INTRO PROGRAMMING
ENGRECE 12, Course Code: 15330
Quarter: Winter Quarter 2004

Course Description

EngrECE12 Introduction to Programming (4)
An introduction to computers and programming. Python programming syntax/style, types. Numbers and sequences. Control flow. I/O and errors/exceptions. Function calling, parameter passing, formal arguments, return values. Variable scoping.
Corequisite: Mathematics 2A. Only one course from ECE10, ECE12, CEE10, ENGR10, and MAE10 may be taken for credit.
(Design units: 0)

Course Objectives and Outcomes

• Course Objective:

  For students to learn fundamental concepts in structured programming of a digital computer using a high-level programming language.

• Course Outcomes:

  • Students are able to express data of multiple types (numbers, strings, lists) in Python syntax
  • Students are able to write expressions and functions as Python statements.
  • Students are able to use control flow constructs to combine multiple statements into a larger subprogram.
  • Students are able to test and debug programs with I/O constructs.

Course Resources

• Text book:
  

  Deitel, Deitel, Liperi, Wiedermann: Python: How to Program, Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN 013-092361-3

• Course web site at
  http://eee.uci.edu/04w/15330/
• Python home page at
  www.python.org

Course Contents

Week	Topic	Reading
0	Introduction, course set up	Ch. 1 (pp. 1-33)
1	Python programming: syntax, I/O, basic data types, operators	Ch. 2 (pp. 34-58)
2	Control structures: statements, conditionals, loops	Ch. 3 (pp. 68-117)
3	Functions: function call and definition, scoping rules, modules	Ch. 4, part 1 (pp. 118-138)
4	Sequences: lists, tuples, dictionaries (hash tables)	Ch. 5 (pp. 155-192)
5	Functional programming: recursion vs. iteration	Ch. 4, part 2 (pp. 139-154)
6	Exception handling	Ch. 12 (pp. 411-435)
7	Object-oriented programming: class, object, constructor, destructor	Ch. 7 (pp. 225-259)
8	Object-oriented programming: class customization, inheritance	Ch. 8 (pp. 260-272), Ch. 9 (pp. 296-318)
9	String manipulation, regular expressions	Ch. 13 (pp. 436-456)
10	File processing, I/O	Ch. 14 (pp. 462-475)



• Note that contents are tentative and may change.
• Please see the Schedule page for up-to-date scheduling information.

Course Policies

• Add Drop Policy:

  Last day to add or drop without Deans approval is at the end of the second week.

• Attendance Policy:

  Attendance at lecture and discussion sections is required. Pop quizzes may be given. It is the student's responsibility to make prior arrangements with the instructor or TAs if he is going to be absent. No make-up quizzes or exams will be given.

• Laboratory Policy:

  Labs assigned to this course are listed in the Schedule of Classes (see course codes 15340-15349).
  The labs are made accessible to students in the class also outside the scheduled lab hours. Students may also remote login to the server when there are no scheduled labs. However, during scheduled lab times, only those enrolled in that lab section should use the lab and use the server. This is to ensure a fair allocation of computing resources.
  • No food or drinks are permitted in the lab at any time.
  • Keep the lab clean and neat.
  • No littering or abusing lab equipment.
  • Shoes and shirts required at all times.
  Students are required to attend all labs and must show up themselves. All work is to be done individually. Copying answers or program code is strictly prohibited.
  Programs must be well documented with useful comments. Excessive, insufficient, or useless comments in the program will result in deducted points.
  Sun Solaris is the standard platform used for this course. All processes run on the unix server, east.ece.uci.edu. East is a quad-processor, shared memory Sun E-450 server. While other platforms may be used to develop and test programs, all course work will be checked and graded on the Sun system.
  SSH is required to login to the server.

• Assignments:

  Assignments are listed on the Assignments web page. They are assigned on a weekly or bi-weekly basis as indicated on the Schedule page.
  Assignments are generally due on Wednesday at noon (12pm), unless otherwise indicated on the specific assignment page. Labs turned in after the due date/time will not be graded and will receive no credit. The clock on the server shall be used as the reference clock.
  All assignments are to be submitted electronically while being logged into the account on the server. Detailed instructions on submission are listed with each assignment.

• Exams:

  The course includes two midterms and one final examination, scheduled as listed on the Schedule page.
  Each midterm covers all the material discussed in the course until the day of the examination. Midterms are closed-book examinations.
  Final examinations are administered during examination week at the time announced in the Schedule of Classes, Winter Quarter 2003. No books, notes, computers, calculators, cell phones, or any other devices are allowed. An official photo ID is required for inspection.

• Grading Policy:

  • 40% Assignments
  • 30% Midterms
  • 30% Final examination

• Academic Honesty:

  The complete policy statement on academic honesty is published in the Schedule of Classes, Winter Quarter 2004.
  Under no circumstances are students allowed to work together on any of the examinations.
  Cheating is a dishonest representation of the course work, including but not limited to cheating on an exam, fraudulently presenting lab exercises or assignments by someone else as one's own, or getting someone else to take the course. It is a serious academic offense that will not be tolerated. Cheaters can expect to receive a failing grade and will be punished under University regulations.