CSE1020

• Richard P. Wildes
  • Office: LAS 3016
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  • Email: wildes@cse.yorku.ca

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H. Roumani. Java by Abstraction: A Client-View Approach. Third edition. Pearson Addison Wesley, Toronto. 2010.

The textbook is available in the York University Book Store in York Lanes.

A copy of the textbook also is on reserve at the Steacie Science Library.

Lectures consist of presentation and discussion of the course material. Material presented during the lectures can be accessed by clicking on Lectures on the sidebar.

Readings will be assigned from the textbook and are associated with material covered in lectures. Students are encouraged to read the textbook chapter associated with each lecture prior to attending the lecture.

Lab sessions will be used for several purposes including getting you started, running lab tests, and providing help on eChecks. To see the exact schedule, click on Labs on the sidebar.

Every chapter in the textbook contains a “lab”. Students are encouraged to follow the steps in these labs, as they are very helpful for understanding the course material. It is especially important to do so in the first weeks of the course. However, the textbook labs are optional and are not marked.

The eCheck exercises can be found at the end of each chapter in your textbook. It is recommended that you complete as many of these exercises as possible to enhance your understanding of the course material. You will receive instant feedback regarding whether your solution passed all tests. Some of the eChecks may be covered during the labs.

To learn how to submit eChecks electronically, do the initial self-paced labs of the textbook consulting the Guided Tour. The URL of the eCheck server (which you need in order to submit electronically from home) can be found in the guided tour.

Students are expected to adhere to the coding style that is given in Appendix C of the textbook.

There are two lab tests in this course. They are both open book, which means that you are allowed to have the textbook with you, but nothing else. For details on these tests, click on Labs on the sidebar.

There is one written test that will take place during normal lecture time. It is closed book. See Important Dates for the date.

The final exam is a written test. It is closed book. Scheduling for the final exam will be determined by the registrar's office later in the term.

The weight distribution of the course components is as follows:

• 10% : eChecks (1% for each of 10 assigned eChecks)
• 20% : Lab test #1
• 20% : Lab test #2
• 20% : Written test
• 30% : Final exam

Each piece of work will be assigned a numeric grade. A final numeric grade will be acomputed using the weighting given above. The final letter grade will be determined form the numeric score using the standard Computer Science and Engineering mapping.