PIC 10A

Introduction to Programming

Weiqi Chu
UCLA Mathematics

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 Class format
• The class will be given in a fully in-person format:
– In-person: lectures, discussions, and exams
– Online homework assignment via Gradescope
– Lectures and discussion sessions are not recorded
• In-person office hours: TBA on Canvas
• Covid-related regulations: https://covid-
19.ucla.edu/ucla-return-to-campus/

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 Textbook
• Big C++: Late Objects, 3rd Edition by Cay S.
Horstmann
• Cover Chapter 1-9
• Reading references:
– Big C++ 2nd Edition
– C++ Primer 5th Edition

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 With In-person Exams
Scheme I Scheme II
Homework 50% 50%
Participation 1% 1%
Midterm Exam 13% 0%
Final Exam 36% 49%

• Participation: students who complete MyUCLA

course evaluation surveys will receive full credits of
participation
• No credits for attendance
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 Homework
• There will be 8 homework assignments in total. The
lowest score will be dropped.
• The homework will be posted on Canvas.
• You will need to submit homework on Gradescope.
Other submission methods will not be accepted,
such as emails.
• Homework is due 5pm Friday. HW1 is due Week 3.
• Emails about late submission and homework
extensions will not warrant a reply.

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 Exams
• Midterm exam
– Time: 10-10:45am Friday of Week 6 (May 6th)
• Final exam
– Time: 11:30am to 2:30pm on June 6th
• Both exams are in-person closed-book.
• No make-ups for exams. You must take the final
exam to pass.

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 Compilers and OSs
• Install a C++ compiler on your own computer
– Windows users: Visual Studio 2022 community
– Mac users: Xcode (any version)
• Online HTML compiler (only for simple code)
– https://www.onlinegdb.com/
• A side note for Mac users: “Visual Studio Code” or
“Visual Studio for Mac” do not work for this class.

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 PIC Lab
• PIC lab is located in Math Sciences Building 2000,
where you can find Windows computers equipped
with Visual Studio 2022.
• PIC Lab Hours: https://www.pic.ucla.edu
• If you already have access to Visual Studio 2022, no
need to use PIC Lab at all.
• If you don’t have access to Visual Studio 2022, you
are encouraged to work on your own computers
primarily and only use PIC lab computers to double-
check your homework before submission.
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 “Official” Compiler
• The same code may (mostly may not) result in
subtle differences when compiled with different
compilers.
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 is the official compiler
to grade homework and other class related
materials. Check your homework with VS2022
before submission.
• Visual Studio 2022 is not compactable with Mac or
Linux OSs.
• Visual Studio 2022 is available in computers in PIC
and UCLA libraries.

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 Enrollment note
• The only way to enroll is via MyUCLA waitlist
• All waitlist students will be manually
enrolled by Friday 5pm of Week 2.
• No PTE numbers.
• Contact the undergraduate math office
ugrad@math.ucla.edu if you have further
enrollment questions.

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 Email Etiquette
• Always include your class number in your email
subject to get promote replies.
• Contact the instructor directly if you have
questions regarding homework grades and
extensions.
• Emails about homework extension, late homework,
etc will not warrant a reply (interpret it as my way
of saying no…)

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 Discussion Section
• Discussion sections led by TAs
– Have a smaller class size, 30 students
– Have a more interactive teaching style
– Cover code demonstration, dynamic
programming, exam reviews, etc.
• Your TAs will instruct how to install a compiler and
use a compiler to run C++ code on Tuesday.
• Contact the instructor for questions about grades,
extensions and enrollment

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 Academic Integrity
• Everyone must write your own independent code
and solution.
• Using anyone else’s code is considered as cheating,
no matter where the source is.
• Academic misconduct will lead to a zero grade on the
assignment and be reported to the Dean’s office.
• Feel free to use general languages or pseudocode in
discussion, but never show or send your code to
someone else in the class.
• Read more about academic integrity on the syllabus.
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 Special Needs
• If you qualify as a special needs student please let
me know as soon as possible.
• Send me an email at the beginning of the quarter.
• We can only provide special accommodations for
exams after I receive the official letter from CAE
(https://www.cae.ucla.edu/).
• If you intend to request special needs, please register
yourself with CAE first.

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 Windows users: run C++ with VS2022
• TAs will go over how to run C++ with VS2022 on the
first discussion session.
• Tutorial videos can be found on
Ø Canvas (bruinlearn.ucla.edu)
Ø Announcement
Ø “Install C++ compilers and setup C++ project”
Ø section: “For Windows OS users, install Visual
Studio 2022 community”

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 Windows users: run C++ with VS2022
• Steps:
– Create a project in VS 2019
• New project -> Visual C++ Windows Desktop
Wizard -> Console Application -> Empty project,
no precompiled header
– Write and run a programs
• Write code -> Run code (“Start without
Debugging”)
• Each project must have one and only one main.cpp!

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 Mac users: run C++ with Xcode
• Tutorial videos can be found on
Ø Canvas (bruinlearn.ucla.edu)
Ø Announcement
Ø “Install C++ compilers and setup C++ project”
Ø section: “For Mac OS users, install Xcode (any
version)”

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 Mac users: run C++ with Xcode
• Steps:
– Launch XCode.
– In the "Choose template" box, pick Mac OS X, then
Command Line Tool. Press Next.
– Give your project a name, select C++ as the type.
– You should see a new project with main.cpp.
– Press the Run (triangle) button.
– You can see Hello, World!printed to the console
• Each project must have one and only one main.cpp!

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 Hello Word!
• For both Visual studio 2022 and Xcode, you must
create “project” first before running a C++ program.
• Each project can only contain one and only one int
main function.
• Demo videos are posted on Canvas on how to run
C++ code with VS2019.

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 To do list after class
qRead syllabus
qRead announcement posted on Canvas
qChoose the appropriate compiler for your operating
system and try to install it on your computer.
qRun C++ code with your local compiler. This requires
you to create a project with the compiler first. (demo
videos can be found on BruinLearn).
qBring any questions to Tuesday’s discussion session.

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