DISC 3370 University of Houston
SPRING 1997

Last updated: THURS May 1 1:00 PM
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280E Melcher Hall
713-743-4729
Office Hours: 2-4PM Monday & Wednesday
And by Appointment

See:

TEXTS:
  1. First Book of ANSI C 2nd Edition 1996
    Bronson and Menconi
    West Publishing
  2. Using CGI
    Jeffry Dwight and Michael Erwin
    Que Corporation
ASSIGNMENTS:
5 Programs (5% each)
Group Project 15%
Midterm 25%
Final 35%
DATE
TOPIC
(Bx = Text Chapter, Ax = Assignment Due Date)
JAN 15
Lurid Details and The History of Computing
See Turing Web Page
JAN 20
Algorithms I
JAN 22
Algorithms 2 B1
JAN 27
OS's et al
JAN 29
Compilers and Libraries
FEB 3
Language Structure B2,B3
FEB 5
The Verbs
FEB 10
Selection B4
FEB 12
Iterations B5
FEB 17
Functions B6
FEB 19
Pointers B8
FEB 24
Arrays B7 Assignment 1
FEB 26
Strings B9, B10
MAR 3
Files B11
MAR 5
Graphics 1 - Color
MAR 10
Graphics 2 - Images Assignment 2
MAR 12
Animation 1 Sample Exam
MAR 17
Midterm Exam Answers
MAR 19
Animation 2 Assignment 3
MAR 24
Spring Holidays
MAR 26
Spring Holidays
MAR 31
WEB STUFF 1 -- A Nice HTML reference guide
APR 2
WEB STUFF 2 -- CGI
APR 7
WEB Goodies -- Audio and Video
APR 9
FORMS
A sample html form and
James Marshall's cgi-bin program in C that checks form contents
APR 14
WEB DESIGN
APR 16
Object Models 1 B13
APR 21
Object Models 2 B14
APR 23
JAVA 1
APR 28
Assignment 4 Due
Some JAVA instructions
APR 30
Final Exam Review
Assignment 5 Due
and Group Project Due
MAY 2
FRIDAY
Re-scheduled LAST CLASS DAY
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES
FEB 10
Last Day to Drop Without a Grade
APR 2
Last Day to Drop
A sample final exam
Answers to the sample final
MAY 7
FINAL EXAM 4:00-5:30 CLASS from 5-8PM
MAY 9
FINAL EXAM 5:30-7:00 CLASS from 5-8PM