CS 201 - Introduction to Computing
Fall 2007

3 credits

Instructor:  Albert Levi
                    FENS 1091, x9563, levi@sabanciuniv.edu
                    Office Hours: Whenever I am in my office (I am generally in my office)
Caution: There is another Albert Levi who is a graduate of SU Material Science and Engineering. Check the email address while writing!

Syllabus is here

Assistants' web site (office hours)

Schedule

Lectures:
Section A:    Monday 11:40 - 13:30, Tuesday 15:40 - 16:30, FASS G062 (auditorium)

Section B:    Monday 15:40 - 17:30, Tuesday 16:40 - 17:30, FASS G062 (auditorium)

Labs/Recitations:   Sections A1,A2, A3, A4, A5, A6: Thursday 13:40 – 16:30, see schedule for the places
                                Sections B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7: Thursday 16:40 – 19:30, see schedule for the places
                                Sections C1, C2,C3, C4, C5, C6, C7: Friday 11:40 – 14:30, see schedule for the places
                                Sections D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6: Friday 14:40 – 17:30, see schedule for the places

Announcements

Textbook

A Computer Science Tapestry, 2nd Edition, Owen L. Astrachan

The book has a good website at which you can access the codes shown in the book as well as partially the book itself in pdf form.
Its address is http://www.cs.duke.edu/csed/tapestry/

The syllabus that is/will be distributed in the first class is here. The course description and the a list of topics that will be covered in class are there.

Lecture Notes and Codes discussed in class will be distributed here

Visual C++ 6.0 and MSDN library installation from CDs (CDs are available from reserve desk at IC)
Visual C++ 6.0 and MSDN library installation from network

The programs in the book are in these zip file

Lecture notes week by week (notes will be posted after the classes)

week1
week2             recitation1
week3             no recitations due to holiday
week4             recitation2
weeks 5 and 6             recitation3    recitation4
week7             recitation5
week8             sample exam questions are solved in recitations
week9             recitation6
week10           recitation7
week11           recitation8
weeks 12 and 13        recitation9
weeks 14 and 15


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Exams

First midterm exam will be on Saturday, November 24, 2007, 10:40 - 12:20.
Second midterm exam will be on Saturday, December 29, 2007, 10:40 - 12:20.
Final Exam will be on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 9:00 - 12:00.

Sample question set for Midterm 1 is here (only questions). Solutions are here (both questions and solutions).
Midterm 1 Solutions are here.
Sample question set for Midterm 2 is here (only questions). Solutions are here (both questions and solutions).
Midterm 2 Solutions are here.
Sample question set for Final Exam is here (only questions). Solutions are here (both questions and solutions).
Final exam solutions are here.

Homework - assigned and collected at WebCT.

Seventh and the last Homework is assigned at WebCT (due January 10, 2008, Thursday, 11:00 a.m.)

Tentative Grading

Two Midterm Exams:  23% (each)
Final Exam: 34%
Homeworks: 20% (total) - 7 homework will be assigned and they are not of equal weight

Important Notice about grading: Weighted average is not the only criterion in letter grading; exam average may also be taken into consideration.

Important dates

Midterm 1: November 24, Saturday, 10:40 - 12:20.
Midterm 2: December 29, Saturday, 10:40 - 12:20.
Final exam:  January 22, Tuesday, 9:00 - 12:00


Expectations form Students