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Introduction to Programming
Summer 2010Akil M. Merchant
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Who Am I ?
• Instructor: Akil Merchant– You can call me Akil (a-keel)
• Email: [email protected]• Office hours: Send me an email or if required
by appointment– If I don’t reply within 1 day, resend and complain
• Course website:– http://ww2.cs.fsu.edu/~merchant/progintro.html
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Course Website
• Check the course website regularly– http://ww2.cs.fsu.edu/~merchant/progintro.html
• You will find all the slides used in this class• Homework / Programming Assignments /
Deadlines will be posted online• Any other general announcements will be
posted online
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Course Objectives
• An introduction to computers and the art of programming
• Basic working knowledge of programming in C
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Prerequisites
• None•
• This course should get you started as a programmer.
• Develop an interest in problem solving
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Textbooks
• Required : None• Lots of online tutorials, forums available
• Books I will be roughly following :– “The C Programming Language”, Brian Kernighan,
Dennis Ritchie– “Let Us C”, Yashavant Kanetkar
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Tentative Course Schedule
• Week 1 : Introduction to Computers• Week 2 : Programming Concepts, Basics• Week 3 onwards : Programming in C
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Homework / Programming Assignments
• Expect about 4 to 5 individual programming assignments
• 1 every week• Submit your source code by email by the deadline• No final exam – you will be evaluated based on
your participation in class and your homework• No copying – there are tons of forums and places
where you can get code on the internet, but..
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Academic Integrity
• Academic Integrity– No copying from anywhere– Don’t ask others for solutions and don’t give
solutions to others.
• Dishonesty– Do not copy anything in this class– Try to get as much out of it as you can– Programming expertise comes only with
experience
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Accommodation for Disabilities
– Register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC).
– Bring a letter to me from the SDRC indicating you need academic accommodations. This should be done within the first week of class