MFE5004: Computer Programming
2000/01 – Semester I
Centre for Financial Engineering, NUS
http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~teoym/mfe5004


Instructor
     A/P Teo Yong Meng
     Room: S16 #04-07
     Department of Computer Science
     National University of Singapore
     Tel: 874 2830   e-mail: teoym@comp.nus.edu.sg

Tutors
     Clement Lo Shui Ping, Centre for Financial Engineering, cfeloc@nus.edu.sg
     Wang Haiguang, School of Computing, wanghaig@comp.nus.edu.sg

Module Description
This module introduces computer programming using the object-oriented Java programming language.  Topics include overview of software engineering, Java basics covering primitive data types, operators, expressions, control structures, input and output; Java object-oriented programming – objects, classes, methods, abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism.

Modular Credits: 2 credits

Lecture :  Friday, 6.30-7.50pm (lecture), 7.50-8.10pm (break), 8.10-9.25pm (lecture)
Tutorial :  Friday, 9.30-10.30pm (tutorial/lab session)
Venues :  Lecture: LT19, Laboratory Session: CFE Lab

Module Assessment: 50% continuous assessment and 50% examination

Continuous Assessment

test/assignment
submission deadline
solution
Test (15%)
-
click here
Make-up Test (15%)
click here
Assignment (35%)
7 November 2000
click here
                            Test – To be conducted in one of the lab sessions and to be handed
                                                        in at the end of the session.  This is to be done individually.
                            Assignment – Take home assignment to be done in a group of three or less.

Open-Book Examination: Sat., 11 November 2000    (1999/2000 Examination Answers)

Main Text: An Introduction to Java Programming, Que E&T Series in Programming and Development, Y. Liang, 2nd edition, 1999.
Software:  Borland JBuilder 3.0 IDE

Course Schedule   (Table of Contents for Lecture Slides)

week
date
Lecture 
Tutorial
Solution
1
29 Sep
L#01 Overview of Software Engineering 
L#02 Java Building Elements
T#00 Environment Familiarization
-
2
6 Oct
L#03 Methods
L#04 Objects and Classes
T#01 Objects / Methods
click here
3
13 Oct
L#05 Control Structures
T#02 Abstraction and Overloading
click here
4
20 Oct
L#06 Inheritance and Polymophism
T#03 Inheritance / Exception Handling
click here
5
27 Oct
L#07 Input and Output
T#04 Polymorphism
click here




      Note: Powerpoint slides are available to students reading module only.
                 For self-reading and references:
                    L#01 - Computers and Internet Technologies
                    L#08 - Java IDEs and Resources

        Group A Revision - 6.30-7.30pm, Tuesday, 7 November 2000
        Group B Revision - 6.30-7.30pm, Thursday, 9 November 2000

CFE Laboratory
The lab is booked for students taking MFE5004 for the following Saturdays from 1330-1700: 7 Oct, 14 Oct, 21 Oct, 28 Oct, and 4 Nov 2000.  The tutor, Mr Wang Haiguang, will be available at the lab from 1330-1500.

updated on: 18 September 2000

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