Computer Science I (CSCE 155E)

Course Info

Syllabus

Details on the policies, grading, expectations, etc. for this course can be found in the course syllabus Links to an external site..

Venue

Lecture

MW 17:00PM – 18:15PM, Henzlik 124

Labs & Hack Sessions

Lab Section 251: TR 8:00 – 9:15, Avery 20 (Xia)
Lab Section 252: TR 9:30 – 10:45, Avery 20 (Peterson)
Lab Section 253: TR 11:00 – 12:15, Avery 20 (Peterson)
Lab Section 254: TR 12:30 – 13:45, Avery 20 (Jeevan)
Lab Section 255: TR 14:00 – 15:15, Avery 20 (Jeevan)
Lab Section 256: TR 15:30 – 16:45, Avery 20 (Hoque)
Lab Section 257: TR 17:00 – 18:15, Avery 20 (Hoque)
Lab Section 258: TR 18:30 – 19:45, Avery 20 (Ishimwe)
Lab Section 259: TR 20:00 – 21:15, Avery 20 (Ishimwe)

Instructor

Dr. Chris Bourke
cbourke@cse.unl.edu
Avery 363
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 12:30PM - 2:00PM, Avery 363

Teaching Assistants

Full information is available on our Instructors Page

Resources

Course Resources

Computer Science I Links to an external site. – Course Textbook
Piazza Links to an external site.
CSE Webhandin
CSE Webgrader

Course Documents

Syllabus Links to an external site.
Bring Your Own Device Links to an external site. - Instructions for setting up a dev environment on your own computer
Code Usage Guidelines Links to an external site. - Avoid academic integrity issues by following these guidelines
Code Grading Rubric Links to an external site. - Know and understand the things we'll be looking for when grading your code
Code Troubleshooting Guide Links to an external site. - Tools & resources for troubleshooting your code

Department Resources

Misc Resources

REPL.it Links to an external site.
C Tutor Links to an external site. (code visualizer tool)
C Formatter Links to an external site. (online beautifier tool)

Schedule

Week	Dates	Topics	Notes
1	August 20 - 24	Module 1.0 - Introduction Lectures: M: Course Introduction, Getting Started W: C Basics (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/XOqQ2BOiI0wu Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack: T: Lab 1.0 - Getting Started R: Hack 1.0 - Intro to Git
2	August 27 - 31	Module 2.0 - Basics Lectures: M: Basic I/O (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/aE3rRhJmk50G Links to an external site.) W: Conditionals (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/ySH0ekdcChVg Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack: T: Lab 2.0 - Data Types R: Hack 2.0 - Basic I/O
3	September 3 - 7	Module 3.0 - Conditionals Lectures: M: No Class (Labor Day) W: Conditionals (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/v2BDEn9cfuhf Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack: T: Lab 3.0 - Conditionals R: Hack 3.0 - Conditionals	Assignment 1 Download Assignment 1 due Friday, September 7th
4	September 10 - 17	Module 4.0 - Loops Lectures: M: Loops (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/2zhiafHjrEhv Links to an external site.) W: Loops (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/8zze9KV6JpOk Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack: T: Lab 4.0 - Loops R: Hack 4.0 - Loops
5	September 17 - 21	Module 5.0 - Functions Lectures: M: Functions (https://use.vg/aU1PPo Links to an external site.) W: Functions, Pointers, Pass-By-Reference (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/rwRCIyHxW5DC Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack: T: Lab 5.0 - Functions I R: Hack 5.0 - Functions I
6	September 24 - 28	Module 6.0 - Error Handling Lectures: M: Pass By Reference, Error Handling (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/RvbSdldlmxpX Links to an external site.) W: Arrays (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/EOfbHs0ghz0N Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack: T: Lab 6.0 - Functions II R: Hack 6.0 - Functions II & Unit Testing	Assignment 2 Download Assignment 2 due Friday, September 28th
7	October 1 - 5	Module 7.0 - Arrays Lectures: M: Arrays (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/GvmnK0SqcDuJ Links to an external site.) W: Strings (https://use.vg/tswvoZ Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack T: Lab 7.0 - Arrays R: Hack 7.0 - Arrays
8	October 8 - 12	Module 8.0 - Strings Lectures: M: Strings Processing, Debugging (https://use.vg/XmIdRc Links to an external site.) W: Midterm review (https://use.vg/yYQOKg Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack T: Lab 8.0 - Strings R: Hack 8.0 - Strings
9	October 15 - 19	Module 9.0 - Debugging Lectures: M: No Class (fall break) W: Midterm Lab/Hack T: No Lab (fall break) R: Hack 9.0 - Debugging	Assignment 3 Download Assignment 3 due Friday, October 19th
10	October 22 - 26	Module 10.0 - File I/O Lectures: M: File I/O (https://use.vg/HsE2Hy Links to an external site.) W: Structures (https://use.vg/jxa2lf Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack: T: Lab 10.0 - File I/O R: Hack 10.0 - File I/O
11	October 29 - November 2	Module 11.0 - Encapsulation Lectures: M: Structures (https://use.vg/RHmRNI Links to an external site.) W: Class Cancelled Lab/Hack: T: Lab 11.0 - Encapsulation R: Hack 11.0 - Encapsulation
12	November 5 - 9	Module 12.0 - Recursion Lectures: M: Recursion (https://use.vg/cTWgvb Links to an external site.) W: Searching & Sorting (https://use.vg/Orshi1 Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack: T: Lab 12.0 - Recursion R: Hack 12.0 - Recursion & Function Pointers	Assignment 4 Download Assignment 4 due Friday, November 9th
13	November 12 - 16	Module 13.0 - Searching & Sorting Lectures: M: Searching & Sorting (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/aaIlw1cbO2ho Links to an external site.) W: Searching & Sorting (https://use.vg/NIzASn Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack: T: Lab 13.0 - Searching & Sorting R: Hack 13.0 - Searching & Sorting
14	November 19 - 23	Lectures: M: Searching & Sorting (https://use.vg/QOdqxy Links to an external site.) W: No Class (Thanksgiving) Lab/Hack: T: No Lab R: No class
15	November 26 - 30	Module 14.0 - GUIs Lectures: M: GUIs (Canceled) W: Databases (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/1Xctot1FCFa2 Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack: T: Lab 14.0 - GUI & GTK R: Hack 14.0 - Data Processing Project Part I
16	December 3 - 7	Module 15.0 - Databases Lectures: M: Databases (https://app.vidgrid.com/view/jF6xjEaUNFEH Links to an external site.) W: Review (Link Links to an external site.) Advent of Code Links to an external site. Live Coding Events Day 1 - Mon, Dec 3, 10:30AM (Link Links to an external site.) Day 2 - Tue, Dec 4, 2:30PM (Link Links to an external site.) Day 3 - Wed, Dec 5, 10:00 (Link Links to an external site.) Day 4 - Thu, Dec 5, 3:30PM (Link Links to an external site.) Lab/Hack: T: Lab 15.0 - Databases R: Data Processing Project - Work Day	Dead Week Assignment 5 Download Assignment 5 due Friday, December 7th
17	December 10 - 14	Final Exam: Thursday, 3:30PM - 5:30PM, Henzlik 124	Final Exam Week