Notes for CMPT 130 Fall 2017¶
The following are notes for CMPT 130 Fall 2017. The course marking scheme, assignments, quizzes, due dates, etc. are on Canvas.
Final Exam¶
Please see Canvas for details of the final exam.
As with the midterm exam, writing small programs is the best way to prepare. Here are some practice questions. You can also find lots of sample problems in the textbook and notes.
Midterm Exam¶
See Canvas for the time and location of the midterm.
The best way to prepare for the midterm is to practice writing small programs. You can do this by:
- running and modifying examples in the notes
- running and modifying examples from the textbook (the textbook has lots of practice questions)
- answering these practice questions (sample solutions)
Lecture Notes¶
What was the first computer? (PowerPoint)- read chapter 1 of the textbook; Chapter 1 notes
- read chapter 2 of the textbook; Chapter 2 notes
- read chapter 3 of the textbook; Chapter 3 notes
- Optional Extra: watch the movie Sneakers; probably the most entertaining movie about factoring large numbers you’ll ever see
- read chapter 4 of the textbook; Chapter 4 notes
- read chapter 5 of the textbook; Chapter 5 notes
- read chapter 6 of the textbook; Chapter 6 notes
- read chapter 8 of the textbook; Chapter 8 notes
- read chapter 7 of the textbook; Chapter 7 notes
- read chapter 9 of the textbook; Chapter 9 notes
- read section 10.1 of the textbook; Section 10.1 notes