general introduction by dr. bun yue professor of computer science yue@uhcl.edu 2013 yue@uhcl.edu ...

General Introduction

by

Dr. Bun YueProfessor of Computer Science

yue@uhcl.eduhttp://sce.uhcl.edu/yue/

2013

CSCI 3333 Data Structures

General Course Information I

CSCI 3333.3 (39434) W 7:00-9:50pm Room to be determined

Instructor Dr. Bun Yue, Professor of Computer

Science, Delta 163, 281-283-3864, yue@uhcl.edu

URL: http://dcm.uhcl.edu/yue/

General Course Information II

Vijender Palakala: PalakalaV0928 at UHCL.edu

PC Lab, NT Lab, D238 (TA room: , 281-283-3845) or D156

Accounts: Ms. Krishani Abeysekera, or her assistants.

Textbook

M.A. Weiss. Data Structures & Problem Solving Using Java, 4th Edition. Addison Wesley/Pearson. 2009. (ISBN: 0321541405)

Author's resources: Dr. Weiss' Home Page, source code.

Programming Languages

You can choose from C#, C++ or Java for your homework and programming assignments.

Java is encouraged. Examination questions will be

mostly language independent.

Language Issues

Computing students should be: Proficient in at least one object-oriented

programming language. Know a spectrum of languages with various

model: OOP: e.g. Java, C++ or C# DB language: e.g. SQL Scripting language: e.g. Perl, Python, Ruby. Logic programming language: e.g. Prolog Functional language: e,g. Lisp Rule-based language: CLIPS, XSLT

How to succeed?

Ask a lot of questions. Participate in the class. Do not fall behind. Study hard. Read book and lecture notes before

coming to the class. Seek helps.

Assignments

Start early. Budget enough time. Seek help if needed. Get a thorough understanding of

the requirement specifications. Get a good design before coding Good documentation at the

beginning.

Questions and Comments?