CS 115 Student Resources, Fall 2009

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Textbooks

• Big C++ companion website (including errata)
• The textbook from the previous 2 semesters, Starting Out with C++: Early Objects, 6/E

Working from home

You are encouraged to install an editor and/or compiler on your home computer. Just remember that your programs will be graded based on their behavior on cwolf, so it's a good idea to periodically copy your code to cwolf and test it there. (Plus, we probably back up more frequently than you do.)

• Editing and compiling at home:
  • On Macs, Apple's XCode software is available if you become a member of Apple Developer Connection; the free online membership is all you need. Click here for instructions on downloading and using XCode.
  • On Windows, Microsoft's Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition is also free.
  • Another free C++ editor/compiler for Windows is Dev C++. Dev C++ is also installed on the Windows partition of the Darwin lab machines.
  • Another option for Windows users: if you really like Linux and can't get enough, you might want to consider installing cygwin, which will allow you to choose which tools (including ssh, g++, and emacs) you want to install. Cygwin, however, takes a fair amount of disk space and is not for the faint of heart.
  • If you have at least 5 GB of free disk space, you can follow these directions to install Ubuntu Linux on a Windows system.
• Logging in to cwolf from home is easy if you have a Linux or Mac computer: just open Terminal and type "ssh yourusername@cwolf.cs.sonoma.edu". Windows doesn't come with ssh, however, so Windows users need to download additional software. PuTTY is one very popular program that will let you use ssh (download the PuTTY.exe executable).
• To copy files between cwolf and your home computer, I recommend that you use a graphical FTP client such as FileZilla Client, which works for Windows, Mac, and UNIX/Linux. When configuring FileZilla, or any FTP client, you should use cwolf.cs.sonoma.edu as the host and SFTP as the protocol (called "servertype" in FileZilla). Be sure that the port is set to 22. Caution: If you keep copies of your project files on multiple computers, you must be very careful not to forget which copy is newer and accidentally destroy your most recent work. I recommend that you either (1) keep the "official" copy on cwolf, and only download to your home computer to view/print, or (2) keep the "official" copy on your home computer, and only upload to cwolf to test/execute with our compiler before submitting your code.

SSU CS resources

• WebCT
• CS catalog and schedule
• CS colloquium schedule (Thursdays at noon in Salazar 2016).
• CS Club
• Women in Computer Science (WICS) Club

Linux/Unix reference

• CS 115 Unix/Linux crash course
• Unix/Linux beginner's reference
• Guide to Unix Programming Tools (shortcuts and options for gcc/g++, emacs, and more)
• Emacs reference card
• Vi reference

Exam File

The content and format of these exams may not be reflective of the exams you will take this semester. Contact the instructor if you have any questions about the content covered on this semester's exams.

Exam 1

• Spring 2009 [Review Quiz] [Exam]
• Fall 2008 [Review Quiz] [Exam Form A] [Exam Form B]

Exam 2

• Spring 2009 [Review Quiz] [Exam]
• Fall 2008 [Review Quiz] [Exam Form A] [Exam Form B]

Exam 3 / Final Exam

• Spring 2009 [Review Quiz] [Exam]
• Fall 2008 [Review Quiz] [Exam]