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== SOFTENG 250: Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms ==

Welcome to SOFTENG 250.  This is where it all happens.

Read the [https://www.se.auckland.ac.nz/courses/SOFTENG250/intro.pdf  course outline].

=== Announcements ===

* Google Code Jam, Two hour programming competition, individual basis, takes place online, sign up for future announcements at http://groups.google.com/group/codejam-announce
* [[SE250:Announcements| Old Announcements]]
* This is a link to John Hamer's Lecture Slides from way back in 2004. It has some of the topics that we are covering. Check it out. 
[https://www.se.auckland.ac.nz/courses/SOFTENG250/archive/2004/lectures/ John Hamer's Lecture Slides from 2004]
* Course survey website gogo before 8th June "https://webfeedback.se.auckland.ac.nz/"

=== Hypertext Textbook ===
* [[SE250:HTTB]]
* [[SE250:HTTB:Work in progress]]
* [https://www.se.auckland.ac.nz/courses/SOFTENG250/resources/HTTB-2007/SE250%20Hypertextbook.htm The HTTB from 2007]

=== Meeting agenda and minutes ===

Place any items you want discussed on the appropriate (future) agenda.
Minute takers: please append your notes on the meeting page, below the agenda.
If you have not yet taken minutes, reserve a slot by placing your name on a free meeting page.
[[SE250:Class_Meetings]]

=== Laboratories ===

Post your reflective lab report to SE250:lab-<em>n</em>:<em>your-upi</em>, with a link from the lab page.
A team of three or four lab maintainers are required for each lab.  Reserve a slot by placing your name on a free lab page.
Post your report on the lab page.

* [[SE250:lab-1]], how long does an addition take?
* [[SE250:lab-2]], pointers and memory organisation
* [[SE250:lab-3]], ArrayList timing
* [[SE250:lab-4]], LinkedLists 
* [[SE250:lab-5]], Hash Tables
* [[SE250:lab-6]], Binary Search Trees
* [[SE250:lab-7]], Balancing BST's
* [[SE250:lab-8]], Parsing
* [[SE250:lab-9]], Tokenising/Parsing/Compiling
* [[SE250:lab-X]], State space search

=== Resources ===

* Mark Wilson's "BST" [http://www.se.auckland.ac.nz/courses/SOFTENG250/lectures/BST.pdf Notes]

* [[SE250:using the lab|Important lab software setup information]]
* [[SE250:working_from_home|Tutorials for working from outside UoA]]
* [https://www.se.auckland.ac.nz/courses/SOFTENG250/resources/index.php The resources page of the SE web site]
* C programming - to learn/refresh C knowledge ([[User:Rwan064|Rwan064]] 22:20, 5 March 2008 (NZDT))
** The C Book, second edition by Mike Banahan, Declan Brady and Mark Doran: http://publications.gbdirect.co.uk/c_book/
** Tutorials: http://www.cprogramming.com/
** Reference: http://www.cplusplus.com/

*For step by step instructions on how to download and install Emacs onto Windows, visit-http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/math/alee/emacs/emacs.html ([[User:Mgha023|Mgha023]] 01:37, 9 March 2008 (NZDT))

* [[Emacs Quick compile/setup (Windows CMD style LOL)]]
* [[SE250:nmake | Makefiles on Visual Studio Command Line]]
** Was very helpful for me since Visual Studio IDE is very slow and sometimes command line is just better ;)

=== Creative Spider Exercise ===
* Info: [[SE250:April_23| Class Meeting - April 23]]
* Handout: [https://www.se.auckland.ac.nz/courses/SOFTENG250/spider-activity.pdf spider-activity.pdf]
* Sign up: [[SE250:Spider Exercise| Groups]]