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University of California, Santa Barbara
College of Engineering

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Introduction to C Programming and MatLab

ENGR3 - Summer 2007

Instructor: Dr. Ilan Ben-Yaacov

Schedule: MTWR 9:30 - 10:50am, HFH 1104

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Announcements

*    9/3/07: Ilan’s office hours on Friday, 9/7, will be from 1:30-3:30pm instead of the time previously posted.

*    8/31/07: Homework 5 and note set 9 have been posted on the class website.

*    8/29/07: Note set 8 has been posted on the class website.

*    8/28/07: Office hours for the rest of the quarter are as follows:

                          Tues 8/28:  Ilan 10:45-11:45am

                          Wed 8/29:  Ilan 10:45-11:45am

                          Thurs 8/30:  Ilan 10:45-11:45am

                          Tues 9/4:  Ilan 10:50am-12:50pm

                          Wed 9/5:  Antonio 11:00am-1:00pm

                          Thurs 9/6:  Antonio 2:00-4:00pm

                          Fri 9/7:  Ilan 1:30-3:30pm

                          Tues 9/11:  Antonio 2:00-4:00pm

*    8/28/07: Homework 4 has been posted on the class website.

*    8/25/07: The final exam will be on THURSDAY, SEPT 13 (not Wed, Sept 12).

*    8/25/07: Note set 6 and note set 7 have been posted on the class website.

*    8/16/07: Note set 5 has been posted on the class website.

*    8/16/07: Homework 3 and note set 4 have been posted on the class website.

*    8/14/07: Note set 3 has been posted on the class website.

*    8/10/07: Office hours for the next 2 weeks are as follows:

                          Mon 8/13:  Antonio 11am-1pm

                          Tues 8/14:  Ilan 10:45-11:45am

                          Wed 8/15:  Antonio 11am-noon

                          Thurs 8/16:  Ilan 10:50am-12:50pm

                          Mon 8/20:  Antonio 11am-1pm

                          Tues 8/21:  Ilan 10:50am-12:50pm

                          Wed 8/22:  Ilan 10:50-11:50am

                          Thurs 8/23:  none

*    8/10/07: Homework 2 has been posted on the class website.

*    8/8/07: Note set 2 has been posted on the class website.

*    8/6/07: Homework 1 has been posted on the class website.

*    8/5/07: Additional office hours will be scheduled as necessary throughout the quarter.

*    8/5/07: Welcome to ENGR 3.  Homework 0 and note set 1 have been posted on the class website.

 

 

Syllabus (click here for syllabus in .pdf format)

Time:                       TR 9:30-10:50 a.m.

Place:                      HFH 1104

Instructor:              Dr. Ilan Ben-Yaacov, ESB Room 2213, ext 5295, ilan@engineering.ucsb.edu

Office Hours:         TR 10:50am-11:50am, ESB Room 2213

 

Teaching Assistant:      Antonio Medrano – medrano@engineering.ucsb.edu (Send ALL email here)

 

Email policy:   All email regarding the class should be directed to ANTONIO MEDRANO (medrano@engineering.ucsb.edu).  Also, we cannot help you write/edit/debug your programs by email – come see us during office hours for this.

 

 

MON

TUES

WED

THURS

FRI

9

00

 

 

 

 

 

30

LECTURE

LECTURE

LECTURE

LECTURE

10

00

 

30

11

00

 

Instructor

TA

Instructor

 

30

Office Hours

Office hours

Office Hours

12

00

 

 

 

 

 

30

1

00

 

 

 

 

 

30

2

00

 

 

TA

 

 

30

Discussion

3

00

 

 

Phelps 1529

 

 

30

TA

4

00

 

 

Discussion

 

 

30

Phelps 1529

* All discussions meet in PHELPS 1529, as listed above.

** All TA office hours meet in HFH room 1117.

 

Required Text:      C How to Program, 5th edition, by H. M. Deitel and P. J. Deitel, ISBN 0-13-240416-8

                                  Introduction to MatLab 7 for Engineers, by W.J. Palm, ISBN 0-07-254818-5

 

Supplementary Text:    Linux in a Nutshell, 5th edition, by Siever, et. al., ISBN 0-596-00025-1

 

Course Format:    There will be 5 homework assignments, one in-class midterm exam on Thursday, August 23rd, and a final exam on Thursday, September 13th in class.  Homework, midterm, and final will each contribute 50%, 25%, and 25% to your final grade.  The final grading scale is curved so that the class average is approximately a C+.

 

Assignments:        The assignments will consist of programs for you to write, both in C language and MatLab.  All assignments will be submitted electronically.  Instructions for electronic submission of programs will be given by your TA in discussion section – make sure to attend section so that you learn how this procedure works.  Late assignments will not be accepted except in extreme circumstances (not registering for an account in time is NOT an extreme circumstance).

 

 

Important Links

IMPORTANT:  When you register for your COE account, you will be asked to choose a login shell.  Make sure to choose tcsh (do not choose bash).  If you did this incorrectly, DON’T PANIC – you can always fix it later, just ask your TA how.

 

Create a COE account: https://accounts.engr.ucsb.edu/create_account.php

Click here for detailed instructions.

 

Click here to download PuTTY.  For instructions on using Telnet/SSH on Mac OS, go to http://acs.ucsd.edu/info/ssh_clients.php

 

For help with your COE account or to report problems, email help@engineering.ucsb.edu

 

Homework Assignments

Academic Misconduct Policy – READ BEFORE BEGINNING EACH PROJECT

 

Homework 0 – due August 13, 2007, by 5:00pm  --  If you do not complete this assignment on time, your final grade will be reduced by a whole letter grade!!! (i.e. a B+ becomes a C+)

 

Homework 1 – due August 14, 2007, by 5:00pm

 

Homework 2 – due August 16, 2007, by 5:00pm

 

Homework 3 – due August 21, 2007 by 5:00pm

 

Homework 4 – due September 5, 2007 by 5:00pm

 

Homework 5 – due September 7, 2007 by 5:00pm

 

Class Notes (requires password)

 

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