Fall 2002 Lecture Schedule

Notes:

• This should be considered very much a document in development. While I will try as much as possible to stick to the posted exam dates, the schedule of lectures and homework may change as the term progresses. Updates, and detailed weekly plans, will be posted on the home page (this page).
• Please note that reading assignments for an individual lecture should be completed before the lecture. Readings may include handouts to be provided, and may also include readings in books on reserve.
• The official schedule for the Fall term can be found  here.
• The official schedule for final exams can be found here.
• Final Exams begin Monday, Dec. 16.
• CSci 261 T322 9:00 MWF, 9:30:   The  Exam is 8:00 AM Thursday,  Dec. 19
• CSci 431 T311 3:00 MWF, 2:30:   The  Exam is 8:00 AM Tuesday, Dec. 17
• SCXT 350 T124 2:00 MWF:  The exam is 4:00 PM Wednesday, Dec. 18

Exam Schedule:

• Exam 1 is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 27
• Exam 2 is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 25
• Exam 3 is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 4 (please note change in date).  Please note that this is in the last full week of the semester.
• The final exam is scheduled for 8:00 Thursday, Dec. 19.  It will be a mandatory in-class two hour exam.

I will try very hard to meet this exam schedule.  Exceptions will be discussed with the class with changes made at least before the scheduled exam, and accomadations made for students who can not change the exam date.  No exceptions or changes can be made for the date and time of the final exam (see the Logger for details).

Week 1: Monday, Sept. 2

• Topic:  Introduction and Review
• Reading:  Chapter 1 (unlabeled chapter references refer to the textbook)
• Other Notes:
  • Monday, Sept. 2 is Labor Day (no classes)

Week 2: Monday, Sept. 9

• Topic:  
• Software Engineering 
• Functional and Object-oriented programming
• Reading:  Chapter 2
• Other Notes

Week 3: Monday, Sept 16

• Topic:  Lists, and an introduction to analysis
• Reading:  Chapters 3
• Other Notes:  Exam 1 will be next week

Week 4: Monday, Sept. 23

• Topic:  
• Stacks and Queues
• Reading:  Chapter 4
• Other Notes:  Exam 1 Friday, Sept. 27

Week 5: Monday, Sept. 30

• Topic:  Stacks and Queues
• Reading:  Chapter 4
• Other Notes
  • Monday is the last day to drop with an automatic 'W'.

Week 6: Monday, Oct. 7

• Topic:  More on linked structures
• Reading:  Chapter 5
• Other Notes

Week 7: Monday, Oct. 14

• Topic:  More on lists
• Reading:  Chapter 6
• Other Notes
  • Friday is Mid Term (not an exam date for us)
  • Exam #2 is next week

Week 8: Monday, Oct. 21

• Topic:  More on lists
• Reading:  Chapter 6
• Other Notes
  • Monday is Fall Break Day (no classes)
  • Exam #2 Friday, Oct. 25

Week 9: Monday, Oct. 28

• Topic:  Recursion
• Reading:  Chapter 7
• Other Notes

Week 10: Monday, Nov. 4

• Topic:  Binary Search Trees
• Reading:  Chapter 8
• Other Notes

Week 11: Monday, Nov. 11

• Topic:  Assorted Data Structures
• Reading:  Chapter 9
• Other Notes
  • Pre-registration for Spring semester starts

Week 12: Monday, Nov. 18

• Topic:  
• Assorted Data Structures continued
• Sorting and searching
• Reading:  Chapters 9, 10
• Other Notes

Week 13: Monday, Nov. 25

• Topic:  Sorting and searching
• Reading:  Chapter 10
• Other Notes
  • Thanksgiving Vacation Thursday and Friday (no classes)

Week 14: Monday, Dec. 2

• Topic:  Sorting and searching
• ReadingChapter 10
• Other Notes
• Exam #3 will be given Wednesday , Dec. 3.  Please note that this is in the last full week of the term. (please also note change in date)

Week 15: Monday, Dec. 9

• Topic:  Review and catch-up    
• Reading:  As needed
• Other Notes
  • Last day of class is Wednesday, Dec. 11
  • Thursday and Friday are in the Reading Period

Week 16: Monday, Dec. 16

• Topic:  Final Exams: 
• The final exam is scheduled for 8:00 Thursday, Dec. 19.  It will be a mandatory in-class two hour exam.