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Comp 373/473: Object-Oriented Programming

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All information now current for the fall 2007 semester

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General Info

  • Class schedule: Wednesday 19:00-21:30 (suggested break 20:10-20:20)
  • Class location: Water Tower Campus, Room LT-412 (Linux lab)
  • Instructor contact information
  • Office hour
  • Mailing list
  • Catalog description: 373 473
  • Prerequisites: 313 or equivalent (as determined by the department): knowledge of Java, data structures, and fair sophistication with OOP — some experience with designing interacting, cooperating classes typical for an intermediate discussion of software patterns. For example, this material is covered by the first eight chapters (excluding the material on graphical user interfaces) of the text by Jia listed below.
  • Ground rules (including policies on late submissions and grade disputes)
  • Grading (tentative):
    • Four to five projects: 50%
    • Three to four quizzes: 25%
    • Final quiz: 20%
    • Mailing list participation: 5%
    • Late projects cannot be accepted without severe penalties.
    • You may talk about the projects with your fellow students, but you must not share code or any other written material.
  • Required text(s). (The official university policy is to recommend the campus bookstore, where I have submitted book requests for this class. I have also submitted book requests to Beck's Book Store. You may choose to purchase your books at the campus bookstore or at a provider of your choosing.)
    • Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, 2nd Ed.
      Authors: Alan Shalloway, James Trott
      Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
      ISBN: 0321247140
      Companion website: here
  • Recommended texts (the same bookstore information as above applies):
    • Title: Design Patterns in Java (Hardcover), 2nd Ed.
      Authors: William Wake, Steven John Metsker
      Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
      ISBN: 0321333020
    • Title: Java Precisely, 2nd Ed. (Available free on Books 24X7)
      Author: Peter Sestoft
      Publisher: The MIT Press
      ISBN: 0262693259
    • Title: Object Oriented Software Development Using Java, 2nd Ed.
      Author: Xiaoping Jia
      Publisher: Addison Wesley
      ISBN: 0201737337
      Companion website: here
  • Other relevant texts:
    • The Sun Java Tutorial: A practical guide for programmers (online)
    • Title: Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
      Authors: Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides
      ISBN: 0201633612
      Publisher: Addison-Wesley
      Companion website: here
    • Title: Effective Java: Programming Language Guide
      Author: Joshua Bloch
      Publisher: Addison-Wesley
      ISBN: 0201310058
    • Title: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, 3/e
      Author: Timothy Budd
      Publisher: Addison-Wesley
      ISBN: 0201760312
      Companion website: here
    • Title: A Little Java, A Few Patterns
      Authors: Matthias Felleisen and Daniel P. Friedman
      Publisher: MIT Press
      ISBN: 0262561158
      Companion website: here