CS 5010 : Fundamentals of Programming

CS 5010: Fundamentals of Programming

Semester Hours:   3.0
Contact Hours: 3
Coordinator:   Venu Dasigi
Text:   Programming in Python 3
Author(s):   Bailey Miller
Year:   2022

SPECIFIC COURSE INFORMATION

Catalog Description

This course provides a review of fundamental concepts in programming (procedural programming, object oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms). Cannot be counted towards MS in CS. Prerequisite: Admission to MS in CS program or permission of instructor. Approved for distance education.

Course type: REQUIRED

SPECIFIC COURSE GOALS

• I am able to design, implement, and use complex data structures.
• I am able to understand, implement, and use complex algorithms.
• I can use fundamental procedural and object-oriented programming techniques.
• I am able to implement a software solution to a computing problem.

LIST OF TOPICS COVERED

• Review of Fundamentals of Programming (~5 Weeks)
  • Data Types, Functions, Conditional Statements
  • Arrays and Loops
  • File Operations
  • Recursion
• Review of Object-Oriented Programming (~5 Weeks)
  • Classes, Encapsulation, Inheritance, and Polymorphism
  • Function/Operator Overloading
• Review of Algorithms & Data Structures (~5 Weeks)
  • Linked Lists
  • Searching & Sorting algorithms
  • Stacks, Queues, Trees, and other data structures
  • Big-O Notation