Csci 2111: Data and File Structures

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Csci 2111 Data and File Structures
Instructor Nathalie Japkowicze-mail
nat_at_cs.dal.ca
Objectives of the Course and Preliminaries
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Objectives of The Course

• To Provide a Solid Introduction to the Topic of
  File Structures Design.
• To Discuss a number of Advanced Data Structure
  Concepts that are necessary for achieving high
  efficiency in File Operations.
• To Develop important programming skills in and
  Object-Oriented Language such as C or Java.

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Pre-Requisites

• Computer Science III (CSci 2110)
• Topics in Applied Computer Science (CSci 2131)
• Knowledge of C or Java

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Required TextBook

• File Structures, An Object-Oriented Approach with
  C
• by
• Michael J. Folk, Bill Zoellick
• and Greg Riccardi
• Publisher Addison Wesley

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Course Requirements

• 4-6 written or programming assignments (20)
• A Programming Project that will be implemented
  incrementally over the Semester (30)
• A Mid-Term (20)
• A Final Exam (30)

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Late Policy

• Late assignments will receive a 10
  penalty per day unless a
  Doctor's noteis provided.
• Saturdays and Sundays count as late days as
  well