EECS 183: Elementary Programming Concepts

University of Michigan

EECS 183 is an introductory course to computer science and programming, covering the basics of computing as well as problem-solving and algorithmic thinking.

This Week

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Next Week
Apr 22 - Apr 26

No Monday labs

No Tuesday labs

No Lecture

Final Project Reach Due

Last day of classes

Assignment 3 Due 4/24 cancelled

EECS 183 Showcase Event Tuesday, April 30th

Showcase - 4/30 Michigan League Ballroom - 10:30 am to 3:30 pm

Current Projects and Labs

Final Project

Resources for Class

Syllabus
Course Tools Registration
Getting Started with Visual Studio (PC)
Getting Started with XCode (Mac)

Winter 2024 Exams and Major Deadlines

Exam Dates

Exam 1: February 20, 6PM

For exam schedule conflicts, request Exam 1 alternate here

Exam 2: March 27, 6PM

For exam schedule conflicts, request Exam 2 alternate here

There is no final exam.

EECS 183 Showcase

Tuesday, April 30

Michigan League Ballroom

You and your team of 4 will attend one of four, 60-minute sessions, to be scheduled later in the semester.

Project Deadlines

Project 1: January 26

Project 2: February 9

Project 3 Checkpoint: February 23

Project 3 Final: March 8

Project 4: March 22

Final Project Core: April 12

Final Project Reach: April 23

Final Project Showcase: April 30

EECS 183 is an introductory course in computer programming for computer science majors and non-majors alike. Topics include control flow, introductory data structures, algorithms using selection and iteration, basic object-oriented programming, testing and debugging. We primarily use C++ as a programming language. There are no prerequisites. EECS 183 assumes no prior programming experience.

By the end of this course, a successful student will be able to:

  • Read a specification and translate it to a computer program
  • Follow a process of writing one small part of a program at a time
  • Comfortably use Visual Studio or XCode to write and debug code
  • Write test cases that test the full range of code functionality
  • Design an algorithm to generate a given output
  • Write functions using both pass by reference and pass by value parameters
  • Use file streams and standard streams to read input and write output
  • Write a class and successfully access private and public member variables
  • Run test inputs to a program and compare them to test outputs to verify a program works correctly
  • Format a program according to a style guide