Course Syllabus
Computer Science 16
Winter 2018

Problem Solving with Computers I

Course Description

Fundamental building blocks for solving problems using computers. Topics include basic computer organization and programming constructs: memory, CPU, binary arithmetic, variables, expressions, statements, conditionals, iteration, functions, parameters, recursion, primitive and composite data types, and basic operating system and debugging tools.

C++ is the programming language used this quarter.

Pre-requisite and Recommended Preparation

• Pre-requisite: Mathematics 3A with a grade of C or better (may be taken concurrently).
• Recommended: CS 8 or Engineering 3, or significant prior programming experience.

Course Goals

1. Students gain experience solving problems with computers.
2. Students expand their beginning knowledge of programming, and learn to apply structured programming techniques.
3. Students learn to write C++ programs in a Unix-like environment.

Instructor

Dr. C. Michael Costanzo, mikec@cs.ucsb.edu
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday, 11-12 in Trailer 936 room 103

Teaching Assistants

TA	Email	Office hours
Sydney Ma	siyima@cs.ucsb.edu	Monday, 3:30-5:30 in Trailer 936
Da Zhang	dazhang@cs.ucsb.edu	Thursday, 9-11 in Trailer 936
Magzhan Zholbaryssov	magzhan@cs.ucsb.edu	Friday, 10-12 in Trailer 936

Instruction Schedule

• Lectures - 2 per week - MW 9:30-10:45, in Buchanan 1940
• Lab - Wednesday in Phelps 3525:
  
  1-1:50, 2-2:50, 3-3:50 or 4-4:50

Required Text

Walter Savitch. Problem Solving with C++, 10th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2018. [Earlier editions are probably okay - BUT students are responsible for determining correspondence with 10th Edition.]

Grading Policy

Overall course scores will be calculated according to the following distribution of credit:

• 40 percent - assignments (including labs).
• 60 percent - 2 exams: best counts 35 percent, other counts 25 percent.
  The schedule is as follows (unless announced otherwise):
  1. Monday, February 12.
  2. Wednesday, March 14.
  (No final exam this quarter.)

If the class average overall course score is less than 80 percent, then a curve may be applied to establish letter grades. Otherwise, letter grades will be assigned as follows:

Overall score	Grade	Notes
≥ 93%	A	Exceptional scores may earn A+
90-92.9%	A-	Scores will be rounded to the nearest 0.1 percent
87-89.9%	B+
83-86.9%	B
80-82.9%	B-
77-79.9%	C+
73-76.9%	C
70-72.9%	C-
67-69.9%	D+
63-66.9%	D
< 63%	D-	Very poor scores may earn F

Course Outline - and required reading from the textbook

• Introduction to Computers and C++ Programming - Chapter 1
• C++ Basics, and Flow of Control- Chapters 2 and 3
• Functions - Chapters 4 and 5
• I/O Streams as an Introduction to Objects and Classes - Chapter 6
• Arrays, Strings and Vectors - Chapters 7 and 8
• Pointers and Dynamic Arrays - Chapter 9
• Introduction to Defining Classes - Sections 10.1 and 10.2
• Introduction to Linked Lists - Section 13.1

Notices

• The course's web pages (http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~mikec/cs16) are mandatory reading. Students are responsible for monitoring them throughout the quarter.
• Make-up exams can only be arranged at least 48 hours prior to the exam, and only in extraordinary circumstances (which do not include having other exams that day).
• Assignments must be completed, and correctly turned in on time for full credit - no exceptions, no extensions, no excuses.
• IMPORTANT: All of the work you turn in for CS 16 must be your own, personal work, or a sanctioned collaboration with your assigned lab partner. The university's honor code will be strictly enforced, and we may use an automated system to detect plagiarism and collusion.