(This page last modified Monday, December 21, 2009.)
| Grade | Range |
|---|---|
| A+ | 96 |
| A | 87 |
| A- | 85 |
| B+ | 83 |
| B | 77 |
| B- | 75 |
| C+ | 73 |
| C | 67 |
| C- | 65 |
| D+ | 63 |
| D | 57 |
| D- | 55 |
The class web page that contains this overview and more information is found at:
The procedure for obtaining CS Department Computer Accounts for CS 177 students appears at the bottom of this page.
| Instructor | Instructional Coordinator | Lab Administrator | |
| Name | Dr. H.E. Dunsmore,
Phone: 49-41996, Office: LWSN 1189 |
Dr. KC VanZandt, Phone: 49-46023, Office: HAAS 142 |
Jeff Blenman |
| EMail Address | bxd@cs.purdue.edu | kvz@cs.purdue.edu | jblenman@purdue.edu |
Introduction to Programming in Java: An Interdisciplinary Approach,
Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne, ISBN-10: 0321498054, ISBN-13:
9780321498052, Addison-Wesley, 2008.
CS 177 uses
eInstruction CPS Pads in the Monday and Wednesday class. (These
are not used in labs or recitations.) These pads will be used several
times each class for quizzes and short answer questions. If you do
not have one already, obtain a CPS pad as soon as possible. Register
it for CS 177 by following the link "Response Pad Registration &
Blackboard -- For Students" on the page above. (The link you follow
will say "Register your CPS pad for CS 177".) For Step 1 enter your
CPS Response Pad Serial Number which shows on its screen when you turn
it on. It will begin with the letter 'r'. You should not enter
anything for Step 2. We have no Enrollment or Coupon Code. In Step 4
you are creating (or using again) your CPS Username and Password. Do
NOT use your career account and password for this. We will begin
using these CPS Pads the first day of class. You will likely use your
pad for many classes here at Purdue.
IMPORTANT -- Exams can only be "made up" in extraordinary circumstances if arrangements are made with the CS 177 Instructional Coordinator Dr. KC VanZandt. Such arrangements should be made at least one week before the exam. "Made up" exams must be taken BEFORE the time the rest of the class takes the same exam.
In CS 177 it is most likely that we will use the following grading curve:
| Grade | Points | Range |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.0 | 97-100 |
| A | 4.0 | 90-96 |
| A- | 3.7 | 88-89 |
| B+ | 3.3 | 85-87 |
| B | 3.0 | 80-84 |
| B- | 2.7 | 78-79 |
| C+ | 2.3 | 75-77 |
| C | 2.0 | 70-74 |
| C- | 1.7 | 68-69 |
| D+ | 1.3 | 65-67 |
| D | 1.0 | 60-64 |
| D- | 0.7 | 58-59 |
| F | 0.0 | 0-57 |
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A special note about H1N1 flu -- We do not want ill students in class, recitation, or lab spreading the virus. If you are diagnosed with this flu or any other highly-contagious disease, contact CS 177 Instructional Coordinator Dr. KC VanZandt via email (kvz@cs.purdue.edu) to make arrangements.
LAB -- [2 hours]
Your Lab Instructor (CS undergraduate student) will give you
problems to complete during the 2-hour lab period and will help you
complete them. Your Lab Instructor will not usually discuss the
projects, but can certainly answer questions about them if time
allows.
RECITATION -- [1 hour]
Your Recitation Instructor (CS graduate student) will explain any
concepts you do not understand from class and lab and will usually
present additional examples. Your Recitation Instructor will also
discuss project assignments.
(2) This is a four credit hour class. Purdue University regulations state that we may ask as much as 3 hours of your time per credit hour in an average week. Accordingly, you should plan on spending an average of TWELVE hours per week on this course. We are aware that this represents a large part of your available time, but we feel that it is worth it!
(3) You should plan on attending EVERY class, EVERY lab, and EVERY recitation. Past experience has shown us that students who attend class, lab, and recitation regularly do better on labs, assignments, and exams -- even those who think they already know the material or who think they can learn it on their own. Missed labs and recitations CANNOT be made up, unless the absence is excused. Lab and recitation absences MAY be excused for reasons of serious illness, family emergency, or official university commitments, but only if appropriate documentation is provided to your Lab Instructor (for lab) or your Recitation Instructor (for recitation). For planned absences (band trips, other course field trips, etc.), you must inform your Lab and/or Recitation instructor ahead of time, or the absence will not be excused.
(4) You should read the material in the textbook according to the class syllabus. In most cases, you will read about a concept in the book, then we will discuss it in class, then you will use it in lab, then it will be discussed in recitation, then it will be used on a project, and finally it will be tested on an exam.
(5) Computers may become heavily loaded as a project deadline nears. Waiting until the last minute to work on your project is dangerous! Our CS 177 policy is NOT to extend deadlines unless major computer systems are unavailable for an extended period (like 10-12 hours) near the end of a project.
(6) NO LATE projects or lab assignments will be accepted. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule except under extreme circumstances approved in advance by your Recitation Instructor or Lab Instructor. Failure to turn in a project results in a loss of all the points allocated for the project. The same holds true for a lab assignment.
(7) WE ALWAYS WELCOME YOUR CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS. Please do not hesitate to bring any shortcomings to our attention.
Do not make the mistake of thinking that superficial changes in a program (such as altering comments, changing variable names, or interchanging statements) will avoid detection. If you cannot do the work yourself, it is extremely unlikely that you will succeed in disguising someone else's work. We are adamant that cheating in any form will not be tolerated. Even the most trivial assignment is better not done than if you cheat to complete it.
All students in CS 177 must read and "sign" the Purdue University Department of Computer Science Academic Integrity Policy. This is available on the CS Department Website at the Computer Science Resource Portal. Click on the link "Academic Integrity Policy". You will need your Purdue Career Account login and password to access this page. There, after reading the policy, you will indicate that you have read and understand both the policy and its consequences. There is also information about some implementation details.
IMPORTANT: CS 177 students will not be allowed to take Exam 1 if they have not "signed" this policy.
Penalties
In CS 177 a first instance of academic dishonesty will result in a zero for that assignment plus a letter grade deduction at the end of the semester.
A second instance of academic dishonesty will result in a grade of F.
In accordance with the Purdue University Department of Computer Science Academic Integrity Policy, any instance of academic dishonesty on an exam, project, or lab assignment will be reported to the Dean of Students Office.
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