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Principles of Programming (CSCI 120)

Term: 2025-2026 Winter Semester

Faculty

Brent E Madalinski

Fall Semester 2025 Office Hours:

My office hours are Mondays and Wednesdays online from 11am to 1:30pm ET.  If those times do not work for you, please send me an email and we will find a mutual time.

You can reach Brent Madalinski via madalinb@baycollege.edu to schedule an appointment or email questions.

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Description

This course is designed as a broad-based introduction to computer programming, using the C++ programming language and basic operating system features.ÂBasic programming principles, including built-in and programmer-defined data, operators, functions and control structures.ÂIntroduction to classes and dynamic memory allocation.ÂText manipulation and parsing, binary files, and exception handling.ÂTop-down design, coding, debugging, and development of computer programs and accompanying documentation to solve problems. Prerequisite(s): CSCI-101Âor CIS-150