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CMPT 128Introduction to Computing

Science for Engineering

Students

Course Organization

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CMPT 128: Introduction to Computing Science for Engineering Students

Monday, Wednesday, Friday D100: 12:30-13:20 D200: 15:30-16:20

Textbook: Problem Solving with C++, Walter Savitch, Addison-Wesley, 2012, 9th Edition

Additional References: The C++ Programming Language, third edition,

Bjarne Stroustrop, Addision Wesley, 1997: Not easy to read, but this is the definitive C++ reference.


Class web-site All the information discussed today and more

can always be found on the class web-sitehttp://www.cs.sfu.ca/CourseCentral/128/jregan/

You have received an email containing this address

Course Central is also a useful link to abundant information useful to students taking a computing science course

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/CourseCentral/128/jregan/

http://www.cs.sfu.ca/CourseCentral/128/jregan/

Class web-site You can also find links to the class web-

site by going to

http://courses.cs.sfu.ca

More useful information for students can be found at

http://www.sfu.ca/computing/undergraduate/course-central.html


http://courses.cs.sfu.ca/

http://www.sfu.ca/computing/undergraduate/course-central.html

CMPT 128 Home Page

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Your Teaching Assistants


CMPT 128 Website


My availability

CMPT 128 Home Page

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Evaluation

Exceptions to Grading rules In order to obtain a clear pass (C- or

better) you MUST Have a combined score on the Lab Quizzes and

Midterm Quizzes (weighted as indicated on the previous slide) that exceeds 50% (36/72)

Have a combined score on lab reports and assignments (weighted as on the previous slide) that exceeds 50% (12/24)



Dates of Quizzes

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In lecture Midterm Quizzes Practice midterm quiz Sept. 29

Midterm quiz Oct. 17

TO RECEIVE A GRADE YOU MUST WRITE QUIZZES IN THE SECTION (LECTURE TIME) YOU OFFICIALLY REGISTERED IN

NO EXCEPTIONS


In lab quizzes During two of your scheduled lab periods a lab

quiz will be given. You will be asked to answer one or two programming questions based on material covered in previous labs

You will be asked to write code that demonstrates your understanding of the concepts practiced in the preceding labs.

You will be given 100 minutes to write your code. Your answer will be graded out of 50


Assignments Two assignments

Each assignment is worth 8% of your course grade

Problems similar to parts of the assignments may appear on the midterms and the final.

Assignments will combine many concepts learned in lectures and the labs


Final Exam One 3 hour final examination 50% short answer problems 50% longer problems that utilize several

important concepts and require integration of those concepts. Will Include coding (written on paper)

A sample exam, including solutions, will be posted two weeks before the final exam


Labs There will be no labs

In the first week of classes (Sept. 2-5) In the week of November 11

Each lab includes two lab problems For the first lab you will receive full points for successfully

submitting the lab solutions

For 2 labs you will submit a lab report that will be graded

Complete solutions of all labs will be posted. Lab report solutions will be posted


Lab participation / attendance Lab participation points (you may earn >1.5%)

Participation in some labs, awarded by TA’s and instructor ( 0.38% good, 0.75% outstanding)

AEP 1%

Lab attendance points (you may earn > 1.5% ) Attendance in same labs Sign in at start of lab, Sign out at end of lab (0.38%

per lab)

Weeks when there are quizzes or midterms in the lab you will not be able to earn participation or attendance points


Assignments, Labs, Solutions


Important Dates

Return, Grading questions Marked work will be returned as soon as

possible (1-2 weeks from the due date of the work)

You must review your work and the grading when you received the marked work. You have 1 week from the return date to review and submit any questions about grading.



Assignments At least two weeks before the due date the

assignment will be posted on the website Assignments will require you to combine and use

many concepts and tools you have learned

Assignments will be much more demanding than lab problems or practice problems

Complete solutions to all assignments will be posted

Information of proper preparation of assignments and lab problems is available on the class website.


Labs On or before Saturday of each week Lab

problems will be posted for the next week. Lab Problems are to be completed

individually or in a small group (up to five students in the same lab section) Collaboration within your groups is

encouraged Complete solutions to all problems will be

posted Lab reports should be written individually


Grading Information Assignments and Lab Reports (and code)

should be: submitted electronically using the course

management system Bonus points (5%) are available for submitting

assignments or lab reports more than 48 hours early

No late assignments or lab problems will be accepted

Unofficial grades will be available on the course management system https://courses.cs.sfu.ca/


Required Readings, Notes


Readings and Notes


Academic Honesty


Academic HonestyRead the

policy


Information about the class Be sure to check your SFU email account

regularly Email regarding the class will be sent to your

Campus mail Account, so check it regularly


Computing Science Instructional Labs (CSIL) The CSIL is available for your use at all times

beginning in the second week of classes. Either ASB 9838 or ASB 9840 or ASB9700 will be

available If there is a lab for another course in one or more of

these rooms the other will be available At particular times the instructor and/or TAs will

be available in the lab (ASB 9838) to answer your questions. Instructor and TAs:

Tuesday 8:30-12:30 Thursday 8:30 – 4:30


Finding CSIL labs: 1


Finding CSIL labs: 2

CSIL Labs

http://www.sfu.ca/computing/about/school-facilities/access-card.html#requisite-02





Access to CSIL CSIL is protected by a security card

access system As a student in a computing science course

you are eligible to have a security access card for CSIL

If you are pre-registered your access card may be picked up from the card office at traffic and security (there is a refundable deposit and a processing fee)


CSIL Rules Before you can use any of the computers

in the CSIL you should Read the policies governing the use of CSIL These policies can be found on the CMPT

web site (see following slides) When you log in you will be asked to confirm

that you agree to abide by these policies


http://www.sfu.ca/computing/about/school-facilities/csil.html

IMPORTANTRead the Policies


Getting Started in CSIL Before you try programming in CSIL read

the information provided for you Read the general information pages Browse the FAQs, Now you are ready to start

Your CSIL computer ID and password and the ID an password you use for your SFU email account.


Labs and using CSIL Computers in CSIL are available 24/7

Labs for many classes are scheduled in CSIL When a lab (not your own) is scheduled in one of the

CSIL areas you are requested to work in another area of CSIL. The schedule showing which areas are in use can be found at

http://www.sfu.ca/content/dam/sfu/computing/csil/csil_lab_schedule_burnaby.pdf






Required Lab Hours Attendance at Lab hours is required

Lab Hours are held in the Windows area of CSIL labs Lab Hours provide an opportunity to work with others

sharing knowledge and experience. Lab Hours give you an opportunity to ask the

instructor or TA one on one questions about problems and assignments.

Lab Hours help you learn the required concepts one by one and allow you to ask questions to assure you understand each one.


Reading Assignment Visit and read the information on the class

website Be sure you can find

Posted notes Reading assignments for each lecture Assignment due dates Instructions on using the CSIL labs Instructions on using your own computer for

assignments Have any questions ready for next lecture

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CMPT 128Introduction to Computing

Science for Engineering Students

Computer Components


Hardware and Software A computer is a machine designed to perform

operations specified with a set of instructions called a program.

Hardware refers to the computer equipment. Peripheral Input devices: keyboard, mouse, Peripheral Output devices: screen, disk, DVD, printer Processing/storage devices: cpu, RAM, ROM, DVD

Software refers to the programs that describe the steps we want the computer to perform.


CPU

Computer Hardware

CPU – Central processing unit

ALU – Arithmetic and logic unit

ROM – Read only memory

RAM – Random access memory

InternalMemory

ExternalMemory

InputDevices

?

OutputDevices

?

Processor

ALU

Cache/Memory


Central Processing Unit (CPU, ALU) Performs arithmetic

The processor adds, subtracts, multiplies and divides binary numbers using the Arithmetic Logic Unit, ALU

Makes comparisons The processor can check if two “numbers” are equal,

and determine if one is “larger” or “smaller” than the other

Moves bits (binary digits) Knows how to access any RAM (or ROM) address Can copy data to or from any memory address and

its own onboard memory

Information storage Primary Storage: RAM, ROM

requires power to store information Secondary Storage: Disk, DVD, thumb

drives, SD cards … Less expensive (so more plentiful) Information persists even without power Stores information that is loaded into primary

storage (like programs and data) to be used



Example: Command Line UI Windows Command Prompt


Example: Graphical UI (GUI) Windows explorer


Computer Software: Applications

Application Software (Software Tools) Word processors (Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, ...) Spreadsheet programs (Excel, Lotus1-2-3, ...) Computer games Communication software (email, chat, web

browser…) Telecommunication software (VOIP, …) Programming environments (Visual Studio, Eclipse) OTHERS?


Computer Software: Languages

Some Computer Languages Machine language (machine instruction set) assembly language high level languages

C, C++, Ada, Fortran, Basic, Java Do YOU know of any others? mathematical computation and symbolic manipulation tools

(MATLAB, Mathematica, ...)

Application software is written using computer languages.


Machine language Each type of processor (like i7, Pentium 4,

Athalon, Z80, …) has its own instruction set Each instruction in an instruction set does a

single thing like access a piece of data, add two pieces of data, compare two pieces of data …

Each instruction is represented by a unique number This # may be different for different instruction sets, but no two instructions in the same instruction set will have the same #


Machine Language programs

In machine language a program is a list of instructions Each instruction is represented by a number Inside the memory of the computer each

number is represented in binary (as a constant length string of 1’s and 0’s)

The long string of 0’s and 1’s is easy for the computer to understand and very difficult for a Human to read or write


Assembler Assembler languages make it easier for

the programmer. Assembler is easier for humans to read/write The numbers that identify each of the

instructions in the instruction set are replaced with mnemonics like ADD, CMP, …

The code, written using these mnemonics is written into a text file.


Assembler Programs The code for an Assembler program is written

into a text file. The computer read 1’s and 0’s not text How do we translate to machine readable form?

A computer program called a compiler is used to translate the text file (called a source file) containing the assembler code into machine readable code

The compiler writes a binary file containing the machine readable code (called an object file)


Programs in High Level Languages

Assembler is easier to read/write than machine language. It is still very cumbersome

High level languages are easier to write than assembler The compiler is more complex, but that is a tool you

use, not one you write In this course we will learn the language C++ Many ideas we will discuss in this course are

equally applicable to C++ or to any other compiled high level language (C, Fortran, …)

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