Course Information
This is a course in object-oriented programming and design. It is based
on working in teams of two to five people; however, there are several
individual
assignments too. Among the main goals you should have, and that I have
for those in the course, is to learn both low-level and high-level
idioms
and patterns of programming that will make you wonderful, intelligent
programmers
and designers. The course is not organized so that you will be
become
3am Java hackers, but that is a reality that may happen.
If you don't already know C++, this probably is not the right course
to learn that language, although dedicated participants may be able to.
By the end of the course you should expect to have written several
500-1000
line programs, a few 1000-3000 line programs, and one 5000+ line
program.
Of course using lines of code (loc) as a programming metric is not the
best thing to do, but it conveys a sense of the scale of the
programming
you will do. You will become more proficient at object-oriented design
and programming and your programs will consist of hundreds of classes
by
the end of the semester.
You will be expected to do a lot of reading and a lot of debugging
outside of lecture.
Course Staff
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Undergraduate TA: Adam
Durity
- Office: Soc-Pysch Room 133
- Office Hours:
Sunday 8 PM - 10 PM
Wednesday
10 PM - 12 PM (online)
- Email: ald12@duke.edu
- AIM ID: DukeCSTA Adam
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Undergraduate TA: Steve Gore
- Office: Soc-Pysch Room 133
- Office Hours:
Monday 9 PM - 11 PM (online)
Wednesday 6 PM - 8 PM - Email: sag8@duke.edu
- AIM ID : Duke CS TA Steve
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Undergraduate TA: Jadrian
Miles
- Office: Soc-Pysch Room 133
- Office Hours:
Tuesday 7 PM - 9 PM
Thursday 7 PM - 9 PM
- Email: jjm14@duke.edu
- AIM ID: Duke CS TA Jadrian
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Meeting Time
- MWF 10:05-11:10am in LSRC Room D106
Books
You will use several books, copied excerpts, and online readings during
the
semester. The books listed below will be available at the Duke
bookstore, but you can find these and
other useful resources at the Gothic bookstore,
Barnes and Noble (online
or at New Hope Commons), or online
from Amazon books
(using
the linked images below contributes to Computer Science Education at
Duke).
Recommended
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As you mature as a programmer, you need to develop many
skills beyond simply coding. This book explores several important
issues about working in teams, using tools, and testing your programs.
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Design is an important component of the course. This
book helps you to develop and think about different design strategies
in a practical format.
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You will need a Java reference. There is lots of
information online, but the books below are rather complete in their
coverage (though big). Lots of other Java books will do.
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In general you should do the readings in order to be prepared to ask
and
answer questions in class. If you have looked at material before it is
discussed in class you will get much more out of the class discussion.
Although time will be given at the beginning of lecture for you to ask
questions about the reading, the majority of the lecture will be an
extension
of the reading, not a summary.
Computing
All programming projects should compile and execute on the acpub Sun
SparcStations.
Projects may be developed on other platforms (e.g., your personal
computer),
but the final version must compile and execute on the
SparcStations. Click
here
for a list of the public clusters available on campus.
Course Policies
These pages should answer your questions about the day-to-policy
questions
about the course.
Online Course Information
- Bulletin
Board
Used for communication of important announcements between class
meetings, e.g.,
updates, clarifications, extensions for assignments. This is also a
place for
students to ask questions.
- Web page
Many of the materials for this course (including this page) are
available on
the WWW at http://www.cs.duke.edu/courses/fall04/cps108
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