EECS 183: Elementary Programming Concepts in C++

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

Welcome to EECS 183 in C++

We're glad you are here!

To prepare for the semester, here are some things you will do:

Attend lecture starting the first week of class on 1/8
Attend lab starting the second week of class
Register for the zyBooks and CodeLab course tools. The first assignment is due by Monday, 1/12
Set up Visual Studio (if you have a PC) or XCode (if you have a Mac)
Review the course schedule
Review the syllabus

If you are adding the course after January 9, make sure you follow the instructions on this page.

This Week

Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Jan 5 - Jan 9			First day of Winter term No Wednesday Labs	No Thursday Labs Lecture 1: Algorithms	No Friday Labs Meet The Staff Event, Sunday 1/11, 6-7:30pm, CHEM 1210

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Jan 5 - Jan 9

First day of Winter term

No Wednesday Labs

No Thursday Labs

Lecture 1: Algorithms

No Friday Labs

Meet The Staff Event, Sunday 1/11, 6-7:30pm, CHEM 1210

Current Projects and Labs

First project and lab coming soon

Resources for Class

Winter 2025 Exams and Major Deadlines

Exam 1: February 17, 6PM

For exam schedule conflicts, request Exam 1 alternate here

Exam 2: March 25, 6PM

For exam schedule conflicts, request Exam 2 alternate here

There is no final exam.

Thursday, April 23

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 1: January 23

Project 2: February 6

Project 3: February 27

Project 4: March 20

Final Project Core: April 10

Final Project Reach: April 21

Final Project Showcase: April 23

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