CMSC 109 Programming Topics in C++ Fall 1999
WWW access http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~squire
Textbook: C++ The Complete Reference, Third Edition
by Herbert Schildt, McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-882476-1
Reading and homework assignments are from this book.
The C++ Standard is ISO/IEC 14882:1998.
Programming in this course is based on the standard
rather than on an implementation by a specific compiler.
Some parts of the international standard have not been
implemented by some compilers.
To paraphrase a car maker "This is not your fathers C++"
Suggested additional book: Mastering the Standard C++ Classes
by Cameron and Tracey Hughes, Wiley, ISBN 0-471-32893-6
Grading Policy
Distribution Course grade
Final Exam 20% A 90% - 100%
Quiz 1 15% B 80% - 89.9%
Quiz 2 15% C 70% - 79.9%
Project 10% D 60% - 69.9%
Homework 40%
Partial credit is given on homework and project.
No partial credit on multiple choice, true-false, single answer exam questions.
YOUR GRADES recorded Here Check for typo's.
Computer usage
All students must have an account on the UMBC gl machines.
The project and homework will use the "submit" mechanism.
All students must be able to access the WWW to get assignments.
Modem and telnet connections are available for remote use.
You may use SGI's C++ or g++ 2.8.1 with standard C++ library.
You may use Linux gcc(g++) with stdlibc++-2.8.1.1 or later.
You may also use Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 or later for homework
and project.
You still have to do a 'submit' on the source code.
Jon Squire, Lecturer, office hours:
Wednesday 3:00-5:00 and by appointment. ECS 219
EMail: squire@umbc.edu
Aniruddha Rangnekar, TA, office hours:
Wednesday 7:00pm - 8:00pm, ECS 227 homework questions and grading
EMail: arangn1@cs.umbc.edu
Last updated 11/18/99