CSE 501N Fall ‘09 00: Introduction

1. CSE 501NFall ‘0900: Introduction 27 August 2009 Nick Leidenfrost

2. About this courseDeciphering “Programming Concepts and Practice” • After taking this course you will be familiar with • Modern Software Development Practices • Object-Oriented Program Design and Implementation • Advanced Programming Concepts • Inheritance and Polymorphism • Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) • Networking • Multithreading • You will also be very familiar with • The Java Programming Language (which you will use to implement your labs) • The syntax of C-based Programming Languages

3. Administrative NotesTextbooks and Software • Textbook (recommended) • Core Java 2 (8th ed.) by Cay Horstmann and Gary Cornell, Volume I • Software (recommended) • Eclipse Integrated Developer Environment • Available as a free download at www.eclipse.org • Also available on all CEC machines • Java 5.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) • Available as a free download from http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp • Pre-installed on CEC machines

4. Administrative NotesLocations, Times, and other Details • Class Details • Location: Sever 102 • Time: Tu-Th, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM • Website: http://classes.engineering.wustl.edu/cse501/ • Lab Sessions • Location: Sever 201 • Time: Tu-Th, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM • Labs are optional* • I make it a point to be at each lab session • However, I may give a select number of lab lectures

5. Administrative NotesInstructor Information • Instructor • Nick Leidenfrost • Website:http://classes.engineering.wustl.edu/cse501/ • Email: naleiden@cec.wustl.edu • Office: Lopata 508 • Phone: (314) 479-6479 • T.A. • N/A • Office Hours • In my office (Lopata 508) • T-Th, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM • By appointment • Contacting me • For assignment related problems, check the forum on the website • For individual problems, contact me via email • Please avoid using the phone unless you feel it is urgent

6. Administrative NotesAssignments and Grading • Assignments • Weekly graded programming assignments & labs • (Quasi)-Weekly (Mostly)-graded in class quizzes • 2 in class exams (midterm and final) • Grading (Approximately) • Assignments & Labs 60%
 • Midterm Exam: 15%
 • Final Exam: 20% • In Class Quizzes & Class Participation: 5% • For more information see the policies page of the website. • http://classes.engineering.wustl.edu/cse501/policies.php

7. Administrative NotesOther Policies • Late Policy • Late assignments will lose 10% of total possible points per day • Assignments more than 3 days late will not be accepted • Reasonable Effort Policy • You must turn in every Lab Assignment to get a grade higher than D • Every Lab Assignment turned in should represent a reasonable effort on your part, i.e., a few lines of code will not suffice • Academic Integrity • I do not expect to encounter AI violations • However, if anyone is caught cheating they will • Receive an automatic -100% for the assignment • Be subject to additional penalties as determined by the CSE Dept.

8. Administrative NotesCollaboration • Acceptable • Conversation, in almost every context (Well, outside of exams) • Discussing problems and concepts at a high-level with your fellow students • Helping fellow students in lab • “You’re calling a method on an object that is null.” • “You forgot a closing bracket here.” • “The computer is off.” • etc. • Unacceptable • Direct copying, in any context • If in doubt, please ask me.

9. Administrative NotesExpectations • What I expect from you • Get started on assignments early • Get help early and often if needed • Attend class and lab if you find you are having difficulty • Attend lab if you are having difficulty (*ahem*) • Come prepared • Look at Lab descriptions as soon as they are available • Lecture will often address problems relevant to the lab • Make an effort to understand the problem before coming to me with a question • Turn your assignments in on time • Reasonable advance notice in case of conflicts

10. Administrative NotesLectures • I will lecture using both the board and PowerPoint slides • Selected slides will be posted online AFTER the class • You are encouraged to take your own written notes • Notes on the board will not be available after class

11. Personal NotesWorkload • I genuinely enjoy programming. • I hope I can share this enjoyment with you, and that you have a little bit of fun in this class. • That said: • You are at Washington University • This is a 500 level course • There is some associated level of expected commitment (work) • Things I will try to keep in mind: • CSE 501N is not your only class this semester • This is not the intended field for most or all of you

12. Personal NotesWorkload, Comprehension, and Sanity • Things to keep in mind: • The material in this class is not easy… • You are all coming into this class with varying levels of experience. • We all learn differently. • Like any language, programming languages take time and practice. • “I’m just bad at this stuff” is the wrong attitude. • If it doesn’t “click” right away, give it time. • … neither is it overly difficult. • If I can do it, you can do it. • Tips for Sanity • Be fair to yourself: Give yourself enough time to complete assignments • Use me. I’m here to help. Don’t be shy. • Programming can be very frustrating when you are rushed, stuck, and don’t have help.