EECS 280: Programming and Intro Data Structures

The University of Michigan

Spring 2021

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Computer science fundamentals, with programming in C++. Build an image processing program, a game of Euchre, a web backend, and a machine learning algorithm. Syllabus

Upcoming Deadlines:

Add/Drop deadline for spring term courses is Monday 5/17
Project 2 is due Tuesday 5/18 at 8pm (not at midnight!)
Computing CARES Entry Survey due Tue May 18 at 11:59pm

Announcements:

Project 3 (Euchre) released Wednesday. It's a long project. Start early and pace yourself!
Join us for a Euchre Social 2pm Wednesday! It's a great chance to learn the game for P3!
The midterm exam is June 2nd, 7-9pm. Double check your calendar. If you need an alternate, fill out the Alternate Midterm Exam Form now (if you haven't already)!
Looking for some guidance or want to optimize your experience in 280? Fill out the Coaching Interest Form and we'll connect you with a staff member.
We've gotten reports that Runestone's scores/timestamps seem inconsistent. Check Canvas for your authoritative lecture scores - we'll try to keep this updated frequently.
If you're looking for links from previous weeks, check the Schedule section below.

Add/Drop Deadline

Monday, May 17 is the regular add/drop deadline. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you are trying to make a decision and would like to talk it over.

This Week Times listed in Ann Arbor local time (EDT)

Due 11:59pm each day

Runestone Setup Instructions
Lecture Slides

Mon 5/17

8 - Abstract Data Types in C++

Tue 5/18

9 - Derived Classes and Inheritance

Wed 5/19

10 - Polymorphism

Thu 5/20

11 - Container ADTs I

Lecture Q&A

Mon, 12-1:30pm
Wed, 12-1:30pm

Due 11:59pm Wed/Fri

Tue 5/18

Lab 4: Abstract Data Types

Thu 5/20

Lab 5: Polymorphism

Meeting Links

Lab 101 Lab 102 Lab 103 Lab 104 Lab 105

Queue Links

Lab 101 Lab 102 Lab 103 Lab 104 Lab 105

Project 2 due Tue May 18 8pm

Spec Tutorials

FAQ Autograder

Overview Slides

Overview Recording

Course Staff Sign up

Mon 2pm - 8pm
Tue 5pm - 8pm
Wed 5pm - 8pm
Thu 2pm - 8pm
Fri 2pm - 8pm
Sat 2pm - 8pm

Prof. Juett

Tue 10am - 11am
Wed 9pm - 10pm
Thu 10am - 11am
Or send me an email!

Euchre Social

Wed 2-3pm

Zoom Details

Project 3 Overview

Wed 7-8pm

Zoom Slides

Recording

Tips/Tricks: Using the Terminal

Thu 3-4pm

Zoom Details

Administrative Request Forms

These links are now active!

Submit your SSD VISA form here to request extended time or other exam accommodations

Report an exam conflict and request an alternate date/time

Report a medical or personal emergency and request an extension or exception.

Students adding the course late may petition for additional time to turn in assignments.

Tutorials

Start here

Complete set up tutorial

Command line tools on Windows

Command line tools on macOS

Compile, run, and debug

Text editor

Command line debugger for Linux

Command line debugger for macOS

Automated command line compile and test

Git how-to

Test in an Autograder-like environment

EECS 280 C++ coding standard

Run the autograder style checking tools

Detect undefined behavior

Detect undefined behavior, heavy duty

Schedule

All times are listed as Ann Arbor local time (ET)

Day	#	Lecture	Lab	Events/Deadlines
Tue May 4	1	Introduction and Machine Model	No lab
Wed May 5	2	Procedural Abstraction, Testing, and Debugging
Thu May 6	3	Pointers	Getting Started
Fri May 7			Getting Started
Mon May 10	4	Arrays and Pointers
Tue May 11	5	Strings, Streams, and IO	Pointers and Arrays	P1 due Tue May 11
Wed May 12	6	Compound Objects	Pointers and Arrays	IDE Tips/Tricks VS Code Xcode Visual Studio Project 2 Overview Slides Recording
Thu May 13	7	Abstract Data Types in C	Strings and IO
Fri May 14			Strings and IO
Mon May 17	8	Abstract Data Types in C++		Add/drop deadline
Tue May 18	9	Derived Classes and Inheritance	Abstract Data Types	Project 2 due Tue May 18
Wed May 19	10	Polymorphism	Abstract Data Types
Thu May 20	11	Container ADTs I	Polymorphism
Fri May 21			Polymorphism
Mon May 24		TBA
Tue May 25	12	Container ADTs II	TBA
Wed May 26	13	Memory Models and Dynamic Memory	TBA
Thu May 27	14	Managing Dynamic Memory	Container ADTs
Fri May 28			Container ADTs	Project 3 due Fri May 28
Mon May 31		No Class - Memorial Day
Tue Jun 1	15	Linked Lists	No Lab
Wed Jun 2		No Class - Midterm Exam	No Lab	Midterm 7pm Wed Jun 2
Thu Jun 3	16	Deep Copies and The Big Three	Linked Structures
Fri Jun 4			Linked Structures
Mon Jun 7	17	Iterators
Tue Jun 8	18	Recursion and Tail Recursion	Dynamic Memory & Deep Copies
Wed Jun 9	19	Structural Recursion	Dynamic Memory & Deep Copies	Project 4 due Wed Jun 9
Thu Jun 10	20	Function Objects and Impostor Syndrome	Recursion
Fri Jun 11			Recursion
Mon Jun 14		TBA
Tue Jun 15	21	Problem Solving with Recursion	Iterators and Functors
Wed Jun 16	22	Exceptions	Iterators and Functors
Thu Jun 17	23	Containers of Pointers and What's Next	Final Exam Review and Reflection
Fri Jun 18			Final Exam Review and Reflection
Mon Jun 21		TBA		Project 5 due Mon Jun 21
Tue Jun 22
Wed Jun 23
Thu Jun 24				Final 8am Thu Jun 24