EE 360C: Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures Using C++

Summer 1996


When: MTWTh 1-2:30 p.m.
Where: ENS 302
Midterm Exam: Tuesday, July 2, 1-2:30 pm, ENS 302.
Final Exam: Thursday, Aug 1, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, CPE 2.216

Professor: Dr. Greg Lavender
Email: lavender@cs.utexas.edu
Newsgroup: utexas.class.ee360c
Office hours: 12:30-1:00 MTWTh
Location: ENS 108
Tel: 305-0280

TA: Chakarat Skawratananond
Email: chakarat@pine.ece.utexas.edu
Office hours: 2:30-3:30 TWTh
Location: ENS 629
Tel: 471-0188

Announcements

You should check frequently for new course announcements.

Syllabus

An HTML version of the course syllabus is available. You can also retrieve a PostScript version, or an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) version.

Lecture Notes

A list of lecture notes is available. Lecture notes are available in PostScript or Adobe PDF format. PostScript can be viewed/printed using Ghostview on most Unix systems. Adobe PDF can be viewed on PCs and Macs using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. The lecture notes are published the day of the class. I hand out the lecture notes at the start of each class, so the files on this web site are useful if you miss a class, or misplace the handout.

Homework

Course homework assignment information is available. This information may not always be up-to-date, so you need to attend class or check the course newsgroup for accurate assignment information.

Programming Assignment Information

Important information on programming assignments is available for you to read.

Programming assignments are posted here:

C++ Compiler Info

Not all C++ compilers are created equal, but they are getting better at implementing the ANSI draft specification of the C++ language. The most important language feature for this course is that the compiler be able to support C++ templates, be able to compile the Standard Template Library (STL) or some variant. It would also be nice if the compiler supported C++ namespaces, but it is not really necessary. C++ exception handling will not be used in this course.

I have used the following compilers with reasonable success.

You can usually find out what version of a Unix C++ compiler you are using by passing either a -v or -V option to the compiler. For example, my g++ compiler reports the following: 

% g++ -v
Reading specs from /opt/gnu/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-solaris2.5/2.7.2/specs
gcc version 2.7.2

GNU Documentation

I have placed PostScript and Portable Document Format (PDF) copies of some of the GNU Manuals online for you to download. In particular, the GNU Debugger (gdb) manual and quick reference card should be useful to you when writing and debugging your programs. Also, the GNU Make manual is an excellent source of information on Makefiles, as GNU Make is an IEEE POSIX compliant implementation of make.

Internet Information Resources

You may be interested in the following sources of information on the Internet.

C++ Newsgroups

Useful Information on C++ and OOP

Other OOP/C++ Courses

The first two people are good colleagues of mine, and have put a lot of effort into their own OOP and C++ courses.

Suggestions for improvements to this page welcome!