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CMSC 291A Programming Topics in C++

Tuesday and Thursday 5:30pm - 6:20pm SS 105

WWW access http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~squire

Textbook: C++ The Complete Reference, Third Edition

by Herbert Schildt, McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-882476-1

  Reading and homework assignments are from this book.
  The C++ Standard is ISO/IEC 14882:1998.
  Programming in this course is based on the standard
  rather than on an implementation by a specific compiler.
  Some parts of the international standard have not been
  implemented by some compilers.

  To paraphrase a car maker "This is not your fathers C++"

Suggested additional book: Mastering the Standard C++ Classes

by Cameron and Tracey Hughes, Wiley, ISBN 0-471-32893-6

Grading Policy

 Distribution                       Course grade

 Final Exam    20%                  A 90% - 100%
 Quiz 1        15%                  B 80% - 89.9%
 Quiz 2        15%                  C 70% - 79.9%
 Project       10%                  D 60% - 69.9%
 Homework      40%
                            
 Partial credit is given on homework and project.
 No partial credit on multiple choice, true-false, single answer exam questions.

 YOUR GRADES recorded  Here  Check for typo's.

Computer usage

 All students must have an account on the UMBC gl machines.
 The project and homework will use the "submit" mechanism.

 All students must be able to access the WWW to get assignments.
 Modem and telnet connections are available for remote use.

 You may use SGI's C++ or g++ 2.95.2 with standard C++ library.

 You may use Linux gcc(g++) with stdlibc++-2.90.8 or later.

 You may also use Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 or later for homework
 and project.

 You still have to do a 'submit' on the source code.

Jon Squire, Lecturer, office hours:

   MW 3:00-5:00 and by appointment. ECS 219
   EMail: squire@umbc.edu

Mahesh Gandhe, TA, office hours:

  Mon 5:30pm-6:45pm, ECS 335A homework questions and grading
  Wed 10:00am-11:00am
  EMail: mgandh1@csee.umbc.edu
 Last updated 4/5/01