CS3101-2Programming Languages – C++Lecture 1.PPT

CS3101-2, Lecture 1 CS3101-2Programming Languages – C++Lecture 1 Matthew P. Johnson Columbia University Fall 2003 Welcome CS3101-2 Programming Langs: C++ 1 credit, 1/3 semester ? same bang/buck as usual (3000-level) 6 weeks, in-class final exam 2-hour sessions First class: overview of Unix, C++ Magical mystery tour Others: one or two topics, in depth Course Requirements Assumes previous programming experience Probably Java or C for most But neither is required Will, though compare and contrast between C/C++/Java O(5) homeworks – 70% Programming written Final exam – 25% Participation/quizzes/attendance – 5% Class attendance is required You’re responsible for all material from lecture Class time is finite Responsible for all assigned reading NB: some material may be covered in lecture xor reading Lectures may have non-PPT portions PPTs will be online to complement lecture Contact Info Class page: /~mpj9/3101-2 PPTs In-class examples Link to CourseWorks, other lecture notes, etc. Me: mpj9@ OHs: Saturdays, 1-3, in 251 Mudd lab Check classpage for updates TA: Jacob Porway jmp204@ OHs: see web Check for updates Feedback is good! Prepend “CS3101-C++” to subject lines! Textbook For the C course, I like: The C Programming Language (KR) Classic text By creators of C Short, pretty cheap, and rigorous Textbook This class is C++ Exists the book: The C++ Programming Language By creator of C++ Rigorous, but difficult, expensive, and long (+1000 pages) Textbook So we’ll use: Practical C++ Programming O’Reilly Available Labyrinth, Papyrus, Amazon and BN (links on class page) Not too difficult, not too long (~500 pages) Lectures will sometimes follow text, sometimes not IMPORTANT I’ll repeat your questions before answering them, for CVN If I forget, remind me! Before I’ve answered Get participation XC Rest of this class Description History of C/C++ Intro to Unix 0th Homework C++ Tutorial (Pre)History of C++ BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language), Martin Richards, 1960s B (t