CSE 15L, Section C, Spring 2010

Scientific Debugging

Thursday, April 1:	In class: introduction and first lab.
Friday, April 2:	Submit Report 1 by midnight.
Tuesday, April 6:	Finish reading chapters 1 and 2 (through p. 10) before class.
Wednesday, April 7:	Submit Report 2 by midnight.
Tuesday, April 13:	Finish reading chapter 3 (through p. 23) before class.
Wednesday, April 14:	Submit Report 3 by midnight.
Tuesday, April 20:	Finish reading chapter 4 (through p. 43) before class.
Wednesday, April 21:	Submit Report 4 by midnight.
Tuesday, April 27:	Finish reading chapter 5 (through p. 66) before class.
Wednesday, April 28:	Submit Report 5 by midnight.
Tuesday, May 4:	Finish reading chapter 6 (through p. 81) before class.
Wednesday, May 5:	Submit Report 6 by midnight.
Tuesday, May 11:	Finish reading chapter 7 (through p. 95) before class.
Wednesday, May 12:	Submit Report 7 by midnight.
Tuesday, May 18:	Finish reading chapters 8 and 9 (through p. 114) before class.
Wednesday, May 19:	Submit Report 8 by midnight.
Tuesday, May 25:	Finish reading chapters 10 and 11 (through p. 132) before class.
Wednesday, May 26:	Submit Report 9 by midnight.
Tuesday, June 1:	In-class exam. See the review guide.

As in any other course, you must comply with the UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship. All work you submit must be your own, without unauthorized material or aid. "Unauthorized" means not expressly approved by the instructor for your use in this class; examples include material from other students in the same section, other sections, or past offerings of CSE 15L, or aid from anyone but the teaching staff.
online resources for the textbook (Debugging by David J. Agans)
including first 2 chapters in PDF format
scores in GradeSource
Scores are identified with secret numbers you should have received by e-mail.
a basic UNIX tutorial from Will Reasor
Java SE 6 API Specification

Meetings:	Tuesday, 17:00–18:50 EBU3B room B260
Instructor:	Dana Dahlstrom (e-mail `dana+15L at cs`) office hours: by appointment in EBU3B room 2106
Teaching Assistants:	Tassapol Athiapinya Rishi Kapoor Ruixin Yang
Textbook:	Debugging: The 9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems by David J. Agans. 2002: AMACOM. ISBN 0-8144-7457-8. Available on campus at Groundwork Books and on reserve at the library.
Grading:	25% in-class quizzes (lowest score dropped); 50% collaborative lab notes and individual lab reports; 25% final exam