MAD5939-03 ACM Computing Seminar – Fall 2019

To learn the C++ programming langauge with a focus on mathematical and scientific programming applications.

Graduate standing in mathematics.

1. Getting started
   • compilers, editors
   • writing a simple program
2. Data types
   • common data types, casting, arrays, etc.
3. Control Structures
   • conditionals
   • structures for iterating
4. Input and output
   • arguments from the command line
   • reading and writing to files
5. Functions
   • writing functions
   • modularizing code with header and implementation files
   • function pointers
6. Object-oriented programming
   • basics of writing classes: constructors, destructors, operator overloading, etc.

Homework will be assigned biweekly, 5 in total. They are simple routines that have nontrivial behaviors under certain aspects, e.g., accuracy, complexity and/or data structure. You are expected to implement the routines, run experiments to expolit the features and collect, present and discuss your result systematically in documents.

Beside the biweekly homework, there is a comprehensive program assignment. You will work on a more complicated problems that involves sophisticated experimental design. The report of this comprehensive program will be graded at the same level of FCM's programs.

You only need to do either 5 homework or 1 comprehensive program. The comprehensive program is for those who have mastered certain programming skills. If your program report meets the requirement, you are consider qualified for both this seminar and FCM's programming prerequisities.

Homework is graded on a 0 – 3 scale:

• 0 - no result submitted or code copied from another source
• 1 - result submitted, but did not demonstrate code functions properly
• 2 - showed code functions properly, but results not fully explained
• 3 - showed code functions properly, presented results clearly and fully

Program is graded on a 0 - 100 scale which is the same as normal FCM program.

To earn a grade of S, you must have final grade greater or equal to 2 for homework or 70 for comprehensive program.

For each homework or program assignment you will email me a report with your source code in the required format.

For some program assignments, you may be expected to come to my office and run it.

You must convince me your code functions as required. It is up to you to consider sufficient test cases, although I will provide guidance and more examples of what this means in the first couple of assignments. The reports should be considerably less detailed than those submitted for FCM. For example, there is no need for a "Description of Mathematics" or "Decription of Algorithm"; rather, an explanation of why you chose the test cases and any special programming methods/data structures you decided to use to solve the problem will be sufficient.

Excused absences include documented illness, deaths in the family and other documented crises, call to active military duty or jury duty, religious holy days, and official University activities. These absences will be accommodated in a way that does not arbitrarily penalize students who have a valid excuse. Consideration will also be given to students whose dependent children experience serious illness.

The Florida State University Academic Honor Policy outlines the University’s expectations for the integrity of students’ academic work, the procedures for resolving alleged violations of those expectations, and the rights and responsibilities of students and faculty members throughout the process. Students are responsible for reading the Academic Honor Policy and for living up to their pledge to “… be honest and truthful and … [to] strive for personal and institutional integrity at Florida State University.”

(Florida State University Academic Honor Policy, found at http://fda.fsu.edu/Academics/Academic-Honor-Policy.)

Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should:

1. Register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center
2. Bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation and what type. This should be done

during the first week of class.

This syllabus and other class materials are available in alternative format upon request. For more information about services available to FSU students with disabilities, contact the:

Student Disability Resource Center 874 Traditions Way 108 Student Services Building Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-4167 (850) 644-9566 (voice) (850) 644-8504 (TDD)

sdrc@admin.fsu.edu http://www.disabilitycenter.fsu.edu/

Except for changes that substantially affect implementation of the evaluation (grading) statement, this syllabus is a guide for the course and is subject to change with advance notice.