CSE 1341
Principles of Computer Science I
Spring 2008
Mark Fontenot
mfonten@engr.smu.edu
Note Set 1
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Note Set 1 Overview
 Administrative Material
 Quick review of Java
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Who’s Teaching you?
 Mark Fontenot
 Caruth 110
 mfonten@engr.smu.edu
 214.768.2854
 (official) Office Hours:
Tu: 9 – 10 a.m., Th: 8 – 9 a.m.
 Website for class:
engr.smu.edu/cse/1341
Blackboard will be used also
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Materials for Class
 Textbook:
 Java: How to Program – 7th Edition
Deitel & Deitel
 Comprehensive book, we won’t cover
everything.
 We’ll follow it somewhat. Also think of it as a reference book
about Java and associated technologies.
 Get a 3-ring binder for notes/handouts
 Always have a pencil for quizzes and tests
 USB drive would be helpful
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Expectations for CSE 1341
 One learns to program by programming.
 You should expect to work hard in this class
 some weeks, you may spend 10 hours or more working on one
assignment
 this is where the learning really happens
 You cannot procrastinate.
 You must read the book.
 You need to learn to ask for help early. You will have
questions – ask for help.
 do not wait until the day an assignment is due to try and find
help – it will inevitably be unavailable for numerous reasons.
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Graded Deliverables
 Homework assignments – WEEKLY
 May be written on on-line on Blackboard. Instructions will be
clear on website
 Turn them in Wednesday before class
 Not accepted late – EVER!!!
 Programming Projects
 Will be discussed in lecture
 Will be the focus of much of lab time
 Most will have at least 2 phases such as pre-lab and project
 Exams and Quizzes
 guess!
 100 point exams – 3 during the semester
 Quizzes randomly – may be online and outside of class
 No Late Assignments Accepted
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Lab Time
 Focus on programming projects
 Led by TAs.
 Lab attendance is Mandatory
 You may only leave if you have completed the work for that
week
 Don’t wait until lab to start your assignment.
 If you have a pre-lab for that week, make sure it is complete
before you arrive to lab
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Your Final Grade
 Final grade determined based on following weighted scale
Type:
Percentage:
Exams
35%
Projects
50%
Homework & Quizzes
10%
Attendance and Active
Participation
5%
 If exam average < 60%, final course grade will be F
 If project average < 60%, final course grade will be F
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Attendance
 Attendance is vitally important for both lecture and lab
 Historically, students who attend class are more successful
 Any in-class quizzes cannot be made up
 Given the nature of the material, each lecture builds upon
previous material
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Academic Ethics
 Collaboration with anyone is prohibited unless specifically
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permitted for a particular assignment.
You are expected to create, edit and print out YOUR OWN
assignments and take tests without outside assistance. All
work submitted is expected to be your own.
The provider of help is as culpable as the receiver of help
and will be treated the same.
Penalties range from 0 on assignment to F in course and
honor council referral at instructors discretion.
More details in course syllabus
What’s this course about?
 Fundamental concepts of Object Oriented Programming
 will use Java
 Major OOP tenets:
 Encapsulation,
 Inheritance,
 Polymorphism
 More GUI – Covered in Lab
 Basic ideas behind software engineering
 how to build good software
 the UML
 design of software
 testing and debugging
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What should you know?
 Basic Java
 concepts covered in CSE 1340
 primitive data types
 variables declarations
 expressions and assignments
 conditional constructs
 repetition constructs
 declaring methods
 return values
 parameters
 basic GUI
 We’ll review some of this as the first few weeks progress.
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Development Environment
 Environment will be Linux
 Everyone should know how to get around in Linux/UNIX
 Will use VMWare to run Linux inside Windows XP
 Can run one OS inside another: Host OS = XP; Client OS = Linux
 We’ll use the command line and NetBeans to develop our
projects
 Learn more about VMWare at www.vmware.com
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