ADV C PROGRAMMING
EECS 22, Course Code: 18056
Quarter: Fall Quarter 2011

Course Description

EECS 22 Advanced C Programming (3)
C language programming concepts. Control flow, function calls, recursion. Basic and composite data types, static and dynamic data structures. Program modules and compilation units. Preprocessor macros. C standard libraries.
Prerequisites: EECS 20 (Design Units: 1)

Course Outcome/Performance Criteria

• Course Outcomes:

  • Students will read given source code in C and understand its behavior (EAC k)
  • Students will be able to extend existing source code for new features (EAC a, e, k)
  • Students will be able to write original source code to solve an engineering problem (EAC a, e, k)
  • Students will be able to organize source code in a modular form (EAC k)
  • Students will be able to design and implement dynamic data structures using user-defined data types (EAC e, k)

• Related Program Outcomes:

  • (EAC a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
  • (EAC e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
  • (EAC k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

Course Resources

• Course web site
  online at http://eee.uci.edu/11f/18056/
   
  
  Reference book:
  

  B. W. Kernighan, D. M. Ritchie: The C Programming Language, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 1988. ISBN 0-13-110362-8

• Supplemental text book:
  

  Harvey and Paul Deitel and Associates: C: How to Program, Sixth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2010. ISBN-10: 0136123562 ISBN-13: 9780136123569

Course Contents

Week	Topic	Reading
0	Review of C expressions, statements, control flow	TBD
1	Primitive, composite, and user-defined data types
2	Functions and parameter passing semantics, recursion
3	Variable scope rules (global, static, auto, extern)
4	Pointers and pointer arithmetic
5	Dynamic memory allocation
6	Dynamic data structures: linked lists, stacks, queues, trees
7	Function pointers and callback
8	Preprocessor definitions, conditionals, and macros
9	Program modules, header files, compilation units
10	Compilation and linking process, Makefile
11	C standard library, external libraries



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

Course Policies

• Attendance Policy:

  Attendance at lecture, discussion, and laboratory sections is expected. It is the student's responsibility to make up for any missed instruction. Make-up assignments and/or exams will only be arranged for absence due to medical (or similar) reasons. Proper documentation is required.

• Laboratory Policy:

  Labs assigned to this course are listed in the Schedule of Classes (see course codes 18057-18058).
  The labs are accessible to students in the class during the scheduled lab hours. Students may attend any of the scheduled lab hours, but those who are enrolled in the particular lab section have precedence in using a terminal. This is to ensure a fair allocation of available computing resources. In addition, students may also remote login to the server at any time (24/7).
  • 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.
  All work is to be done individually. Copying answers or program code is prohibited.
  Programs must be well documented with useful comments. Excessive, insufficient, or useless comments in the program will result in deducted points.
  Linux is the standard platform used for this course. All processes run on the EECS Linux server ladera.eecs.uci.edu. While other platforms may be used to develop and test the programs, all course work will be checked and graded on this server.
  SSH is needed to login to the server. Please refer to the Resources page for a list of suitable SSH clients.

• Assignments:

  Assignments are listed on the Assignments course web page and are assigned every other week.
  Assignments are generally due on Monday at 11:59pm (one minute before midnight), unless indicated otherwise on the assignment web page.
  The deadline for assignment submission is hard. Home work 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 home work submission will be provided with the assignment description.

• Exams:

  The course includes one midterm and one final examination, scheduled as listed on the Schedule page.
  Each exam covers all the material discussed in the course until the day of the examination.
  All exams are closed-book examinations. No books, notes, computers, calculators, cell phones, or any other devices are allowed. An official photo ID is required for inspection.
  Final examinations are administered during examination week at the time announced in the Schedule of Classes, Fall Quarter 2011.

• Grading Policy:

  The final grade for the course will be calculated as a weighted sum of the points scored in the home works, the midterm, and the final examination, as follows:
  • 50% Programming assignments
  • 15% Midterm examination
  • 35% Final examination
  Extra credit may be earned with home works if indicated in the assignment description.

• Academic Honesty:

  The complete policy statement on academic honesty is published in the UCI Schedule of Classes, Fall Quarter 2011.
  Under no circumstances are students allowed to work together on any of the examinations.
  Dishonesty includes false representation of 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.
  Do not copy code! This is a serious offense that will not be tolerated in this course.
  Dishonesty will be reported and punished under University regulations.