CS 12, Fall 2008

Learning Resources

Text links

Required: Thomas A. Standish, Data Structures, Algorithms & Software Principles in C, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1995.
Required: Brian W. Kernighan, and Dennis M. Ritchie, The C Programming Language: Second Edition, Prentice Hall P T R, 1988. (Note: this link also leads to errata, authors' pages, a history of C, and foreign language, audio, and braille versions of the book.)
Optional: Mansoor Sarwar, Robert Koretsky, and Aqeel Sarwar, UNIX: The Textbook, Second Edition, Addison Wesley Longman, 2005.

UCSB Engineering/Computer Science technical support

UCSB Engineering Computing Infrastructure (ECI) - to change password, and other account maintenance
If any student is having trouble with their CSIL account, they should go to the ECI Office (Harold Frank Hall, room 3110).
Other UCSB Computer Science technical support

UNIX/Linux resources

Geography 13 - an excellent self-paced course in UNIX by the UCSB Geography Department.
Linux reference - official Red Hat Linux reference guide.
Origins and history of Unix, 1969-1995 by Eric Steven Raymond.

C information

C Library Reference - online guide to C programming
C pointer tutorial - a local copy of a popular tutorial by Ted Jensen.

Other online resources (useful for working outside CSIL):

SecureCRT - an SSH client (necessary to access CSIL remotely) - download a 30-day trial version, and/or explore the site to learn about student licenses.
PuTTY - a free Win32 Telnet/SSH Client (a free alternative to SecureCRT that is still under development).
Borland C++Builder Compiler package - free download site for Windows command line version of a popular C++ (and thus C) compiler and related tools - can be used to work on programming projects on your own PC, but all programs turned in for CS 60 must be compatible with the gcc or g++ compilers at CSIL.
LCC-Win32 - another free compiler system for Windows, actually an integrated development environment with editor, debugger, and other tools.
Cygwin - a Unix environment for Windows! Has many GNU tools, including gcc and gdb, and an emulated bash shell. Lots to download, and the setup may require some tweaking, but pretty cool all the same.
MinGW - "Minimalist GNU for Windows" includes gcc, gdb and other useful tools in a much smaller package than Cygwin.
emacs for Windows - even slicker than most UNIX versions.

Academic support services on campus:

(The following statement was provided on 3 Jan 2001 by Dennis L. Nord, Director, Counseling & Career Services; Carol Hiles, Director, Campus Learning Assistance Service; and Diane Glenn, Director Disabled Students Program.)

If you experience difficulty in this course for any reason, please don't hesitate to consult with your instructor. In addition to the resources of the department, a wide range of services is available to support you in your efforts to meet the course requirements.

Campus Learning Assistance Service: 893-3269. CLAS helps students increase their mastery of course material through course-specific tutoring and academic skills development. Check out our tutorial groups and drop-in tutoring schedules posted on our web site: www.clas.ucsb.edu. Sign up for services at our main office, Building 477, 9-5 daily.
Counseling & Career Services: (893-4411, www.counseling.ucsb.edu) offers counseling for personal & career concerns, self-help information and connections to off-campus mental health resources.
Disabled Students Program: 893-2668; www.sa.ucsb.edu/dsp. DSP provides academic support services to eligible students with temporary and permanent disabilities. Please inform the instructor (Dr. Costanzo) if you require special classroom accommodations due to a disability. You must register with DSP prior to receiving these accommodations.

Engineering undergraduate students should visit their Undergraduate Studies Office for general counseling matters, including progress checks.

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