Fall 2008

CSE 1502: Introduction to Software Development [C++]

Professor	Matt Mahoney (http://cs.fit.edu/~mmahoney/cse1502)
Lab Instructor	Shrividya (Computer Science Masters Student) E-mail:sshivkumar2007@fit.edu
Lab Location	Olin Engineering Complex, Rooms 128 and 127 Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays,1pm to 1:50pm.
Course Mailing List	All students are expected to join the CSE 1502 mailing list.The email id to post queries will be cse1502@lyris.fit.edu
Office Hours	Mondays and Wenesdays(2:00pm to 3:00pm) Olin Engineering Complex.Second Floor. Room Number :271(Graduate Student Office)
Course Text Book	Engineering Problem Solving with C++ (Second Edition),Delores M.Etter ,Jeanine A. Ingber

Compilers

MinGW g++. This runs from a command window only. Download and run the installer (MinGW_Toolbox_Setup.exe, 23 MB). Add C:\mingw\bin to your PATH. In Vista, you may also have to copy the file cc1plus.exe from c:\mingw\libexec\gcc\mingw32\3.4.5 to c:\mingw\bin.

Visual Studio 2005 Pro or Standard. You will need a TRACKS account and be registered for this class to download it. This has a GUI and lots of features. The Pro version download is 2.8 GB (DVD image). Not recommended for older machines or slower connections. To install, download the 4 .rar files, unrar e *.rar, then burn a DVD from the .iso file or use the provided program to mount the .iso to disk and run vs\autorun.exe as administrator.

Submissions : CSE1502 SubmitServer

Grading Poilcy

The following points will be taken into account while evaluvating your assignments :
1. Program Logic,Naming conventions of variables,code layout,Comments - 50%
2. Compilation of code and passing through the test cases - 50%.

Exams

Exam 1 (50 points) #Oct10
Exam 2 (50 points) #Nov 7
Final Exam (100 points) #Fri. Dec. 12, 8:00-10:00 AM.