CS302 -- Fundamental Algorithms: Fall, 2008
Lecture: TR: Claxton 206, 12:40 - 1:55
Personnel
Claxton 221, plank@cs.utk.edu. Office hours by appointment only -- send
email.
TA's:
- Marc Rubin.
Office hours: Wednesdays, noon to 1:00 PM and Thursdays 5:00-6:00 PM.
Office: Claxton 123.
- Yanjun Yao.
Office hours: Wednesdays, 10:00 to 11:00 AM and 3:45 to 4:45 PM.
Office: Claxton 109 K.
Calendar
A class calendar is here.
I will try to keep this up to date.
Labs
There are two labs for this course: Monday 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM and Monday 2:30 to 5:30 PM.
Labs are in Claxton 105.
Lab attendance is mandatory unless I specify otherwise.
Links
Book
Because I am disgusted by textbook prices, we will not have any
text book this semester. Check the lecture notes instead.
If you would like reference material on fundamental algorithms,
try any of the
Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis books by Mark
Allen Weiss. Grab any edition -- this material does not
go stale with time -- save yourself money instead.
If you would like reference material on C++, try
Teach Yourself C++ by Herbert Schildt. Less than a buck on Amazon.
Neither of these texts is mandatory.
Class Goals
The following are the goals that I have set for teaching this class
-- they represent what I'd like you all to get out of the class.
When the semester is over, go over this list, and see how well these
goals were met. If you feel like it, send me email with comments --
it's more useful after the semester than in the middle of it, I
think.
- To learn object-oriented programming C++ with the STL.
- To understand fundamental algorithms.
- To understand basic algorithm analysis.