ENG236 Computer Programming
General
Information
Lecturer: Dr. Rocky K. C. Chang Office: PQ829;
Phone: 2766-7258; Office hours: by appointment
Assistant: Gary Yu
Student helpers: Seifer, Keith
Venue: CF004
Classes:
Assessment
3 written tests:
20%
3 programming tests: 30%
Project: 30%
Quizzes and homeworks: 20%
Your mid-term standing (the latest status)
Project
Last year's projects: A sign-reversal puzzle, a disease-infection puzzle [a sample] and a bucket-emptying puzzle
This year's projects: A cake-cutting game, a cornering game, and a moving-the-Queen
A
Tentative Teaching Plan
Classes |
Covered in lectures |
Quizzes / tests |
Homework / in-class exercises |
Basic
Programming Constructs |
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(1) 3 Sept. |
None |
Exercises 2.1, 2.2 (solution) |
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(2) 7, 10 Sept. |
None |
Exercises 3.1a, 3.1b, 3.2a, 3.2b (solution) |
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(3) 14, 17 Sept. |
Written quiz 1 (solution) |
Exercises 3.3a, 3.3b (Solution) |
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(4) 21, 24 Sept. |
Written quiz 2 (solution) |
Exercises 3.4, 3.5 (solution) |
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(5) 28 Sept. (1 Oct. is a holiday) |
Design of a
structured program |
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Exercises 3.6, 3.6b (solution) |
(6) 5, 8 Oct. |
Preparation for written test 1 and programming test 1 |
- Written quiz 4 (solution) - Mock programming test (solution) |
Exercises 4.1 (solution) |
(7) 12, 15 Oct. |
Programming test 1 |
- Mock written test on 12 Oct - Programming test 1 on 15 Oct. (solution) |
Exercises 4.2 (solution) |
17 Oct. 2:30-3:30pm PQ305 | Written Test 1 (solution) | ||
Basic
Object Oriented Programming |
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(8) 19, 22 Oct. |
Written quiz 5 (solution) |
Exercises 5.2a, 5.2b, and 5.2c (solution) |
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(9) 29 Oct. (26 Oct. is a holiday) |
Written quiz 6 (solution) |
Exercises 5.3, 5.3b (solution) Exercises 6.1 (solution) |
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(10) 2, 5 Nov. |
Pointers (continued) |
Exercises 6.1b, 6.1c (solution) |
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(11) 9, 12 Nov. |
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Wirtten quiz 8 (solution) Written quiz 9 (solution) |
Exercises 6.2, 6.2b, 6.2c (solution) |
(12) 16, 19 Nov. |
Written quiz 10 (solution) Written quiz 11 (solution) Written quiz 12 (solution) |
Exercises 6.2d, 6.2e, 6.3 (solution) |
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(13) 23, 26 Nov. |
None |
Programming quiz 13 on 23 Nov (solution) Written quiz 14 on 26 (solution) |
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(14) 30 Nov, 3 Dec. |
None |
Programming test 2 on 30 Nov (solution) |
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5 Dec. (2:30-3:30pm) PQ305 |
Written test 2 |
Classes |
Covered in lectures |
Quizzes / tests |
Homework / in-class exercises |
Input/output, data structures, and GUI |
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(1) 12 Jan. |
None |
Exercise 7.1 (solution) |
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(2) 19 Jan. |
Stream I/O, part II |
None |
Exercise 7.2 (solution) |
(3) 26 Jan. |
Written quiz 15 (solution) |
Exercise 8.1 (solution) |
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(4) 2 Feb. |
Written quiz 16 (solution) Mini-project week 1 |
Exercise 9.1 (solution) |
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(5) 9 Feb. |
Written quiz 17 (solution) |
Exercise 9.2 (solution) |
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(6) 23 Feb. |
Mini-project week 3 |
Exercise 9.3 (solution) |
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(7) 2 Mar. |
No lecture |
Prog. quiz 18 (solution) Mini-project week 4 |
Exercise 9.4 (solution) |
(8) 9 Mar. |
Creating a multiple-form interface (back-of-card, diamond, heart, club, spade) |
Mini-project week 5 |
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(9) 16 Mar. |
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Written quiz 19 Mini-project week 6 |
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(10) 23 Mar. |
Mock programming test (solution) |
Mini-project week 7 |
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27 Mar. (Sat) 2:30-3:30pm
PQ 305 |
Written Test 3 o Written test 3 06-07 o Written test 3 07-08 o Written test 3 08-09 |
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(11) 30 Mar. | Programming test 3 | Mini-project week 8 | |
(12) 13 Apr. |
Project consultation (no class) |
Mini-project week 9 |
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(13) 20 Apr. |
Project consultation (no class) |
Mini-project week 10 |
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(14) 27 Apr. |
Submitting
the project report and demonstration (no class) |
Mini-project week 11s |
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