CMSC 11 Introduction to Computer Science

Second Semester 2007-2008

Lecturer(A,B): Prof. Jaime M. Samaniego
Lecturer(WX,Y): Prof. Jaderick P. Pabico
Laboratory(A-2L, Y-1L, WX-3L): Joseph Anthony C. Hermocilla

• General Information

This is a beginner's course in computer programming. Students will learn how to write programs using the C programming language.

• News/Announcements
• [04/08/2008]Final Grades: Y1L and WX3L, A2L
• [03/31/2008] Nobody is exempted from taking the final exam in CMSC 11, sections Y-1L and WX-3L.
• [12/25/2007] Class will resume on January 7, 2008! Enjoy!
• [11/29/2007] Read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of The C Book
• [11/14/2007] Welcome
• Syllabus
• Section A and B
• Section WX and Y

• Laboratory Schedule

Week	Date	Topic	Readings	Handout	Homework	Solution
1	11/19/07-11/23/07	Introduction to the Linux Programming Environment		H1,JMS
2	11/26/07-11/30/27	Variables and Data Types in C	Chapter 1,Chapter 2	H2,JMS
3	12/03/07-12/07/07	Variables and Data Types in C	Chapter 2	H2,JMS
4	12/10/07-12/14/07	If-Else/Loops	Chapter 3	H3,JMS
5	12/17/07-12/19/07	If-Else/Loops	Chapter 3	H3,JMS
6	01/02/08-01/04/08	(No class)
7	01/07/08-01/11/08	Loops	Chapter 3	H3,JMS
8	01/14/08-01/18/08	Control Structures Integration	Chapter 3
9	01/21/08-01/25/08	Functions/C Standard Library	Chapter 4	Handout
10	01/28/08-02/01/08	Functions/Parameter Passing	Chapter 4, Pointers	Handout
11	02/04/08-02/08/08	Array processing/Strings	Arrays, Pointers, Strings	JMS
12	02/11/08-02/15/08	Arrays and Sorting	Insertion Sort	JMS
13	02/18/08-02/22/08	Structures	Chapter 6 (Structures)
14	02/25/08-02/29/08	Input/Output Files	Input/Output, Formatted I/O, Character I/O, Unformatted I/O, Random Access
15	03/03/08-03/07/08	Recursion	Recursion(Wikipedia),
16	03/10/08-03/15/08	Pointers and Dynamic Data Structures	Linked List (Wikipedia),	Handout
17	03/17/08-03/21/08	Integration/Exam

• Honor Code

Students should avoid cheating and plagiarism. All programming exercises and
assignments will be done individually.

• Textbooks
• The C Book by by Mike Banahan, Declan Brady and Mark Doran
• Programming Logic and Design by Joyce Farrell
• The C Programming Language by Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan
• Resources

In order to execute programs in the C programming language, you will need a compiler. A compiler tranlates your program written in C into machine language that can be directly executed by the computer. In the lab, you will be using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) within the Mandrake Linux 10.1 environment. If you don't have linux on your home computer, it is possible to program in C by using compilers that run on windows.

To get started, click here to download a minimal command line Turbo C compiler (ver. 2.01). Save the file to your Desktop.

1. Extract the contents of the zip file to your Desktop using WinZip or WinRar.
2. Open an MS-DOS Prompt window by typing cmd on the Run option of Start Menu
3. Go to the folder where you extracted the file:

   cd Desktop\TC-min

4. Compile the sample program:

   tcc -ehello.exe hello.c

5. Run the program:

   hello.exe

You can use notepad or PSPAD to type your programs. Always save the file in the folder where you extracted Turbo C. When you save the file in notepad, make sure that you enclose the filename in double quotes to prevent automatic appending of default extension: "hello.c". Limit the number of characters in the filename to 8.

Other compilers you can use:

• DEV CPP
• Cygwin
• Tiny C Compiler

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