Introduction to Programming

Summer 2010Akil M. Merchant

Who Am I ?

• Instructor: Akil Merchant– You can call me Akil (a-keel)

• Email: amm09f@fsu.edu• 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

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

Course Objectives

• An introduction to computers and the art of programming

• Basic working knowledge of programming in C

Prerequisites

• None•

• This course should get you started as a programmer.

• Develop an interest in problem solving

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

Tentative Course Schedule

• Week 1 : Introduction to Computers• Week 2 : Programming Concepts, Basics• Week 3 onwards : Programming in C

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..

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

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