COMP345 - fall 2013

Course Description

COMP 345 - Advanced Program Design with C++ (3 credits)

Prerequisite: COMP 352 previously or concurrently. Introduction to C++. I/O with stream classes. Pointers and their uses. The Standard Template Library (STL): containers, algorithms, iterators, adaptors, function objects. Class design: constructors, destructors, operator overloading, inheritance, virtual functions, exception handling, memory management. Advanced topics: libraries, locales, STL conventions, concurrency, template meta-programming. Applications of C++: systems, engineering, games programming. Project. Lectures: three hours per week. NOTE: Students who have received credit for COMP 446 may not take this course for credit.

Course Schedule and Contacts

component	day	time	location	instructor	e-mail address	web site
lecture D	-T-J---	13:15-14:30	FG B070	Paquet, J.	paquet@cse.concordia.ca
lab D	---J---	14:45-17:45	H-821	Laleh, T.	t_laleh@encs.concordia.ca
office hours D	--W-—--	11:00-13:00	EV-3-221	Paquet, J.
lecture N	M-W----	16:15-17:30	H-520	Taleb, M.	mtaleb@encs.concordia.ca
lab N	--W----	18:00-21:00	H-821	Azarnik, A.	am_azar@encs.concordia.ca
office hours N	TBD			Taleb, M.

Lecture Schedule

wk	date	event	lecture topics (TENTATIVE)	material
week 1	sep 2 - sep 6	project description handout	introduction to the course and project
week 2	sep 9 - sep 13	[sep 13] group formation deadline	ch1: C++ basics ch11: separate compilation, namespaces notes: program organization	Slide set 1 Savitch chapter 1 slides Savitch chapter 11 slides
week 3	sep 16 - sep 20		ch6: structures, classes ch14: inheritance ch7: constructors, const, inline, static	Slide set 2 Savitch chapter 6 slides Savitch chapter 14 slides Savitch chapter 7 slides
week 4	sep 23 - sep 27	individual programming assignment #1 handout (updated!)
week 5	sep 30 - oct 4		ch5: arrays ch10: dynamic arrays, pointers ch7,19: vectors, iterators	Slide set 3 Savitch chapter 5 slides Savitch chapter 10 slides Savitch chapter 7 slides Savitch chapter 19 slides
week 6	oct 7 - oct 11		GUI design in C++ (MVC and Observer Patterns)	MVC and the Observer Pattern in C++ lab GUI slides Example MFC code lab's GUI slides 1 lab's GUI slides 2 lab's GUI slides 3 lab's GUI slides 4 lab's GUI example code 1 lab's GUI example code 2
week 7	oct 14 - oct 18	[oct 14-15] midterm examination individual programming assignment #2 handout (updated!) project build #1 grading sheet handout (updated!) [oct 18] individual programming assignment #1 due
week 8	oct 21 - oct 25	[oct 27] Deadline for withdrawal	ch15: polymorphism, virtual functions	Slide set 6 Savitch chapter 15 slides
week 9	oct 28 - nov 1	individual programming assignment #3 handout (updated!) [nov 1] individual programming assignment #2 due	design patterns in C++	Slide set 7 design patterns implemented in C++ (1) design patterns implemented in C++ (2) design patterns examples from the slides
week 10	nov 4 - nov 8	[nov 6-7] intermediate project delivery due	ch8: operator overloading	Slide set 8 Savitch chapter 8 slides
week 11	nov 11 - nov 15	final project build grading sheet handout (updated!)	ch18:exception handling	Slide set 9 Savitch chapter 18 slides
week 12	nov 18 - nov 22	[nov 22] individual programming assignment #3 due	ch16:templates	Slide set 10 templates in C++ Savitch chapter 16 slides Savitch chapter 19 slides
week 13	nov 25 - nov 29	[nov 27-28]final project delivery due (updated!)
exam week	dec 4 - dec 19	final examination : Wed Dec 11th 14h00-1700 Section D, name ALC-HUO : MBS1.401 Section D, name ILA-YAN : MBS1.430 Section N : MBS2.210

Course Material and Resources

• Course outline
• ENCS Electronic Student Submission System
• Source code of all program examples in the textbook (by Walter Savitch)