Course Description, UMBC, CMSC202 Computer Science II, Spring 2007

UMBC, CMSC202 Computer Science II, Spring 2007

Course Description

Objectives

This course continues the development of programming and problem-solving skills, focusing on the C++ programming language, object-oriented programming and design (OOP/OOD), and improved programming practices. Topics include: Abstract Data Types (ADTs), an introduction to the C++ programming language including string and vectors, encapsulation and information hiding, inheritance and polymorphism and templates.

Textbook

Required: Absolute C++, Second Edition, Walter Savitch, Addison-Wesley, 2006. (ISBN: 0-321-33023-4)
Recommended: C++ Primer, Third Edition, by Stanely B. Lippman and Josee Lajoie, Addison-Wesley, 1998. (ISBN 0-201-82470-1)
Recommended: C++ FAQs, Second Edition, Marshall Cline, Greg Lomow and Mike Girou, Addison-Wesley, 1999. (ISBN 0-201-30983-1)

Other good C++ books are listed under Resources.

Prerequisites:

The formal prerequisites for this course are CMSC 201 Computer Science I and MATH 151 Calculus I (or their equivalents). From CMSC 201 you should have mastered the concepts and skills in the following table. If you are unfamiliar with a significant number of these skills and/or concepts, you should take CMSC 201.

Concepts	Skills
functional/procedural abstraction	writing functions
top-down design	using header files
separate compilation	character and string handling
libraries	basic pointer manipulations
abstract data types	pointers as parameters
dynamic memory allocation	file I/O
recursion	writing recursive functions
searching and sorting	structures
	linked lists, stacks and queues

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