EECE.2160: ECE Application Programming
Instructors: Dr. Lin Li and Dr. Michael Geiger
Spring 2019
Course Schedule
This page contains a tentative schedule of topics we will cover throughout the term. 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. Note that most lectures are associated with some section(s) of the textbook, which I suggest you read prior to class. The reading assignments will be updated as the semester goes on.
Assignments: All assignments will be part of the textbook, a web-based text available through the zyBooks website. You will have short exercises to complete in each section of the text, which are due 3 days after the related lecture. You will also have several longer programming assignments to complete. To purchase the text, please follow the directions listed on the course home page.
Exams: The exam dates are fixed--the first exam will be held on Friday, February 22 in class, the second exam will be held on Monday, April 1 in class, and the third exam will be held Tuesday, May 7, from 3-6 PM (location TBD).
Lecture Recordings: Echo360 recordings are available from https://echo360.org/. Select "Log in via Institution," choose "University of Massachusetts-Lowell" from the drop-down list, then log in with your UML e-mail address and password. You will then be able to view lecture recordings from all courses in which you are enrolled, including this one. Recordings are also available on the course Blackboard site.
| Week | Date (Mon.) | Lecture Topics | Handouts | Reading | Assignments | |
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1 |
1/21 |
No Monday lecture--Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
W: None F: 1.1-1.9 |
Program 1 (Sec. 1.10) (due 1/29) |
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2 |
1/28 |
No Wednesday lecture--delayed opening |
M: 2.1-2.8 F: 2.9-2.14 |
Program 2 (Sec. 2.17) (due 2/8) |
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| 3 | 2/4 |
M: 2.16, review 2.13 W: None F: 3.1-3.4 |
Program 3 (Sec. 3.15) (due 2/25) |
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| 4 | 2/11 |
M: 3.5-3.12 W: 3.13-3.14 F: 4.1-4.4 |
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| 5 | 2/18 |
No Monday lecture--Presidents Day 11. Loop examples (Tuesday, 2/19) 12. Exam 1 Preview Friday, 2/22: EXAM 1 |
T, W, F: No reading |
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| 6 | 2/25 |
13. For loops 14. Exam 1 Review |
M: 4.5-4.8 W, F: None |
Program 4 (Sec. 4.10-4.12) (due 3/21) |
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| 7 | 3/4 |
No Monday lecture--university closed 16. Finish PE2 (Lec. 15 slides) 17. Functions |
Lec. 17 code: |
W: None F: 5.1-5.7 |
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| 8 | 3/11 |
No classes--Spring Break |
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| 9 | 3/18 |
20. Pointer argument examples (continue Lec. 19 slides) |
Lec. 19 code: |
M: Review 5.1-5.7 W: 5.8-5.13 F: None |
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| 10 | 3/25 |
21. Pointer argument examples (cont.); arrays 22. Arrays (continued) (finish Lec. 21 slides) 23. Exam 2 Preview |
M: None W: 6.1-6.10 F: None |
Program 5 (Sec. 5.14) (due 4/5) |
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| 11 | 4/1 |
Monday, 4/1: EXAM 2 24. Arrays and functions; Character arrays and strings 25. Exam 2 Review |
M: None W: 6.11-6.14 F: None |
Program 6 (Sec. 6.15) (due 4/15) |
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| 12 | 4/8 |
26. Program 6 overview; character arrays and strings Tuesday, 4/9--last day to withdraw 27. String functions (finish Lec. 26 slides) 28. Structures |
M: 7.1-7.6 W: 7.7-7.12 F: 8.1-8.5 |
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| 13 | 4/15 |
No Monday lecture--Patriots' Day |
W: None F: None |
Program 7 (Sec. 6.16) (due 4/24) |
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| 14 | 4/22 |
31. PE3: Structures (continue Lec. 30 slides) 32. File I/O 33. File I/O (continue Lec. 32 slides) |
PE3 starter files: PE3 solutions: |
M: None W: 9.1-9.4 F: Review 7.3 (fgets) |
Program 8 (Sec. 8.6) (due 5/3) |
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| 15 | 4/29 |
34. Finish file I/O; character input 35. Line input; I/O examples (finish Lec. 34 slides) 36. Exam 3 Preview Classes end Friday, 5/3 |
M, W, F: No new reading |
Program 9 (Sec. 9.5) (extra credit, due 5/8) |
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| 5/7 |
EXAM 3: Tuesday, 5/7, 3-6 PM, Ball 210 Course evaluation form--must be completed before exam |
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