| Course Title: Data Structures |
| Start Date: 09/06/2023 End Date: 12/19/2023 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2023 |
| Description: This course builds on the basic programming concepts learned in COMSC-151, shifting the focus to the organization of data in order to improve efficiency and simplicity of programs. Topics include the study of abstract data types and data structures (such as linked lists, stacks, queues, and binary trees). This course is programming-intensive and introduces the Java programming language. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Barbara Lerner | blerner@mtholyoke.edu | |
| Dovan Rai | drai@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/06/2023 - 12/19/2023 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | KNDD - Kendade | 203 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: One of the following: COMSC-151 (with a grade of C or better) or COMSC-161 (with a grade of C or better). | Take previously | Required |
| Coreq: COMSC-205L. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXDTA0001 | NXDTA: Nexus in Data Analytics and Society | This course is approved for the Data Analytics |
| DATA0001 | DATA-SCI: Data Science Core Course | This is a required core course of the Data Science major. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 22 | Enrollment: 22 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Data Structures: Abstraction and Design Using Java Author: Koffman, Elliot Copyright: 2021 Edition: 4th Volume: ISBN: 9781119703594 Publisher: Wiley |
Required | 124.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: The price listed above is for a paperback copy. There are other options as well through Wiley: - Textbook rental for 130 days - $40 - Ebook - $113 - Ebook rental for 150 days - $47 |