CSC 1120 - Data Structures and Graphical Interfaces

3 lecture hours 2 lab hours 4 credits

Course Description
This course covers graphical user interfaces and event-driven programming as well as the organization of data and the algorithms that act upon them. Various sorting algorithms and data structures are covered. The topics of arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, sets, and hash tables are introduced. Fundamentals of algorithm performance are also introduced, with an emphasis placed on time complexity analysis. Laboratory activities include implementation of data structures as well as development of GUI applications that apply data structures from standard libraries. Note: students may receive credit for only one of CSC 1120 and CSC 1120A. (prereq: CSC 1110 or CSC 1110A) (quarter system prereqs: CS 1021)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Understand and apply complex data structures and algorithms
Use appropriate algorithms (and associated data structures) to solve problems
Have a thorough understanding of commonly used library data structures
Analyze the time complexity of algorithms
Understand the use of recursion in problem solving
Interpret and implement multiple sorting algorithms
Use data structures in software design and implementation
Apply standard library data structures in software design
Select appropriate data structures for a given application
Write unit tests to verify software behavior
Use Git to manage versioning of source code
Understand the event-driven programming model
Design and implement applications with graphical user interfaces

Prerequisites by Topic

Java programming fundamentals
Control structures
Looping
Classes
Interfaces
Inheritance
Exception handling
File input and output

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