Spring 2013 Course Schedule - 16-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

1/14
1

 Chapter 1 - Software Development
Chapter 2 - Introduction to Abstract Data Types

1/21
2

 *** MLK Day Holiday - ACC closed Monday 1/21 ***
Chapter 3 - Data Structures and Abstract Data Types
Chapter 4 - More about OOP and ADTs -- Classes
Complete Program 1 - Due 1/27

1/28
3

 Chapter 4 (continued)
Supplementary notes on Overloading Binary Operators

2/4
4

 Chapter 5 - Standard C++ Input/Output and String Classes
Complete Program 2 - Due 2/10

2/11
5

 Chapter 6 - Lists

2/18
6

 Chapter 7 - Stacks
Complete Program 3 - Due 2/24
Complete Exam 1 - Due 2/24

2/25
7

 Chapter 8 - Queues

3/4
8

 Chapter 9 - ADT Implementations: Templates and Standard Containers
Complete Program 4 - Due 3/10

3/11

*** Spring break - ACC closed Monday 3/11 through Sunday 3/17 ***

3/18
9

Chapter 10 - ADT Implementation: Recursion, Algorithm Analysis, and Standard Algorithms

3/25
10

 Chapter 11 - More Linking Up with Linked Lists
Complete Program 5 - Due 3/31

4/1
11

 Chapter 12 - Searching - Binary Trees and Hash Tables
Complete Exam 2 - Chapters 1 - 9. Due 4/7

4/8
12

 Chapter 13 - Sorting
Complete Program 6 - Due 4/14

4/15
13

 Chapter 13 (continued)

4/22
14

 Last day to withdraw is Monday, April 22.
 Chapter 14 - OOP and ADTs
Complete Program 7 - Due 4/28

4/29
15

 Chapter 15 - Trees (selected topics)
Review for final exam.
All programs (except for the last 2) must be submitted by midnight on Sunday, May 5.
Exams 1 & 2 will not be accepted after Sunday, May 5.

5/6
16

 Complete Program 8 - Due 5/10 - no grace period!
Complete Exam 3. See below for test deadlines - no grace period!
The last 2 programs must be submitted by midnight on Friday, May 10.
Exam 3 will be available at all Testing Centers through Wednesday, May 8. Exam 3 will be available at the RVS Testing Center through Friday, May 10.

 

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