Welcome to ENGINEERING 21!
Course
Content: A lecture class on use of the computer as a
scientific and engineering problem
solving tool using the C++ programming
language. Programming structure,
techniques, algorithms, and numerical methods are employed to solve a variety
of problems in mathematics, science, engineering, and other technical
areas. Students do the actual
programming on their own time outside of the class lectures.
Instructor: Ronnie
Gerola, P.E., Associate Faculty, Engineering, AAS
Phone: 408-741-2045 x3414
Email: gerola+wvc@gmail.com
Office Hours: In regular classroom before class on class
days, or otherwise by appointment.
However, if you have a problem, or just want to talk, don't wait until
class day...EMAIL or CALL.
HBA: Hours By Arrangement are in Room TC-F or TC-C at the following days and times: To be posted when known!
Textbook: Programming
and Problem Solving with C++ 6th Edition, Dale and Weems, Jones and
Bartlett Publishers, c2010, ISBN: 978-1-284-02876-8. All students must have
their own copy of the textbook as there can be no sharing during the open-book
exams. Previous editions of the textbook
have basically the same material except for the end-of-chapter problems, and
therefore are not suitable for assignments.
Software is not included with the book and must be acquired separately if you choose to work the assignments outside of the WVC Technology Center.
Prerequisites: Knowledge and experience working with a personal
computer, navigation and file systems, good typing skills, familiarity with basic office applications such as MS Word and Excel, plus the course MATH
3A. Course catalog description of
this required course appears below. ENGR
021 expects you to solve problems from MATH 3A without class review.
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•3A ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS 5 units |
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Lecture 5 hours |
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Prerequisite: Math 1 and
Math D with a grade of C or better, and Math 2 with a grade of C or
better. Math 100 required
concurrently. |
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Recommended Basic Skill Level: none required |
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Acceptable for credit: |
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The course covers
functions, limits, continuity, differentiation, maxima and minima, and
beginnings of integration, and the relationship between calculus and analytic
geometry for polynomial functions.
(CAN Math 18) |
Technical Level: ENGR 021 is acceptable for credit at the
Required Materials: A USB flash
drive (1GB or greater), another flash drive or hard drive somewhere to back up
your data, stapler and staples, scientific calculator.
Assignments: There
will be 6 programming assignments with dates indicated on the class
schedule. These assignments are to be
done outside of class on the personal computers in the computer lab or on a
computer in your home or workplace if you own the software.
Group
Efforts: You are free to discuss ideas and
programming problem approaches with others but you may NOT complete the
programming assignments as a group effort.
All of the work that you submit must represent your own effort. The
instructor will frequently ask you to fully explain or even duplicate any work
that you turn in. If you can not explain
your work in plain English, all credit for the assignment will be deleted.
Restriction On Use Of
Classroom Computers: All computer monitors must be turned off
during class lectures unless told otherwise.
Class time can not be used for any computing activities that are unrelated
to our class content. Students will be
told when use of classroom computers is acceptable.
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Requirements
for Credit: Before your
assignment can be reviewed, there is a checklist of three items that must be
met. Here they are:
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RULE 1: Programming assignments
must be turned in AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS on the due date shown on the class schedule. Assignments turned in AFTER the start of class on the
due date receive 50% credit maximum. |
RULE 2: The
"Assignment Submittal Cover Sheet" must be completed, and
stapled to the front of the assignment.
Requirements such as Name, class, date, and other information itemized
on that checklist must be met. |
RULE 3: Input and output for ALL programs within a given assignment must be submitted as a GROUP
stapled TOGETHER - parts of an assignment will NOT be accepted apart from their group, unless that’s your
final submission. |
USE THESE THREE RULES AS YOUR CHECKLIST! Once you have met these THREE requirements, your assignment will become eligible for grading and whatever potential credit it might deserve. If you know that you will miss a future class, you may turn in any assignment early, have a friend drop it off, leave it in my mail folder in the AAS Division Office, or mail it. DO NOT turn in PARTIALLY COMPLETED assignments early before the due date, UNLESS that is your final submittal and you don’t plan on doing any more work on that assignment. If the due date arrives and all problems are not completed, then turn in whatever you have completed at that time – your assignment will get credit for the completed portions.
Exams: Two
quizzes and one comprehensive final examination will be provided on dates
indicated on your class schedule. All quizzes and the final exam are
OPEN-TEXTBOOK, CLOSED-NOTES. Materials
other than the course textbook and a calculator MAY NOT BE USED, and as
stated, there can be no sharing during exams.
Course
Grade:
Attendance 10%
...observed
at the start of every class.
Problem Assignments 30% ...turned in at the start of class on their
due dates.
Quizzes 1+2 30%
...given
on dates specified in schedule.
Final Examination 30% ...required Final Exam - not optional.
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TOTAL 100%
*** THINGS TO REMEMBER ***
• Partial credit will be given on examinations
if a logical method is evident.
• Illegible assignments cannot be credited - if the instructor cannot read it, no credit is awarded.
• Dishonesty and cheating will result in a failing grade.
• This is a graded course. A Pass/Fail grade only is not normally an option for this class.
• Grades of "incomplete"
are not given. A partially completed
course receives whatever grade is justified by the work completed, with no credit for required work that was not done.
• Attendance and
participation is required - departure after the break is considered an absence.
• You must get assignment work done
OUTSIDE of the class meeting times - not during class.
• Printing output files in
the classroom is STRICTLY PROHIBITED during class time as it is an unnecessary distraction for other students.
• ALL computer monitors must
be turned off during class lectures UNLESS TOLD OTHERWISE.
• There will be no make-up
tests given, so it is likely that missed tests will get a score of zero unless (1) absence is approved in advance, or (2) there are documented medical circumstances.
If You Wish to Program the Class Assignments on Your Home
Computer Instead of Using the Campus Technology Center…Recommended Software for
Home Use
C++ compilers have been developed for a
variety of operating systems, including UNIX, Linux, Windows, and Macintosh. In our Engineering 21 class we will use a
Microsoft Windows programming environment because it is the most common for
desktop PCs and because this software is installed in the
Microsoft Visual C++ is the compiler of
choice for Windows development due to its rich array of features. In fact, many releases of world-class
software, from the leading Web browsers to corporate applications, are built
using the Microsoft Visual C++ development system. There are different versions of it, and over
the years at West Valley we have used various versions of Microsoft Visual
C++ and Microsoft Visual Studio.
They are available in many stores and of course online as well.
However, Microsoft lets you download a free
version of Visual Studio Express Edition at:
For the purposes of our class, the class
assignments, and your work outside of class, this free Visual Studio Express
Edition should be adequate. Of course,
you don’t need to download anything if you prefer to do all of your programming
using the Campus Technology Center, since the compiler is already installed on
the computers there.
Programming Warm-Up Exercise: "Just Type
It As You See It"
// Mary Smith …OF COURSE, YOU
TYPE YOUR OWN NAME HERE
// August 26, 2013 …OF COURSE, YOU
TYPE THE ACTUAL DATE HERE
// ENGR 021 Monday 6:30-9:40
PM
// PURPOSE: Simple demo
program, calculates a right triangle.
//
/*
PSEUDOCODE For This Program:
1. Declare and explain
variables
2. Ask the user for legs a
and b
3. Use the general formula
relating the lengths of sides of right triangle,
which is a*a + b*b = c*c where a and b are legs at right angles to
each other and c is the third leg
4. Print out a, b, c each
with its own label
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
// declare variables needed
float
a,b,c; // a, b, c are sides of right triangle
// Get input
cout <<
“Enter side a: “ << endl;
cin >>a;
cout <<
“Enter side b: “ << endl;
cin >>b;
// Do
calculations
c=sqrt(a*a +
b*b);
// Print output
cout <<
“For a right triangle with” << endl;
cout <<
“a=” << a << endl;
cout <<
“b=” << b << endl;
cout <<
“c=” << c << endl;
//Say goodbye
and end this run
cout <<
“Thank you for using me!” << endl;
return 0;
//returns control back to the operating system
}
NOTE:
The Assignment Submittal Checklist is a separate link on our class web
site. It is your responsibility to
become familiar with it and to use it when submitting each assignment. Assignments will NOT be accepted without it!