installing Netbeans on your Laptop. |
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Jan 23 |
Chapter 1.3-1.4 and C++ Programming. Our Computing Environment. |
Notes2 Hands on |
Code2 |
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Day2.pptx |
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Jan 25 |
Chapter 2.1-2.2 - C++ Basics (Variables, Assignments, I/O) |
Notes3 Hands on |
CodeDay3 |
Link 1 |
ch2-2.1-2.pptx |
1. First Exercises, Comments |
Lab 0 Chapter 1 Lab 0 Sample Code |
Jan 30 |
Chapter 2.2-2.5 - Data Types, Expressions, Flow Control, Style |
Notes4 Hands on |
CodeDay4 |
Link 2 |
ch2.3-5.ppt |
2. Assignment, Input And Output, Integers, Other Expressions, Data |
1930s |
Feb 1 |
Chapter 3.1-3.3 - Boolean Expressions, Branches, Loops |
Notes5 |
CodeDay5 |
Link 3 |
ch2.3-5.ppt ch_03-1.ppt |
3. Logical Expressions, Arithemetic Expressions, Branching Statements |
Lab 1-1 Chapter 2 |
Feb 6 |
Chapter 3.3-3.4 - More on Loops |
Notes5 |
CodeDay5 |
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ch_03.ppt |
4. Techniques1, Conditionals, Loops, Constants |
Lab 1-2 Chapter 2 |
Feb 8 |
Chapter 3.3-3.4 - More on Loops |
Notes Quote |
Code |
Link 4 |
ch_03-Part3.ppt |
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1940-1944 |
Feb 13 |
Chapter 4.1-4.2 - Introduction to Functions |
Functions |
Code1 Code2 |
Link 5 |
ch4.1-3.ppt ch_04.4-6.ppt |
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Feb 15 |
Chapter 4.3-4.6 - Procedural Abstraction, Local Variables, and Overloading Names. Chapter 5.1-5.3 - void Functions, Call-By-Referance, Procedural Abstraction |
Functions2 Hands On Hands On |
Code Code |
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ch_04.4-6.ppt CH_5.1-3.ppt |
5. Functions, Type casting, Boolean Expressions, Multiway If-Else, Switch, Iteration |
1945-1949 Lab 2 Chapter 3 |
Feb 20 |
Chapter 7.1-7.3 - Arrays, Arrays with Functions |
Creating random numbers Hands On Quote |
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Link 6 |
CH_5.4.ppt Ch7.1-4.ppt |
6. Void functions, Call-By-Referance |
1950-1954 |
Feb 22 |
Chapter 7.3-7.4 - Programming with Arrays |
Hands On |
Code |
Link 7 |
Ch7.1-4.ppt |
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Lab 3 Chapter 4 |
Feb 27 |
Chapter 7.3-7.4 - Arrays, Arrays with Functions, sorting, |
Hands On |
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link 8 |
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7. Random |
Lab 4-1 Chapter 5 |
Mar 1 |
Midterm Exam |
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Mar 5-16 |
Spring Break |
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Mar 20 |
Chapter 7.4 - Multidimensional Arrays, - Tick Tack Toe |
Hands On |
Code |
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Ch7.1-4.ppt |
8. Arrays |
Lab 4-2 Chapter 5 |
Mar 22 |
Chapter 10.2 - Intro to Object Oriented Concepts, structures |
ClassNotes1 |
Code |
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IntroObjectsc.ppt |
9. Array Techniques |
Lab 5 Chapter 7 1955-1959 |
Mar 27 |
Chapter 10.2, 10.3, Classes, Friend Functions |
Classes Tutorial |
Code |
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Ch_10_2-3.ppt |
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Mar 29 |
Chapter 10.3 - ADT's, Separate Compilation |
Hands On |
Code(Friend Example) |
Link 9 |
ch_12.ppt |
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1960-1964 Lab 6 Chapter 7 |
Apr 3 |
Chapter 8.1, 8.2 - C-Strings and String class |
StringNotes1 Hands On |
Code Code |
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Ch8.1-2.ppt |
10. Strings |
1965-1969 |
Apr 5 |
Chapter 8.3,10.1 Vectors |
Hands On StructNotes C++ string reference |
Code |
Link 10 |
Ch8-3.ppt |
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Apr 10 |
Chapter 8.3,10.1 Vectors |
Hands On |
Vector and String Example |
Link 11 |
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Lab 7 Chapter 7 1970-1974 |
Apr 12 |
Start Fractions Lab, C++ file I/O |
Classes Tutorial , In Class Activity, Solution |
Code(Friend Example) |
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11. Vectors |
1975-1979 |
Apr 17 |
Files - input and output |
Hands On - Poetry Fun EmilyDickinson1.txt |
CountWords RandomNumbers Code, Code |
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Ch_06.1-3.ppt |
12. OOP |
Lab 8 Chapter 8 |
Apr 19 |
Classes, Card Game, Intro to GitHub |
Blackjack start on GitHub |
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GitHubIntro.pptx |
13. Class Definitions |
1980-1984 |
Apr 24 |
Graphing Emily Dickinson (Files, classes, Vectors) |
Emily Dickinson Part 1 |
Code |
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ch_11.ppt |
14. File I/O |
1985-1989 |
Apr 26 |
Chapter 6.1 6.2, 6.3 - File I/O, Character I/O, Array's with Classes |
Shakespeare in class start activity |
Code, ShakespeareDemo |
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Ch_06.1-3.ppt
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Lab 9 Chapter 10
1990-1994
 |
May 1 |
Chapter 14 Recursion |
Hands On, Factorial , Reversing a string |
Recursion in graphics |
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ch14.ppt |
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1995-1999
Extra Credit Tick Tack Toe
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May 3 |
Chapter 14 Recursion, sorting with recursion |
Merge Sort , Binary Seach , Binary/Linear Compare , Sorting , Program
Towers of Hanio |
Code, CodeComplete SortCompare Code |
Link |
ch14.ppt |
15. Recursion |
2000-2010 Final Project
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May 7 |
Final Exam: Mon, Dec 7 at 6:30-9:30 pm |
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Assignments are due by midnight of the day due.
Academic Honesty
Any work you submit for credit in this course must result directly from your own understanding. Moreover, written work must be a creation of your own hand. Presenting the work of others as your own is strictly prohibited. At Kenyon we expect all students, at all times, to submit work that represents standards of academic integrity. It is the responsibility of each student to learn and practice the proper ways of documenting and acknowledging those whose ideas and words you have drawn upon (see Academic Honesty and Questions of Plagiarism in the Course Catalog). Ignorance and carelessness are not excuses for academic dishonesty. If you are uncertain about the expectations for academic honesty in this class, please ask for clarification.
It is likely that proof, algorithm and code solutions for most problems exist online. Generally you should not search for any of these solutions. If you do use online or written documents, you
must fully disclose and reference everything used, and be prepared to lose some credit if the help is deemed to be beyond that which you should used. The rule of thump is you can use references to help understand the problems and terminology, but should not use (and copy or modify) complete or partial solutions found online.
If you use online resources, up to and including the use of code found on the internet, and do not disclose it, you will be subject to AIB notification.
Disabilities
If you have any disability and therefore may have need for some type of accommodation in order to participate fully in this class, please feel free to discuss your concerns in private with Erin Salva, Coordinator of Disability Services (phone 5145).
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http://www.kenyon.edu/directories/offices-services/title-ix/policy/
.
SCMP11801S17@kenyon.edu