cs3157 information

lectures:
 section 001: mondays, 1.10pm-2.25pm, in 602 HAMILTON

labs:
 section 001: wednesdays, 10.25am-12.25pm, in the CLIC lab
section 002: wednesdays, 12.25pm-2.25pm, in the CLIC lab
(you should be registered for coms-w3257 in addition to coms-w3157)
Directions to the CLIC lab can be found here.

computer account:
 you must get a Computer Science Department CRF Computer Account for this class. NOTE that it takes a day or so to process new accounts, so please apply early!
you will need this account before the first lab on january 26.
click here to apply for a CS account

textbooks:
Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie. (2004) The C Programming Language, 2nd Edition (isbn 0131103628) publisher: Prentice Hall PTR.
here it is on amazon.
Gregory Satir and Doug Brown. (2004) C++ The Core Language, (isbn 156592116X) publisher: O'Reilly.
here it is on amazon.
if you can't get c++ core language, then try getting this:
Ray Lischner. (2003) C++ in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference, 1st Edition (isbn 0-596-00298-X) publisher: O'Reilly.
here it is at oreilly.com

i've ordered both books at labyrinth books (112th street between broadway and amsterdam).

course description:
 this course is an advanced programming course. the idea is to give you practical, hands-on experience at advanced programming tasks. we'll introduce you to perl, c and c++, under the assumption that you have already mastered java (if not, then you don't belong in this course). in addition, you will get to learn some unix tools and tricks, a bit about shell programming and maybe some web-based programming skills.

prerequisites:
 you need to have taken cs1007 or cs1009 in order to take this class. you should be familiar with the unix environment.

assessment:
 your course grade will be made up of the following components, out of 100 points: