CMPUT 275 Summaries

CMPUT 275

Learn the course from summaries, code traces, and practice.

Read each lecture in order, trace the matching lecture code, then drill the exam deck until the ideas are usable without the slides.

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13Lecture summaries
7Topic tracks
13PDF decks covered
1Course sequence

Study Method

1. Read the lecture pageUse the Big picture first, then work through the detailed sections.
2. Trace the codeOpen the listed lecture-code files and predict values, pointers, or stream state.
3. Explain pitfallsIf you cannot explain why a bug happens, reread that section before moving on.
4. Drill questionsUse known/unknown marking in Exam Practice to focus review.

Recommended Study Path

Read in order the first time. Later, use the tracks to target weaker topics.

Full lecture order:
  1. 00_intro: Course Intro
  2. 01_shell: Shell and Bash Basics
  3. 02_c_pl: C Programming Foundations
  4. 03_pointers: Pointers, Arrays, Input, and Strings
  5. 04_dynamic_mem: Dynamic Memory Management
  6. 05_cmd_line: Command Line Args and Multi-Dimensional Arrays
  7. 06_mutation: Mutation and Double Pointers
  8. 07_structs: Structs and ADTs
  9. 08_sep_comp: Separate Compilation and Headers
  10. 09_cpp: Introduction to C++
  11. 10_refs: References and Pass by Reference
  12. 11_classes: Basic Classes
  13. 13_big5: The Big 5