COMP 110Introduction to Programming

Tabitha Peck M.S.

January 9, 2008

MWF 3-3:50 pm

Philips 367

About COMP 110 Learn how to develop algorithms

Learn the basic components of computer programming can be applied to any programming language (Java,

C++, etc.)

Requirements / prerequisites no programming knowledge assumed

About Me UNC grad (MS, working on PhD)

undergrad: Bucknell University hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Research interests: Virtual Reality and Human Perception

Other interests Soccer, Photography, Music, Art, Cooking Movies (Computer Graphics and Hitchcock) Mad Max

About You Assignment 0 by-email

Name E-mail Major Phone number Class Fun Fact about yourself

Course Web Page

http://www.cs.unc.edu/~tpeck/COMP110/

Course Documents Assignments Labs

Weekly Schedule Lecture

Monday/Wednesday 3-3:50 pm Phillips 367

Recitations Friday 3-3:50pm Phillips 367(bring your laptop)

Lecture Format Review previous material

Questions

Present new material

In-class exercises work in groups

Lecture notes will be posted online before class Updated after class

Recitation

Mini-lab Extra programming practice Homework help Answer questions from lecture

Each group should always have a laptop and textbook

Textbook

RequiredJava: An Introduction to Problem Solving & Programming (Fourth Edition)Walter Savitch

Software

jGRASP on public lab machines

• All Programs / UNC Courseware / COMP 110 you can install on your machine

• see “Schedule” on web

Computer Labs

7 Labs Maintained by UNC ITS You may do homework there (jGRASP is

installed on all UNC lab machines)

http://help.unc.edu/?id=1908

Grades

Assignments 60% Midterm 15% Final 20% Participation 5%

Assignments Labs due at 3:00pm following Friday

Some labs will build on previous labs Programming Assignments

Start Early! Reading Assignments Self-Test Questions from textbook

practice for exams

Submitting Assignments

Submitted through e-mail E-mail to: tpeck@cs.unc.edu Subject - COMP110 Lab# yourname

Naming code scheme peck_01.jar

Late Policy

Late assignments are not accepted

3 late days (including weekends) Unused late days are each worth 2 extra

credit points on the final

Exams

Mid-Term to take a make-up mid-term, you must notify

me in advance or have a doctor's excuse

Final to take the exam at a different time, you must

get permission from your Dean and bring me the blue slip you get from the Dean

Working in the Lab

Before you open jGRASP and start coding: read the assignment think about what the assignment is asking

for review lectures and examples on the topic write (on paper) your plan for completing the

assignment (i.e., your algorithm)

Campus File SystemAndrew File System (AFS)

Disk space associated with your Onyen automatically backed up by UNC

AFS in the lab automatically appears as drive H: when you log in

On your personal machine you can install the AFS Client won’t see drive H: unless you’re connected to the network (i.e.,

can access the Internet)

More information http://help.unc.edu/?id=215

Backup Your Work! Backup your work!

You will lose something at some point you might have to learn the hard way

Use your AFS space use of AFS space is not required, but is recommended

Search for “backup” in the Windows help

Help!

http://help.unc.eduhttp://help.unc.edu962-HELP962-HELP

For help on general computer problems, including getting AFS enabled on your laptop or at home

Also, for free software

Collaborating

Don’t cheat! Never share code Do Not give assignment solutions until

after assignment is handed in Struggle with the assignment before

asking for help

Sending Email

Put COMP110 in subject line

For example: COMP110, I’m lost COMP110, This course is too easy

This Week's Recitation jGRASP Your first java program Download jGRASP before lab (see

webpage) Read 1.2-1.3 Bring

Laptop (fully charged) Textbook

Monday

What is Computer Science?

Introduction to Programming

Reading Assignment: 1.1

Homework 0 is due tonight 11:59 pm