COSC 174
PROGRAMMING COMPUTER GAMES
Syllabus
Spring, 2009

Instructor: Dr. Michael Slattery
Office: CU 309
Phone: 288-6595
Email: mikes (a) mscs.mu.edu

Office hours: Mon 2-3, Wed 10-11, Thurs 11-12. Please feel free to set up an appointment with me if these times are inconvenient.

Website: www.mscs.mu.edu/~mikes/174/

Textbook: Killer Game Programming in Java by Andrew Davison

Grading:

  • 10% in-class exam on Friday, Feb 13
  • 10% in-class exam on Friday, Mar 27
  • 20% 2 hour final exam on Friday, May 8 at 1:00PM
  • 60% Homework - programming and writing

    There will be several programming assignments and may be other written homework.

    In general, a grade of B will be given for work which satisfies the basic assignment. The grades of A and AB are reserved for outstanding solutions which display extra effort. Late assignments will receive a lower grade than they would if received on time.

    We'll probably cover most of the following topics, but not necessarily in this order:

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