CSE 9B
Course Description

Description:

This is a two quarter introductory course that teaches basic programming techniques and the C++ language. This is our core introductory programming course for Computer Science majors, other science and engineering majors, and anybody interested in a thorough introduction to programming. This course is a direct or indirect prerequisite for most CSE upper division courses and many CSE lower division courses.

This course assumes equivalent to CSE9A programming experience.

CSE 10 is an accelerated version of this course. The contents of CSE 10 and CSE 9 A-B are the same.

Course Coverage:

Introduction to computer science and programming using the C++ language; basic UNIX commands; C++ language including arrays; modularity and top-down design; abstract data types; documentation techniques; design and verification techniques.

Text Book:

• Problem Solving with C++, Walter Savitch, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Menlo Park, CA, 1996.

References:

• A Practical Guide to the UNIX SYSTEM, 3rd Edition, Mark Sobell, Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Menlo Park, CA, 1995.
• The C++ Programming Language, 2nd Edition, Bjarne Stroustrup, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1991.
• C++ Primer, 2nd Edition, Stanley Lippman, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1991.

Prerequisites:

• High school algebra
• Equivalent programming experience to CSE9A

Grade Evaluation:

Exams/Exercises	Percentage
4 Quizzes	20%
1 Midterm	26%
1 Final (NOT comprehensive)	27%
9 Lab Exercises	27%

Policies:

• NO makeup examinations.
• CLOSED BOOK examinations.
• LATE programming assignments ZERO credit.
• Copied work - see University catalog on academic dishonesty.