What's New in CSCI 2341: Current (and Old) News

A "news item" on this page of "course news" appears under the date when it was placed on the page. The most recent item appears first. Scroll down for "older news". Students in this course are expected to keep up to date with the content of this page, and should also be aware of the items at the bottom of the page which are not date-specific and have been present since the beginning of the course.

Friday, December 19, 2025

The final grades have been posted to Banner and should be available after the next "Banner refresh" if they are not already. Here is a summary of the class results: 

   A+   A   A-   B+   B   B-   C+   C   C-  D   F  Total
   13   4   2    0    2   2    3    0   1   0   4   31

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

In today's (last of the term) session we first completed our discussion of the Java versions of HashSet, TreeSet, HashMap, TreeMap, and PriorityQueue. Then we looked at the List.of(), Set.of() and Map.of() methods that were introduced in Java 9. These are very convenient for creating relatively small immutable collections of values "on the fly". Finally, we had an overview of what to expect on the final exam.

Monday, December 1, 2025

  1. In today's first session we covered zyBook Sections 7.6 and 7.8. Note that we have covered all of zyBook Chapter 7 except for Sections 7.10, 7.14 and 7.15. And although it is not in Chapter 7, we also discussed one "global" method of balancing a binary search tree. Remember that you are responsible for this zyBook material on the final exam, though it has not been included in any of the zyBook PCL assignments.We then started to look in detail at the actual Java map and set data types (HashSet and TreeSet, as well as HashMap and TreeMap, via the examples in Collections/Set and Collections/Map)
  2. In today's second session we evaluated our last hands-on exercise (DigitSumFactor). The hands-on exercise marks on Brightspace have been updated to include today's results, and here is a summary of the term results in this category (enrollment is currently 32): 
      >= 30  >=25  >=20  >=15  >=10  >=5   >0  =0  Total
   15     7     3     0     2     0    1   4    32
    As you can see, almost half of the class achieved the maximum of 30 points. Two students got exactly 30 points, and four students got 40 points (the absolute maximum since that represents full value on each of the ten hands-on exercises). Congratulations to all, and especially to the 40-pointers!

Sunday, November 30, 2025

The hands-on exercise for the coming week of Monday, December1 (DigitSumFactor) is now available.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

In today's session we first discussed zyBook Section 7.2. Then we used a lot of hand-drawn pictures to illustrate the binary search tree material in zyBook Sections 7.3 to 7.5, 7.7 and 7.9. We also showed one method of "balancing" a binary search tree not covered in the zyBook. Once again a reminder: If you missed this session (and quite a few did) you should watch the recording, since there is likely to be one or more final exam questions on binary search trees.

Monday, November 24, 2025

  1. In today's first session we began by reviewing the graph material in zyBook Sections 10.1 to 10.7 (all covered in the zyBook assignments) and also looked at the graph Java code example from zyBook Section 6.7. Then we introduced the binary tree and much of the related terminology as well as the inorder, preorder, postorder and level-order tree traversals of any binary tree. Finally we defined the binary search tree property and illustrated several binary search trees (including a very "bad" one and a very "good" one). The zyBook sections covering this material started with Section 7.1 but we also need to discuss other material from those sections, starting next time.
  2. In today's second session we began by following up from our graph discussion in the first session and discussing Submission 05 (the last of the Java program submissions and also the last of any weekly assignments). Then we evaluated this week's hands-on exercise (SumIntegersAndReals). The hands-on exercise marks on Brightspace have been updated to include today's results. Eleven class members have now achieved the maximum of 30 points in that category. I have, of course, recorded any extra points that you have (some have 36, for example) but the most you will see in Brightspace is 30. Even if you now have the maximum I hope you will do the last hands-on-exercise next week, and that final exercise will give those who have not yet reached the maximum an opportunity to accumulate up to another four points.

Sunday, November 23, 2025

The hands-on exercise for the coming week (SumIntegersAndReals) is now available.

Friday, November 21, 2025

Update to Submission 05
There is a new version of the Graph.java class file in $sup05, so you should download this revised version. Either the older one or this newer one will work fine. However the older one is a more complete Graph class from the zyBook and it contains more methods than you need for this submission, so you might find it more confusing to work with.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

The grades for Submission 04 have now been posted on Brightspace.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

In today's session we covered zyBook Sections 6.9 to 6.11, and also discussed and illustrated with pictures and jshell the new Instructor Note added to zyBook Section 6.4. If you missed this you should watch the recording since there is likely to be a final exam question on linear probing in a hash table that uses open addressing.

Monday, November 17, 2025

Don't forget:
zyBook PCLAss5 has been posted since last week, and is due this coming Sunday, November 23.

  1. In today's first session we discussed the "hashing big picture", with some diagrams, and covered zyBook Sections 6.2 to 6.8.
  2. I today's second session we evaluated this week's hands-on exercise (SortUniqueNamesFromFile). You might want to look at my solution which I showed at the very end of today's video ... it has a nice (I think) illustration of a combo of Java stream/pipeline/lambda function. I keep encouraging everyone to start using these Java facilities whenever possbile, while admitting that there are, as always, many other (sometimes "old-fashioned") ways of solving problems. The hands-on section of the course grades on Brightspace has been updated to include today's results. Nine class members have now achieved the maximum of 30 points in that category. I have, of course, recorded any extra points that you have (some have 32, for example) but the most you will see in Brightspace is 30. Even if you now have the maximum I hope you will do the remaining hands-on-exercises, and those exercises will give those who have not yet reached the maximum an opportunity to accumulate more points.

Sunday, November 16, 2025

The hands-on activity (SortUniqueNamesFromFile) for the coming week of Monday, November 17 is now available.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

The last zyBook assignment (PCLAss5) has now been posted, and is due Sunday, November 23. We will be covering additional material in the zyBook on binary trees that you will be responsible for on the final exam but for which there will be no zyBook assignment.

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

In today's session we covered the Java implementations of Stack, Queue and Deque using the ArrayDeque, following the general recommendation, also pointing out that Java has a now-deprecated Stack class. We also started our discussion of hashing by looking at the Map interface in zyBook Section 6.1. No one took advantage of my offer to answer questions re Submission 04 at the end of the session. That submission is due at the end of next week's fall break on Sunday, November 16. Note as well that the last zyBook assignment (PCLAss5) has been deactivated temporarily until I have determined exactly what I can include in it.

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Monday, November 3, 2025

  1. In today's first session we discussed zyBook Sections 5.1 to 5.9 on stacks, queues and deques. We began with an overview of the arrangement on the server of all the related zyBook code as well as the instructor-supplied code illustrating these data structures, as well as data structures we will study later. Then we discussed the zyBook (simplified) linked and array-based implementations of the Stack and Queue interfaces, which are similar in many ways to the implementations of the linked and array-based versions of the List interface.
  2. In the second session we evaluated today's hands-on exercise (OddDigitSums). The hands-on exercise marks on Brightspace have been updated to include today's results. Again this week 8 class members have achieved the maximum 28 points available to date, but also unfortunately there are 5 students who have not yet accumulated any points in this category.

Sunday, November 2, 2025

The hands-on exercise for the coming week of November 3 (OddDigitSums) is now available. In this and all subsequent weekly hands-on exercises, remember to always be on the lookout for opportunities to use Java's streams, pipelines and lambda functions.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

In today's lesson we covered zyBook Sections 4.4 to 4.12, emphasizing the similarities and differences between singly-linked lists and doubly-linked lists, how insertion sort or merge sort are the only sorts of the ones that we discussed that one should consider using with linked lists (though sorting with array-based lists is much to be preferred in any case), how a "dummy node" can be useful in a list implementation using linked nodes, and how ArrayLists are implemented behind the scenes.

Finally, we pointed out that some students are still not using the instructor-supplied classes the way they should be used in the Java program submissions, and though it is permissible to use AI for assistance in any aspect of your work in this course, no "AI solutions" should be copied and submitted as your own. If this has taken place, the marker is likely to notice and take appropriate action. If this happens, it is essentially plagiarism, and though no instances have been reported to any higher authority at this point, the marks on some assignments are not what they might have been if the work had been done by the student submitting, rather than (obviously) by an AI tool of some kind.

Monday, October 27, 2025

  1. In today's first session we began by completing our discussion of the sample Java programs in the LinkedNodes subdirectory. Then we covered zyBook Sections 4.2 and 4.3.
  2. In today's second session we evaluated this week's hands-on exercise (SortCLNames), with a brief discussion of the instructor solution at the end. The hands-on activities marks in Brightspace have been updated to include today's results. The maximum possible points to date is 24, and 8 class members have achieved that maximum.

Sunday, October 26, 2025

The hands-on exercise for the coming week (SortCLNames) involves sorting names entered on the command line in various ways, and is now available. Please do NOT write your own sort routines ... use instead the built-in Java sort methods that we have discussed, with or without modifications as appropriate, and look for any opportunity to use a lambda function to achieve any sort method modification that you need.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Two big takeaways from today's session: First, when you're working with linked structures there is always a nice picture. Second, you should get into the habit of drawing those pictures to help you understand what the code is doing.

In today's session we discussed singly-linked nodes, using Node.java and TestNode.java in LinkedNodes and drawing the corresponding pictures to illustrate each statement as it executes. If you missed this session, I highly recommend that you watch the recording. We also saw a couple of new techniques that you might find helpful when using tmux.

Monday, October 20, 2025

  1. In today's first session we discussed further Java programs on the server illustrating streams, pipelines and lambda functions. There are many more examples than we had time to discuss, and you should try to look at two or three each day for a while until you get comfortable with the various concepts involved.
  2. In today's second session we evaluated this week's hands-on exercise (CheckPalindrome). The hands-on-marks have been updated in Brightspace to include today's results. So far 8 class members have accumulated the maximum number of points available to date, which is 20. Unfortunately there are also 5 students who have not yet accumulated any points in this category.

Sunday, October 19, 2025

The hand-on exercise (CheckPalindrome) for the coming week is now available.

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

The final exam in CSCI 2341 will be online in Brightspace, and the date and time are now posted on Banner: Wednesday, December 17 from 10am to 1pm.

In today's session we began with a review of Java built-in sorting using Arrays.sort() and Collections.sort(), with and without a second (preferably lambda-function) parameter to modify the sorting criterion. Then we compared and contrasted the Comparable<> and Comparator<> interfaces for sorting. Finally we introduced the ideas of Java streams and piplines and discussed the first example suggested in the readme.txt of the Java7VsJava8 subdirectory.

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Important Note re Submission 02
There was a typo in the VigEncDec2.txt file so you should make new copies of both of the supplied files for Submission 02 since both files contain the typo (which will be pointed out in today's discussion of Submission 02 at the end of the regular session).

In today's session we covered zyBook Sections 3.7 and 3.8 and started our discussion of Section 2.9 by looking at the corresponding code on the server. Make sure you understand Arrays.sort() and Collections.sort() and how a simple "lambda function" can be used to modify the sort() method in each case. Also make sure you understand the Comparable<> interface.

At the end of the second session I took some time to discuss Submission 02, which is due this coming weekend. There were no questions, so I showed a typical example of encoding and decoding, as well as the errors that have to be recognized and reported. I thought I spotted another typo, but I later realized that it was in fact not a typo, so if you are watching the recording, just ignore the part where I mention a second typo.

Monday, October 6, 2025

The hands-on exercise evaluations would go a lot more smoothly and with less frustration for all concerned if more attention was paid to item 1 in the list of "General rules for the weekly hands-on exercises" ...

  1. In today's first session we began by running some of the Java source code examples illustrating SelectionSort, InsertionSort and ShellSort. Then we discussed QuickSort and MergeSort (zyBook Sections 3.6 and 3.7), also with some code examples to illustrate.
  2. In today's second session we evaluated the current hands-on exercise (SwitchDigitPairs). The session extended to about 90 minutes because some students were still working. In the last five minutes or so I showed both my solution to this week's hands-on exercise and my solution of Submission 01. If you are interested in either or both of those, watch the last view minutes of the recording. Also, the hands-on exercise marks have been updated on Brightspace to include today's results.

Sunday, October 5, 2025

The hands-on exercise for the coming week (SwitchDigitPairs) is now available.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

In today's session we covered zyBook Sections 3.2 to 3.4 and started our discussion of the associated Java code available on our server.

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

The Hands-On Exercise marks have been udated in Brightspace to include the latest one (JarSample). The current maximum point value is 12.

Monday, September 29, 2025

Special Note re Extension of Submission 01 Marking
Quite a few students did not submit the required files for Submission 01, for various reasons, one of which was not knowing how to create the required executable jar file. In the last part of today's second session I went through all of the required steps for doing that in the context of today's hands-on exercise, but the procedure is essentially the same for the submissions so you should find it helpful to watch the recording to revisit the procedure (or see it for the first time). In any case, our TA (Sean MacDougall) has very generously offered to mark or re-mark Submission 01 submissions. To take advantage of this (one-time) offer you need to fix whatever was wrong or missing with your Submission 01 files, then resubmit and send an email to Sean (his email is on the legacy course website, under Course Infrastructure) telling him that you are ready for a second look, and be sure to include your account username.
And you must do this before 11:59pm this Friday, October 3, 2025.

  1. In today's first session we started with a discussion of the three sample Java programs in the Complexity subdirectory to illustrate algorithm time complexity (linear, quadratic and exponential). Then we started zyBook and covered Sections 3.1 and 3.2.
  2. Today's second session was devoted to the evaluation of our third Hands-On Exercise (JarSample).

Sunday, September 28, 2025

The hands-on activity for the coming week of September 29 is now available. This hands-on activity does not require writing any Java code, but it does require the understanding of what we have covered, and the ability to put together several "parts" to get a working "whole".

Friday, September 26, 2025

Your s01 submission directory must contain only the files required to be submitted by the Submission 01 description, no more and no fewer, and of course the submitted files must have the required names or the marker's script will not find them. If you do not follow these simple rules for each submission, including this first one, you can expect to lose points. [And note that one of the reasons I have posted this reminder note is that I have looked at some of what has been submitted already and it is clear that no everyone is following the rules!]

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

  1. In today's session we covered zyBook Sections 2.5 to 2.9 and started our discussion of the three Java program examples in the $jex/Complexity subdirectory to illustrate the time complexity of several algorithms. This also gave us another opportunity to see tmux in action.
  2. On Wednesdays we do not have a regularly scheduled second session, but today's first session was extended so that any questions regarding Submission 01 (due this coming Sunday) could be answered.

Monday, September 22, 2025

  1. In today's first session we started by discussing the man and getinfo commands for getting information on Linux commands. Then we introduced and illustrated the use of Java jshell. Next we introduced tmux and illustrated its basic usage. Then we reviewed the following basic mathematical functions and their graphs: constant, linear, quadratic, cubic, logarithmic and exponential. Finally, we discussed the use of these functions in the context of algorithm time complexity as presented in zyBook Section 2.4.
  2. Today's second session was devoted to the evaluation of our second hands-on exercise (MakeGrid). And the cumulative marks (out of 8) on the first two hands-on exercises (RotateLeft and MakeGrid) have been posted under Grades on the Brightspace course page.

Sunday, September 21, 2025

The hands-on exercise for the coming week (MakeGrid) is now available under the Lectures and Labs | Lab Activities link.

Thursday, September 18, 2025

The marks (out of 4) on the first hands-on exercise (RotateLeft) have been posted under Grades on the Brightspace course page.

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Today we had the first of our weekly hands-on exercises, so let me summarize with the following list items:

  1. Seventeen students received the full 4 points for this week's submission, and another three received partial credit (1, 2 or 3 points). That is almost exactly the number of students who attended both of this week's Monday sessions, which may be a coincidence, or it may suggest that some students need to watch the recording of those sessions if they were not present at the time.
  2. A number of students were present for today's session but did not submit anything. I strongly suspect that those students would benefit from watching or re-watching Monday's recorded sessions as well.
  3. A number of students missed today's session and so missed the opportunity to accumulate today's 4 points. It is still possible to accumulate the maximum number of hands-on exercise points, but not if you miss too many more of the hands-on exercise sessions.
  4. From now on the hands-on exercise session will be Monday's second session at 11:30 am, not Wednesday at 10 am. The next hands-on exercise session will thus be next Monday, September 22, at 11:30 am. Each Sunday I will post the coming week's exercise as soon as I can on Sunday afternoon and put a note in the What's New when it is available. This will give you some time have a look at it and start thinking about it and/or working on it. Since today's hands-on exercise was on a Wednesday, I extended the session into the 11:30 time slot to allow extra time for submissions. In the Monday sessions this will not be possible since I will have to close the 11:30am session at least a couple of minutes before 1pm, so there will only be a few "extra" minutes over and above the normal time slot at best, so you should be ready to submit for evaluation as early as possible in the session.
  5. At the very end of today's session I showed my solution to this week's hands-on exercise and discussed it briefly. If you wish to see that, check the very end of the recording.
  6. Finally, it will save us all a lot of time if everyone is aware of, and is familiar with, and follows, the rules/guidelines for the hands-on exercise sessions, and the details of the requirements for all submissions and the current submission in particular.

Monday, September 15, 2025

First, since we did not discuss anything in the zyBook today, there is a zyBook reading assignment for next Monday: Sections 2.4 to 2.8. Both of today's sessions (the 10am one and the 11:30am one) were devoted to covering a large number of items that will be critical to your work on the upcoming hands-on exercises and programming assignments. It was disappointing to see that only 19 of the 35 students registered in the class attended both sessions. There were another 8 students who attended only one session or part of one session, and yet another 8 students who missed both sessions completely. If you missed either session, or both sessions, you really need to watch the recording(s) of what you missed as soon as possible, or you may have serious difficulties completing the upcoming work. We discussed the hands-on activities, which will start this Wednesday, as well as Submission 01, which is due a week from Sunday, and other items from the list of Linux commands and special commands set up to work in your Linux accounts, and which will be either necessary or very convenient when you are working on the server.

Sunday, September 14, 2025

The server accounts are now ready, so you can now log in to your personal account for this course on the server. Get your account username from this spreadsheet; then read and follow the instructions in the following paragraph.

When you get your account, you should get ready for the first of the weekly hands-on exercises, which will take place in Wednesday's 10am session (this week only, after that these exercises will take place in the second Monday session). So be sure to try for yourself the steps we illustrated in class this past week. That is, first log in to your account on the csci.cs-smu.ca server with your A-number password (using whatever method you have decided to use for making the connection to the server from your personal computer). Second, change your password using the passwd command. Do not modify any of the files or subdirectories you find in your account when you log in. Then create two new subdirectories in your server account called "working" and "examples_java (for example, as we recommended, but you can call them whatever you like) to use for testing sample programs and developing your own programs. Try out some Linux commands and the Vim editor so that you can start getting comfortable with both, and are ready for this week's hands-on exercise, which we will discuss on Monday.

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

  1. In today's first session we began by discussing zyBook Sections 2.1 to 2.3. Then we spent the remaining time illustrating several Linux commands in a typical server account like the one you will soon be receiving. In particular we saw where the sample source code is stored on the server, and how to make copies of sample Java programs stored there and run them in your own account. It will be important for you to tune in to next Monday's two sessions, during which we will continue this discussion, which will set you up for the Hands-On Exercises and the Java program assignments (Submission 01 to Submission 05)
  2. Today's second session was optional, and was meant to be a follow-up to last week's optional session on the vim editor. Last week we focused on how to move around a file in vim. This session focused on how to insert, delete, change and cut and paste text in vim. If you're having trouble with vim, viewing the recordings of these sessions should go a long way toward clearing up at least some of the confusion you might be having.

Monday, September 8, 2025

  1. In today's first session we began with a somewhat abbreviated overview of the course infrastructure and setup to bring newcomers up to date and provide a review for those who attended our first session last week (a little repetition is not necessarily a bad thing!). Then we continued our discussion of Chapter 1 of the zyBook, covering Sections 1.2 to 1.4.
  2. In today's second session we began by completing our discussion of Chapter 1 of the zyBook. Section 1.7 was of particular interest, since it gave us an opportunity to see how the zyBook labs are constructed and how to complete them. Following this, we spent the remaining time discussing the Linux virtual server we will be using for the course (csci.cs-smu.ca): how to log in when you get your server account, how to change your password, how to list files and directories, how to create a new subdirectory, how to copy a file from the "public directory" where all the sample files are located, and what vim "looks like" when you use it to edit a file on the server.

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

  1. In today's first session we had an overview of what's available on each of the three websites associated with the course: Brightspace, the "legacy website", and the zyBook website. If you missed this first session, you should watch the recording under the Zoom | Cloud Recordings link on the Brightspace page for the course. We also saw how to connect to the virtual Linux server that we will be using, but you can't actually log in to the server until you get your Linux "course account", and this will not happen until the course enrollment "stabilizes" after the add/drop date.
  2. Today's second session was an optional one, and dealt only with the vim editor, and in particular how to get in and out of vim, and how to move around a file in vim. If you are new to vim, you should also plan to watch the recording of this session at your earliest opportunity. Unless you get started on the right foot with vim, you will probably find the experience quite frustrating ... it's not like most other editors, but it is very powerful and very flexible. I will be using it throughout the course, and I recommend that you do as well. Also, we will have another vim session in the same time slot next week and see how to insert, delete, and change text in vim. At that point, with a little practice, you will be real vim user!

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 (Starting Date)

An email message was sent out to all those enrolled in the class as of August 25, 2025. If you did not get that email, or did not read it, you can read the content here, and you should do so. An earlier email recommending that everyone in the course get some familiarity with Linux and the vim editor was sent out on July 21, and you can also read that one here.

Don't confuse these three very different accounts:

Important Java Notes to Remember

Other Important Notes re Declaring Your Major, and the Science Advisor and Program Coordinators:

SMU Programming Team

Are you passionate about coding, problem-solving, and teamwork? We’re excited to announce that recruitment is now open for the SMU Programming Team! Whether you're an experienced programmer or just starting out, this is a great opportunity to sharpen your skills, collaborate with peers, and represent SMU in programming competitions. Interested? Please contact Dr. Akiyama at Yasushi.Akiyama@smu.ca no later than Friday, September 12, to express your interest or ask any questions. We look forward to building a strong, creative, and enthusiastic team. Don’t miss out! Finally, the Competitive Code group meets in SH421 Tuesdays at 4pm.

Math Huskies

This is the math competitions club at SMU. We learn problem solving techniques and try fun and interesting math problems. We usually send a team to the Science Atlantic competition in mid October (in Sydney, NS this year), and many students write the Putnam exam (see https://maa.org/putnam/) in early December (written locally). We will meet Wednesdays from 15:30 - 17:00 in Atrium 214a, starting on September 10th. If you can't make the firs meeting but would like to be on the mailing list, please e-mail james.rickards@smu.ca.

Undergraduate Math Seminars

These will be held approximately every other Wednesday from 11:30 - 12:30 in Atrium 214a. These will be undergraduate-accessible lectures on interesting math topics, with tea and cookies provided! Weeks with a seminar will be posted here, and there will also be reminder e-mails sent to math majors and posters put up in the math hallway. We expect the first two seminars to run on September 17th and October 1st, but keep posted for final confirmation.

SMU Entrepreneurship Centre

Everyone should be aware of the Centre and what they have to offer ...

The Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre is a vibrant community where students discover their passion and purpose. Surrounded by like-minded peers, mentors, alumni and business leaders, students gain the skills, experience and confidence to take chances, test ideas and build connections in a supportive, energetic and “anything is possible” environment.

At the centre, students learn to think like entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial thinking is not only for those who want to start a business, it’s a mindset that fosters creativity, problem-solving, and resiliency, valuable skills in any career path. We believe entrepreneurial thinking can be learned and we teach it.

Students benefit from hands-on training, mentorship, coaching and funding opportunities, including honoraria, awards and wage subsidies, all while engaging with centre staff and a vibrant support community.

Visit our website at arthurlirvingec.ca to activate your access to our programs.