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CS108: Introduction to Application Programming, Spring 2006
Contact Info Course Description Books & Software Labs Assignments Examples

Section A1: Tues and Thurs 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm @ CAS 226
Lab meetings @ CS teaching lab (EMA 304):
Section A2: Tues 3:30 pm
Section A3: Tues 5:00 pm
Aaron Stevens, Instructor
Office: PSY 228B
(enter at 64 Cummington St., behind Warren Towers).
Office hours:
Tue 3-4pm; Wed 4-6pm; Thu 11am-12pm.
Email: azs@bu.edu.
AOL IM: azsteven
MSN Messenger: azs@aaronstevens.net
Alexandra Stefan, Teaching Fellow
Office: MCS 178
Tutoring hours: Mon 7:30-8:30pm; Fri 11am-12pm
@ Undergrad CS lab.
Email: alexst@cs.bu.edu.

Syllabus
Schedule
WebSubmit

CLASS GRADE DISTRIBUTION  
letter cutoff count gpa pts % of class
A 92.00 2 4.0 7%
A- 88.00 5 3.7 17%
B+ 85.00 3 3.3 10%
B 82.00 5 3.0 17%
B- 80.00 3 2.7 10%
C+ 76.00 3 2.3 10%
C 72.00 4 2.0 13%
C- 70.00 1 1.7 3%
D 60.00 2 1.0 7%
F 60.00 2 0.0 7%
Overall GPA 2.60
Announcements
5/4/06: Final grades have been posted. Enjoy your summer!
4/18/06: WEDNESDAY this week is a MONDAY schedule. Please go to your regular lab time on WEDNESDAY.
Also, note that Aaron will not have office hours Wednesday. Office hours this week will be: Tuesday 4/18 3-4pm; Thursday 4/20 11-12pm; Friday 9:30-11am
4/6/06: Here is the list of GUI naming conventions.
3/30/06: DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL JIGLOO, which we will be using for the Graphical User Interface portion of the class.
3/13/06: Temporary changes to Aaron’s OH schedule:
Tuesday 3/14 3-4pm; Wednesday 3/15 5-7pm; Thursday 3/16 11-12pm
Tuesday 3/21 11am-12pm; Wednesday 3/22 4-6pm; Thursday 3/23 3-4 pm
2/21/06: Tutoring by CS graduate students is now available. Check out the schedule.
1/29/06: I created a WebCT site for a class discussion board. Give it a try.
1/26/065: A set of Java coding standards has been posted.
1/11/06: CS108 starts on Tuesday 1/17/05.


Created by: Aaron Stevens, azs@bu.edu
http://www.cs.bu.edu/courses/cs108/
Last update: 4 May 2006