CS 101 Today’s class will begin about 5 minutes late : CS 101 Today’s class will begin about 5 minutes late
CS 101 Introduction to Computer Science : CS 101 Introduction to Computer Science Aaron Bloomfield
University of Virginia
Instructors : Instructors Instructors
Aaron Bloomfield: CS 101
Office: Olsson 228D
Hours: M 3:30-4:30, W/F 11-noon
Email:
David Luebke: CS 101-E
Office: Olsson 219
Hours: Tu/Th 10:30-noon
Email:
Both instructors also accept appointments
Other course personnel (TAs) will be posted on the website shortly
What this course is : What this course is
An introduction to programming using Java
What this course is not : What this course is not We do not talk about (in any depth):
Applications of computing
Other programming languages (C, C++, Matlab, etc.)
History of computing
How to use Microsoft office or create a web page
Objectives : Objectives Understand fundamentals of programming such as variables, conditional and iterative execution, methods, etc.
Understand fundamentals of object-oriented programming in Java, including defining classes, invoking methods, using class libraries, etc.
Be aware of the important topics and principles of software development.
Have the ability to write a computer program to solve specified problems.
Be able to use the Java SDK environment to create, debug and run simple Java programs.
Honor policy : Honor policy The University of Virginia Honor Policy is in effect in this class. As a student in the course you are agreeing to the following principles.
When there is doubt regarding the honorability of an action, you will ask before doing it.
When possible to do so with honor, you will help your fellow classmates learn and improve.
You will get help from classmates and course staff before succumbing to frustration. Frustration leads to the dark path.
Unless otherwise noted, exams and individual assignments will be pledged that you have neither given or received unauthorized help.
Honor policy : Honor policy By default, the only allowed collaboration is the discussion of ideas. No code or solutions are to be distributed to other students either electronically or on paper.
You are not allowed to describe problems on an exam to a student who has not taken it yet. You are not allowed to show exam papers to another student or view another student's exam papers while working on an exam. An academic irregularity on any exam may result in failure of the course and be brought to the honor committee.
If you have questions on what is allowable, ask!
Honor policy : Honor policy Academic irregularities may result in failure of the course and be brought to the honor committee
Beware of MOSS
Website : Website At http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~cs101
The syllabus is there (with most of the info in this slide set)
And all the lecture notes
I will try to post all slide sets on the website the night before lecture
Don’t bother writing down what’s on the slides!
Text : Text Java 5.0 Program Design, McGraw-Hil.
Cohoon and Davidson
Make sure to get the shrink-wrapped version with the CodeLab license!
A rough schedule of what we will be covering when is on the website
The bookstore does currently have copies
Textbook versions : Textbook versions
CodeLab license : CodeLab license Don’t throw it out!
Grading criteria : Grading criteria 10% – Laboratory participation
However, if you miss more than 2 labs, you are subject to failure for the course
More on this in a bit…
10% – Laboratory programming quizzes
30% – Homework assignments
30% – Midterms
21 September, 18 October, 16 November
20% – Final exam
Scheduled time is Monday, 12 December from 7 pm to 10 pm
NOT on Saturday
We will discuss conflicts as the semester progresses (APMA 310 and ECON 201)
Average grade will be at least a B-
Grades : Grades All grades will be kept online
Viewing your grades will be gone over in the first lab
All electronically submitted assignments (labs, HWs, lab quizzes) will be graded electronically
They are still graded by a human, of course
You will receive an e-mail about your grade
Only the exams will be graded via paper
Regrades : Regrades When an assignment is graded, the grading guidelines will be posted
If you feel you deserve more credit, you need to submit a regrade
Paper-based for the exams, electronically for labs, HWs, and lab quizzes
Regrades must be submitted within 10 (ten) days
More on regrades in the first lab
Keeping the class interesting : Keeping the class interesting Like many intro courses, this course does not really show why CS is a fascinating field
I’ll be bringing in guest lecturers to give short (5 minute) talks about why they like CS
At the beginning of lecture
Humor breaks
Actually helps with attention span!
Not surprisingly, most of it will be computer humor!
Motivational posters… : Motivational posters…
Homeworks : Homeworks There are two types of homeworks:
Programming homeworks
a.k.a. “J” homeworks
6-7 of them
CodeLab homeworks
Via http://www.turingscraft.com
a.k.a. “C” homeworks
An online service
6-8 of them
All the CodeLab problems will count as one J homework
We will go over CodeLab in a future class
Labs : Labs Will have one each week
Total of 11 throughout the semester
Lab attendance is REQUIRED
If you miss more than 2 labs, you are subject to course failure for the course
If you show up to a different lab section without permission, it counts as missing that lab
There ARE labs this first week
Lab grading will be discussed in the first lab
If you don’t finish the lab during lab period, you can finish it within the next 24 hours
More details on this in the first lab
If for a valid reason you are unable to do your lab, there will be a make-up lab on Sunday night, provided that you get permission prior to your scheduled lab
Lab scheduling problems : Lab scheduling problems I expect about 25 students will switch into CS 101-E
Using last fall semester as a guide
That will free up space in all the lab sections
If you are not registered for a lab section this week, you can go to any lab
But only if you aren’t registered for any lab section!
We will get everybody registered for a lab section that fits their schedule
Exams : Exams There will be three midterms, all pledged
21 September, 18 October, 16 November
There will be three lab quizzes, all pledged
During lab sections the week of the midterms
Final exam
Scheduled time is Monday, 12 December from 7 pm. to 10 pm
NOT on Saturday
We will discuss conflicts as the semester progresses (APMA 310 and ECON 201)
All exams are open book
Home directory service : Home directory service All assignments and lab files must be kept on your home directory
http://www.virginia.edu/homedir
Fairness : Fairness A difficult thing in a class of 150 students
If you feel something is not fair, you need to let me know
I will do my best to correct it
Who to contact : Who to contact I am not always the best person
I easily get inundated with emails, as I have 150 students
The TAs can often answer a question just as easily as I can, and much quicker
Office hours will be posted on the website
Feedback : Feedback It’s a very good thing!
Feel free to leave us feedback
Can be done anonymously, if you wish
Via the Toolkit or the CS dept website
It’s hard for the instructors to know what the students think of the course…
Learning the material : Learning the material There are a number of ways we provide to help you learn the material
Lecture
Slides on the website
Programming homeworks
CodeLab homeworks
Labs
Textbook
Previous years’ tests
TAs (during labs or office hours)
Professors (office hours)
Fellow students
Find what works best for you and use it
Sections : Sections CS 101
Students have little or no programming experience
Mandatory scheduled closed labs
CS 101-E
Students with programming experience
Open labs that are to be completed by a scheduled time
All students take same quizzes and tests, and do the same assignments
Course curve is based on the section with the lower average
CS 101 students hate this policy…
Differences with 101-E : Differences with 101-E Labs are done by all 101-E students on their own time
If you miss more than 2, you are still subject to failure
Labs due 8:30 p.m. on Sunday
Lab session for 101-E students Sunday at 7 p.m.
Pace through the textbook is the same
They may go through it in more detail, though
The following is assumed for students in 101-E
You have taken a course in programming
Thus, you know the basics of programming
You did not get a 4 or a 5 on the AP computer science exam (AB level)
Should you be in 101-E? : Should you be in 101-E? If you have had a semester’s worth of programming, then yes
Stay to the end of this lecture, then start going to the other section next time
Meets in OLS 009
Human stupidity : Human stupidity