PROGRAMMING II

COMPSCI 300

Course Description

Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming using classes and objects to solve more complex problems. Introduces array-based and linked data structures: including lists, stacks, and queues. Programming assignments require writing and developing multi-class (file) programs using interfaces, generics, and exception handling to solve challenging real world problems. Topics reviewed include reading/writing data and objects from/to files and exception handling, and command line arguments. Topics introduced: object-oriented design; class vs. object; create and define interfaces and iterators; searching and sorting; abstract data types (List,Stack,Queue,PriorityQueue(Heap),Binary Search Tree); generic interfaces (parametric polymorphism); how to design and write test methods and classes; array based vs. linked node implementations; introduction to complexity analysis; recursion.

Prerequisties

Satisfied QR-A and (COMPSCI 200 , COMPSCI 220 , 302, COMPSCI 310 , 301, or placement into COMPSCI 300 ) or (COMPSCI/ECE 252 and ECE 203 ); graduate/professional standing; declared in Capstone Certificate in COMP SCI. Not open to students with credit for COMP SCI 367.

Satisfies

ECE 453 , ME 459 , COMPSCI 578 , ISYE/ME 643 , MATH 345 , BSE 405 , COMPSCI 320 , COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532 , COMPSCI 534 , ISYE 620 , ISYE 521 , COMPSCI 412 , ME 472 , COMPSCI 402 , BME/ECE 463 , ECE 553 , ISYE 350 , NE 412 , ME 331 , COMPSCI/ECE 354 , COMPSCI/ECE/ISYE 524 , ME 468 , COMPSCI 638 , MATH 444 , ECE 353 , STAT 405 , COMPSCI/MATH 513 , COMPSCI/CURRIC 502 , COMPSCI/LIS 102 , COMPSCI 540 , ATMOCN 573 , COMPSCI/ECE/ME 539 , ECE 556 , ECE 455 , EMA/EP 476 , GEOG 576 , COMPSCI/MATH 514 , COMPSCI 400 , ECE 432 , and COMPSCI/ISYE 526

Credits

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average

3.28

1.39% from Historical

Completion Rate

94.93%

0.19% from Historical

A Rate

32.61%

-6.27% from Historical

Class Size

828

20.6% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

Sorted by ratings from Rate My Professors

Hobbes Legault

[email protected]

4.6

Rating

Jim WILLIAMS

[email protected]

3.0

Rating

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