Schedule for 16.216: ECE Application Programming, Spring 2013

16.216: ECE Application Programming

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Instructor: Dr. Michael Geiger

Spring 2013

Course Schedule

This schedule contains a tentative schedule of topics we will cover throughout the term; this schedule is subject to change. As the semester progresses, I will update the schedule to show the actual dates on which we cover material, as well as provide links to the lecture slides and programming assignments. Note that most lectures are associated with some section(s) of the textbook, which I suggest you read prior to class.

Please note that the exam dates are fixed—the first exam will be held on Wednesday, February 20 in class, the second exam will be held on Wednesday, March 27 in class, and the third exam will be held on Thursday, May 9, from 8:00-11:00 AM in our regular lecture classroom.

Week

Date (Mon.)

Lecture Topics

Handouts

Echo360 Recordings

Reading

Assignments

1

1/21

No Monday lecture--Martin Luther King Day

1. Course introduction/overview; C programming cycle

2. Basic C program structure; data in C

Prog. grading guidelines

Lec. 2 questions

W: None

F: 2.1-2.3, 2.8

(due 1/28)

2

1/28

3. Variables (+ using printf() with variables)

4. printf() examples; input with scanf()

5. PE1 (Flowcharts, debugging basics)

Lec. 3 questions

Lec. 4 questions

Lec. 5 questions

M: 2.4, 2.6-2.7, 3.1, 7.1-7.3

W: 2.5, 3.2

F: None

(due 2/6)

3

2/4

6. printf() formatting

7. Operators; conditional statements: if

No Friday lecture--university closed due to snow

Lec. 6 questions

Lec. 7 questions

M: 4.1-4.5

W: 5.1-5.2

(due 2/15)

4

2/11

8. Conditional statements: switch

9. Loops: while, do-while

10. PE2 (Conditionals, loops)

Lec. 8 questions

Lec. 9 questions

Lec. 10 questions

M: 5.3

W: 6.1-6.2

F: None

5

2/18

No Monday lecture--Presidents Day

11. Exam 1 Preview (Tuesday, 2/19)

Wednesday, 2/20: EXAM 1 (Solution)

12. Exam 1 Review

No new reading

(due 2/27)

6

2/25

15. Function examples; pointers

Lec. 13 questions

Lec. 14 questions

Lec. 15 questions

M: 6.3-6.4

W: 9.1-9.4

F: 11.1-11.5

(due 3/6)

7

3/4

16. Pointer arguments; function/pointer examples

17. One dimensional arrays

No Friday lecture--university closed due to snow

Lec. 16 questions

Lec. 17 questions

M: None

W: 8.1

F: None

(due 3/22)

8

3/11

Spring Break--no classes

9

3/18

18. PE3 (Functions)

19. Two dimensional arrays; arrays and functions

20. Two dimensional arrays and functions

Lec. 18 questions

Lec. 19 questions

Lec. 20 questions

M: None

W: 8.2, 12.1-12.4

F: None

(due 4/1)

10

3/25

21. Exam 2 Preview

Wednesday, 3/27: EXAM 2 (Solution)

22. Exam 2 Review

Note: Lec. 22 recording is unfortunately cut short.

No new reading

11

4/1

23. Character arrays and strings

24. PE4: Character arrays and strings

Lec. 23, 24 questions

Lec. 25 questions

M: 13.1-13.6

W: None

F: 22.1-22.3

(due 4/10)

Program 8 starter file

12

4/8

26. Character and line I/O

Wednesday, 4/10: Last day to withdraw

27. PE5: File I/O

28. Bitwise operators

Lec. 26 questions

Lec. 27 questions

Lec. 28 questions

M: 22.4-22.5

W: None

F: 20.1

(due 4/17)

Program 9 test files

13

4/15

No Monday lecture--Patriots Day

29. Bitwise operators (cont.)

Lec. 29 questions

Lec. 30 questions

W: None

F: 16.1-16.3

(due 4/24)

Program 10 files

14

4/22

31. Structures (cont.)

32. Dynamic memory allocation

33. Dynamic memory allocation (continued)

Lec. 31 questions

Lec. 32 questions

Lec. 33 questions

M: None

W: 17.1-17.4

F: 17.5-17.6

(due 5/1)

15

4/29

34. PE6 (Dynamic allocation and data structures)

35. Exam 3 Preview

Classes end Wednesday, 5/1

Lec. 34 questions

Lec. 34 code:

Note: slides for Lec. 34 not captured, but video/audio feeds present

M: None

W: None

Week of 5/6

Exam 3 review session: Wednesday, May 8, 11:30-1:00, Ball 206

EXAM 3: Thursday, May 9, 8:00-11:00 AM, Ball 326 (regular classroom)

Course evaluation--must complete before starting exam