CSCI-C 212/A 592: Introduction to Software Systems

Spring 2024

Instructors: Joshua Crotts, Muazzam Siddiqui

Syllabus: PDF in Canvas.

Date & Time:

(Joshua's Section) Monday & Wednesday at 4:45PM - 6:00PM in Luddy (IF) 1106
(Muazzam's Morning Section) Monday & Wednesday at 9:45AM - 11:00AM in Luddy (IF) 1106
(Muazzam's Afternoon Section) Monday & Wednesday at 11:30AM - 12:45PM in Luddy (IF) 1106

Catalog Description:

Design of computer software systems and introduction to programming in the environment of a contemporary operating system. Topics include a modern object-oriented programming language; building and maintaining large projects; and understanding the operating system interface.

Prerequisites:

CSCI-C 211 or CSCI-H 211 or CSCI-C 200 or CSCI-H 200 or equivalent.

Required Textbook:

Joshua Crotts, Teaching Java: A Test-Driven Approach

Ancillary Resources:

Cay Horstmann, Big Java: Late Objects, 2e
Y. Daniel Liang, Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, 13e.
Mark Allen Weiss, Data Structures and Problem Solving Using Java, 4e.
Joshua Bloch, Effective Java, 3e.

Grading Scale: Listed in Canvas.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

Use basic programming constructs including variables, decisions, loops, and functions in writing programs;
Utilize object-oriented programming concepts of classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism in designing programs;
Demonstrate skill in using software development methodology to design, implement and debug object-oriented software systems;
Use appropriate components from the Java Collections framework to solve a given problem;
Use an IDE to develop, debug, test and run programs;
Analyze searching and sorting algorithms using asymptotic analysis techniques.

Course Staff:

Name	Position
Joshua Crotts	Lecturer (Section 1727)
Muazzam Siddiqui	Lecturer (Sections 4979, 30791)
Dharmik Bhanushali	Lead Associate Instructor
Chaitrali Rajesh Ghanekar	Associate Instructor
Hemeshwar Konduru	Associate Instructor
Shyam Makwana	Associate Instructor
Akshat Pandey	Associate Instructor
Janmejay Purohit	Associate Instructor
Sakshi Sitoot	Associate Instructor
Ratan Tejaswi Vadapalli	Associate Instructor
Mathew Arbuckle	Undergraduate Instructor
Andrew Cheng	Undergraduate Instructor
Kushagra Gupta	Undergraduate Instructor
Gautam Hari	Undergraduate Instructor
Owen Harris	Undergraduate Instructor
Jack Liang	Undergraduate Instructor
Peter Perry	Undergraduate Instructor

Office Hours:

Labs:

There are 15 labs. Each lab section has 1 lab per week:

Letter	Section	Time	Place	Instructors
A	4709	Th 9:10AM - 11:05AM	IF 1019	Andrew Cheng & Hemeshwar Konduru & Ratan Tejaswi Vadapalli
B	4159	Th 11:30 AM - 1:25 PM	BH 118	Dharmik Bhanushali & Andrew Cheng & Ratan Tejaswi Vadapalli
C	1728	Th 1:50 PM - 3:45 PM	BH 118	Dharmik Bhanushali & Akshat Pandey & Sakshi Sitoot
D	1729	Th 4:10 PM - 6:05 PM	SB 221	Chaitrali Ghanekar & Owen Harris
E	5596	Th 6:30 PM - 8:25 PM	I 109	Jack Liang & Shyam Makwana
F	35638	F 8:00 AM - 9:55 AM	BH 145	Akshat Pandey
G	8256	F 9:10 AM - 11:05 AM	I 109	Ratan Tejaswi Vadapalli & Hemeshwar Konduru & Janmejay Purohit
H	35639	F 11:10 AM - 1:05 PM	BH 330	Hemeshwar Konduru & Janmejay Purohit
I	9756	F 11:30 AM - 1:25 PM	I 109	Mathew Arbuckle & Owen Harris
J	14900	F 11:30 AM - 1:25 PM	BH 142	Kushagra Gupta & Shyam Makwana
K	9757	F 1:50 PM - 3:45 PM	I 109	Gautam Hari & Peter Perry
L	33813	F 1:50 PM - 3:45 PM	BH 105	Chaitrali Ghanekar & Sakshi Sitoot
M	33811	F 4:10 PM - 6:05 PM	BH 215	Kushagra Gupta & Ratan Tejaswi Vadapalli
N	33816	F 6:30 PM - 8:25 PM	BH 147	Jack Liang

Note: TJ refers to the required textbook for this class.

Week	Monday	Wednesday	Lab	Assignment
Jan 8	Reading: Chapter 1 of TJ Intro, Variables, & Datatypes	Static Methods & Testing	IntelliJ & Setup
Jan 15	(MLK Jr. Day)	Strings & Conditionals	Basic Programs	A1 Out (1/17)
Jan 22	Strings & Conditionals cont.	Methods (Helpers & Recursion)	Methods
Jan 29	Loops	Loops cont.	Loops	A1 Due (1/31), A2 Out (1/31)
Feb 5	Arrays	ArrayLists	Arrays, ArrayLists
Feb 12	Java Collections API	More Collections & Generics	Collections & Generics	A2 Due (2/14), A3 Out (2/14), A1 Corrections Due (2/16)
Feb 19	Streams	Streams cont.	Streams & Review
Feb 26	Midterm Review Fall 2023 Midterm Fall 2023 Midterm Solutions	Midterm	(No Lab)	A3 Due (2/28), A4 Out (2/28), A2 Corrections Due (3/1)
Mar 4	Objects & Classes	Objects & Classes cont.	Basic OOP
Mar 11	(Spring Break)	(Spring Break)	(No Lab)
Mar 18	Mutation & Aliasing	Mutation & Aliasing cont.	More OOP	A3 Corrections Due (03/20)
Mar 25	Interfaces	Inheritance	Even More OOP	A4 Due (3/27)
Apr 1	Inheritance & Abstract Classes	The "ASPL" Interpreter	Even Even More OOP	A5 Out (4/3), Mini-Project Out (4/3)
Apr 8	(Solar Eclipse)	Exceptions & I/O	Exceptions & I/O	A4 Corrections Due (04/10)
Apr 15	More on Exceptions, Searching, Algorithm Analysis	Sorting & Algorithm Analysis	Sorting & Searching	A5 Due (4/17)
Apr 22	Concurrency	Final Exam Review Practice Fall 2023 Final Practice Fall 2023 Final Solutions Fall 2023 Final Fall 2023 Final Solutions	(No Lab)	Mini-Project Due (04/24), A5 Corrections Due (04/26)