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COP-2270 C FOR ENGINEERS - SYLLABUS - FALL 2012
   
 Professor     Michael Robinson
 Email     michael.robinson@cs.fiu.edu
 Webpage     www.cs.fiu.edu/~mrobi002/teaching
 Tel     305-348-7523
 Office     ECS 212 D
   
 Course Title   C for Engineers
 Course Number   COP 2270
 Time-Place   Class : Tu/Th 12:50PM - 1:55PM @EC-2834
 Lab   : TBA
 Credits   3
 Class Type   Required
 Prerequisites   none
 Co-requisites   none
 Starts   Monday Aug 20th, 2012
 Ends   Saturday Dec 1st, 2012
 Class Policies   FIU Academic Affairs policy on academic dishonesty
   

Catalog Description
A first course in programming geared for engineering and natural science students that describes the ANSI C programming language.
Includes developing algorithms and writing code for problems in engineering and science.

Prerequisite
General computer knowledge and familiarity with the internet is expected.

Required Text
C Program Design for Engineers by Jeri R. Hanly and Elliot B. Koffman.
Second Edition. Addison Wesley (publisher) ISBN 0-201-70871-X.

Programming Language to be used
Note this class is C for Enginners NOT C++. We will be using the GCC C compiler.

Recommended Editors:
Do not use any wordprocessor to write your programs.
Windows users : Download and install FREE EditPro, or notepad++
Linux users : Use editor gedit (select View, Highlight mode, Sources, C)

Do not use IDE systems to write your programs at this time because when you get to use Unix you will run into problems since Unix does not have IDE systems.



   Credits
  • 3

   Class Type
  • Core Class - Required

   Pre-requisites
  • COP2250 or COP2210 with a minimum grade of C. Those who have less than a C in one of these classes will be dropped from the course during the first week of class.

   Co-requisites
  • None

   Goals
   Class Type
  • Core Class - Required

   Attendance
  • Attendance will be taken.
  • Not everything I teach in this class is in the book.

   Simple Rules
  • All programs MUST be done in the computers provided by FIU or in your own laptop and presented in class or in the lab when appropiate.

  • All programs MUST be named:
    last name + first Name initial + pgm1, 2, 3 or 4.
    ex: SmithJpgm1.java  SmithJpgm1.c  SmithJpgm1.html 

  • Your email MUST have your name on it.
    FIU, ElHombre, TheItGuy, etc are NOT accepted.

  • On your email's subject write:
    Your class name and email's purpose: OS1 pgm1, WEB2 pgm4

  • Email me your source programs ONLY, attached. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE.

  • Your programs must compile using the terminal mode.

  • Programs with warnings will NOT be accepted. I will not debug your programs.

  • Do not change the names of the files I provide.

  • Programs turned in after the due date are NOT accepted.

  • Any modification to your grades MUST be done no later than ONE week after grades are posted in Moodle.



Tools Required - FREE
  You can do all your work by connecting from ANY computer to the Engineering Department
  by using a CITRIX client.

  For more services click HERE

Working in your own Computer
  If you want to work from your own computer download the following software:
  GCC C compiler for Windows, emulating Unix or for Linux.
  - Create a directory in drive c: called cygwin = c:\cygwin
     how: start -> run -> cmd -> cd \ -> mkdir cygwin -> exit

  - In the Internet go to:  http://www.cygwin.com/
     on the center-bottom: select "Install or Update Now" ->
     save (setup.exe) on c:\cygwin

  - Goto c:\cygwin and double click on setup.exe

Mac Users:
It seems that Apple has modified the GCC C compiler to work on the Mac computers, and that this C compiler is NOT pre-installed in the Mac computers. I have Googled for this information and I think the following link will be useful:

  http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-applications-games/206170-c-complier-macosx-gcc.html

Another solution is to go to an Apple Store and have them install the GCC C compiler.


Grading
4 Exams     15 points each   =   60 points
4 Programs 10 points each   =   40 points
Total   = 100 points
A   = 100-95
A-  =   94-90
B+  =   89-87
B   =   86-83
B-  =   82-80
C+  =   79-76
C   =   75-70
Fail C-  =   69-66
D+  =   65-60
D   =   59-56
D-  =   55-51
F   =   50-0
 

    Assignments


Important Dates
  Prog   1 : Th 10-04-2012 Due (covering ch 1, 6, 5, 2)
  Exam 1 : Th 10-11-2012 (covering program 1)
  Prog   2 : Th 10-11-2012 Due
  Exam 2 : Th 10-17-2012 (covering program 2)
  Prog   3 : Wed 10-24-2012 Due
  Exam 3 : Wed 10-31-2012 (covering program 3)
  Prog   4 : Thu 11-29-2012 Due
  FINAL EXAM   Dec/06/2012, Thursday
  Covering all programs, all exams plus additional material covered.


Projected Weekly Schedule (could be modified)
CHAPTER
         1         OVERVIEW OF COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE
         2         OVERVIEW OF C
         3         DATA TYPES, EXPRESSIONS, SIMPLE FUNCTIONS
         4         SELECTION STRUCTURES: IF AND SWITCH STATEMENTS
         5         REPETITION AND LOOP STATEMENTS: FOR, WHILE, REPEAT
                    STATEMENTS(FOR, WHILE, DO)
         6         FUNCTIONS AND PARAMETERS
         7         ARRAYS
         8         MULTIDIMENSIONAL ARRAYS
         9         STRUCTURE TYPES (STRUCTS)
        A         TEXT AND BINARY FILE PROCESSING
                     IF TIME PERMITS:
         B         PROGRAMMING IN THE LARGE
         C         INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL METHODS
         D         ON TO C++


DATA TYPES BYTES MIN VAL MAX VAL
char 1 -128 128
unsigned char 1 0 256
int or short 2 -32,768 32,768
unsigned short 2 0 65,535
long 4 -2,147,483,648 2,147,483,647
unsigned long 4 0 4,294,967,295
float 4 -+1.701411E-38 -+1.701411E38
double 4 -+1.0E-307 -+1.0E307

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