CSE 2011 Fundamentals of Data Structures

Summer 2008

Welcome to the Fundamentals of Data Structure course, CSE2011, for Summer 2008. Materials, instructions, and notices for the course will accumulate here over the semester.

Lecture Schedule

Tuesday, 18:00 - 21:00, in CLH-J

Instructor

Celia Li

E-mail: cli AT cse DOT yorku DOT ca
Office: CSE 2052
Office hours: Tuesday, 16:00 - 17:30 or by appointment

Notes:

When sending me emails, please indicate "CSE2011" in the subject line (e.g., "CSE2011 - Lecture notes unreadable").

News

August 19: UNOFFICIAL grades are posted here.
August 7: The ePost link is not available yet, please check it back later.
August 6: The marks of assignments and midterm can now be accessed via ePost. Please check your marks to make sure that we got everything right.
August 1: The sample final exam exercises have been posted here with solution.
July 10: More TA office hour for July has been posted.
July 10: Assignment4 has been posted. The due date is July 22.
July 4: Assignment 3 has been revised with hints for some questions. The revised part is written in BLUE color. I also indicate those questions that are chosen from the textbook.
June 27: Assignment 3 has been posted. The due date is July 15.
June 24: Slides of map and dictionary have been updated. Errors on page 41, 46 have been corrected. Slides for array list has been posted.
June 24: The solution of midterm has been posted here (Version 1, Version 2).
June 15: The solution of sample midterm exercise has been posted here.
June 12: Midterm exam will be held at 6pm on June 17. It is a 2 hour closed book exam. Here is the sample midterm exercise. I will post the solution of this exercise by the end of this weekend.
June 12: The solution of assignment 2 has been posted.
June 8: June 12 TA office hour has been changed to 17:30-18:30 on June 11.
June 4: Assignment 2 has been updated. In Question 2 (2), I specify the stack operations "push" and "pop" you are required to define. Each question has been specified with its mark.
June 4: The solution of assignment 1 has been posted.
June 4: TA office hour has been changed to 17:30-18:30 on June 5 & 12.
May 29: Assignment 2 has been posted.
May 18: TA office hour has been posted. Advising room is CSE2013.
May 15: Assignment 1 has been posted. Please read the assignment submission information.
May 6: First class

Textbook

Data Structures and Algorithm in Java, Michael T. Goodrich and Reberto Tamassia, 4th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2006.

References

Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in Java, 2nd Edition, Mark A. Weiss, Addison-Wesley, 2007.
Object-oriented Data Structures Using Java, 2nd Ed. N. Dale, D. Joyce, C. Weems, Jones and Bartlett, 2006.

Prerequisites

General Prerequisite. The course assumes prior knowledge of Java programming, as taught in CSE 1020 and 1030.

Important Dates

May 6: First lecture
June 17: Midterm exam
July 1: Canada Day, no class
July 2: Drop deadline
July 29: Last lecture
Final Exam: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 19:00-22:00, CLH J

Grading Scheme

Assignment: 20% (4 assignments - 5% each)
Midterm Exam: 30%
Final Exam: 50%

Late Assignments and Missed Midterm

Late assignments will not be accepted, unless a prior arrangement is made with the instructor.
Makeups of missed midterm exams are only possible in extremely exceptional situations (such as verifiable medical emergencies) or by arrangement well prior to the exam, provided there is an extremely compelling reason.

Lectures

Assignment Submission Information

You need a cover page for your assignment. Use the cover page template provided and replace the "?" marks with appropriate date, your name, student ID, etc.
Your assignment solutions are to be turned into the class drop-box by 5:55PM of the day they are due. Late assignments will not be accepted, unless a prior arrangement is made with the instructor.
Place in the correct drop box labelled "CSE2011 Celia Li". This is located on the atrium side wall of the main office for Computer Science and Engineering (CSE1003).

Assignment

Assignment 1 (Solution) Due by 5:55PM, Tuesday, May 27.
Assignment 2 (Solution) Due by 5:55PM, Tuesday, June 10.
Assignment 3 (Solution) Due by 5:55PM, Tuesday, July 15.
Assignment 4 (Solution) Due by 5:55PM, Tuesday, July 22.

TA Office Hours

Andriy Pavlovych (Email: andriyp AT cse DOT yorku DOT ca)

Thursday, May 22, 16:00-17:00, CSE2013
Thursday, June 5, 17:30-18:30, CSE2013
Wednesday, June 11, 17:30-18:30, CSE2013
Monday, June 30, 18:00-19:00, CSE1006A (undergraduate lab, TA room)
Monday, July 7, 18:00-19:00, CSE1006A (undergraduate lab, TA room)
Monday, July 14, 18:00-19:00, CSE1006A (undergraduate lab, TA room)
Monday, July 21, 18:00-19:00, CSE1006A (undergraduate lab, TA room)
Thursday, July 31, 17:00-19:00, CSE2001A

Academic Honesty

Academic Honesty Guidelines

Last Modified: August 19, 2008