Course Description: Design and construction of modular, reusable, extensible and portable software using statically typed object-oriented programming languages (Eiffel, C++, Java). Abstract data types; genericity; multiple inheritance; use and design of software libraries; persistence and object-oriented databases; impact of OOP on the software life cycle.

Prerequisites: some familiarity with the C++ programming language and data structures
Texts (first two strongly recommended; some on reserve Fairchild-Martindale library):
      Bruce Eckel, Thinking in Java, Prentice Hall, 2000 (2^nd edition).
          (This book is available on the web: http://www.BruceEckel.com/javabook.html.)
      Bruce Eckel, Thinking in C++, Prentice Hall, 2000 (2^nd edition).
          (Also available on the web: http://www.bruceeckel.com/ThinkingInCPP2e.html).
      Martin Fowler, UML Distilled, Addison-Wesley, 1999.
      Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides, Design Patterns, Addison-Wesley, 1995.
      Pete Thomas & Ray Weedon, Object-Oriented Programming in Eiffel, Addison Wesley, 1995.
      Bertrand Meyer, Object-Oriented Software Construction, Prentice Hall, 1997, 2^nd edition, 1998.
      Peter Coad & Jill Nicola, Object-Oriented Programming, Yourdon Press, 1993.
      Scott Meyers, Effective C++, 2^nd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1997.
Requirements:
      Short paper on modularity in C or C++: 5%
      Undo analysis:         5%
      Analysis, design and implementation of "fruit" problem: 20%
      Project: substantial software development in Eiffel, Java or C++, teaming 2-4 students: 60%
          (Requirements, analysis and design specifications due at dates specified during semester.)
      Project presentations by each participant in each group at end of semester: 10%
Extra credit: seminar presentation on a topic related to the course