Fall 2013 Course Schedule

Fall 2013 Course Schedule - 12-Week Semester

The purpose of this schedule is to help you pace yourself during the semester. I will be adding due dates for the remaining programs during the semester. Be sure to review my Late Policy for programming assignments and exams in the course syllabus. Absolute deadlines are also listed in this schedule.

I reserve the right to correct any errors in this schedule. Any changes will be noted on the course home page.

Week of	Reading Assignment/Activity
9/23 1	Chapter 1 - Software Development Chapter 2 - Introduction to Abstract Data Types Programming Assignment 1 - Due 10/6
9/30 2	Chapter 3 - Data Structures and Abstract Data Types Chapter 4 - More about OOP and ADTs -- Classes Supplementary notes on Overloading Binary Operators Programming Assignment 2 - Due 10/13
10/7 3	Chapter 5 - Standard C++ Input/Output and String Classes (Sections 5.1 - 5.2 only) Chapter 6 - Lists (sections 6.1 - 6.3) Programming Assignment 3 - Due 10/20 Complete Exam 1 - Due 10/20
10/14 4	Chapter 6 - Lists (Section 6.4 only) Programming Assignment 4 - Due 11/3
10/21 5	Chapter 7 - Stacks Programming Assignment 5 - Due 11/10
10/28 6	Chapter 8 - Queues (sections 8,1 - 8.3 required. Sections 8.4 - 8.5 optional.) Chapter 9 - ADT Implementations: Templates and Standard Containers (sections 9.1 - 9.3 required. Section 9.4 optional.) Exam 2 - Chapters 1 - 9. Due 11/10
11/4 7	Chapter 10 - ADT Implementation: Recursion, Algorithm Analysis, and Standard Algorithms (Sections 10.1 - 10.4 required. Section 10.5 optional.) Chapter 11 - More Linking Up with Linked Lists (sections 11.1 - 11.3)
11/11 8	Chapter 12 - Searching - Binary Trees and Hash Tables (sections 12.1 - 12.4) Programming Assignment 6 - Due 11/17
11/18 9	Chapter 12 - Searching - Binary Trees and Hash Tables (Section 12.7) Programming Assignment 7 - Due 12/1 Last day to withdraw is Thursday, November 21.
11/25 10	Chapter 13 - Sorting 56 pps Complete Program 8 - Due 12/13 - no grace period! * Thanksgiving Holiday - ACC closed Thurs 11/28 - Sun 12/1 *
12/2 11	Chapter 14 - OOP and ADTs (section 14.1 only) Chapter 15 - Trees (section 15.1 only) Review for final exam. Programs 1 - 6 must be submitted by midnight on Sunday, December 8. Exams 1 & 2 will not be accepted after Sunday, December 8.
12/9 12	Complete Exam 3. See below for test deadlines - no grace period! The last 2 programs must be submitted by midnight on Friday, ecember 13. Exam 3 will be available at all Testing Centers through Wednesday, December 11. Exam 3 will be available at the RVS Testing Center through Friday, December 13.

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