Useful reference material

• Parameter passing in C#
• Input/Output in Java and C#
• Strings and Characters in Java and C#
• Set handling in Java and C#
• The original (non-generic) ArrayList class in Java and C#
• The generic ArrayList/List class in Java and C#
• The generic Stack class in Java and C#
• The generic Dictionary and Map classes in Java and C#

• Parva language description (Level 1)
• Parva language description (Level 2)
• Coco/R User Manual (259K PDF file)
• Pitfalls and tips when using Coco/R

• 2005 Textbook
• 2017 Textbook
• 1997 C++ textbook

• How to get to the Terry's house

Course organisation

• Rules of the game
• Class list
• Quality Assurance Manual
• 2003 Examination Preliminary Notice

Lecture Material

• The Greek Alphabet (Chapter 5 and following)
• Notes on the short-circuit AND on the PVM
• Textbook extracts (PDF)

Source code files

• Java sources for the IO, InFile, OutFile, IntSet and SymSet libraries (ZIP file)

• C# sources for the IO, InFile, OutFile, IntSet, SymSet and Screen libraries (ZIP file)

  (You may need these for your home machines; you do not need to unpack them on the lab machines where the libraries are already installed)

Prac Kits

Note that Pracs are numbered by the week of the year in which they fall

• XTACY Demonstration (ZIP file)
• Practical 19 (ZIP file)
• Practical 19 solutions (ZIP file)
• Practical 20 (ZIP file)
• Practical 20 solutions (ZIP file)
• Practical 21 (ZIP file)
• Practical 21 solutions (ZIP file)
• Practical 22 (ZIP file)
• Practical 22 solutions (ZIP file)
• Practical 23 (ZIP file)
• Practical 23 solutions (ZIP file)
• Practical 24 (ZIP file)
• Practical 24 solutions (ZIP file)
• Practical 25 (ZIP file)
• Practical 25 solutions (ZIP file)
• Practical 26 (ZIP file)
• Practical 26 solutions (ZIP file)
• Practical 27 (ZIP file)
• Practical 27 solutions (ZIP file)
• Practical 28 (ZIP file)
• Practical 28 solutions (ZIP file)
• More may be added as course proceeds

Prac Worksheets

Note that Pracs are numbered by the week of the year in which they fall

• Practical 19 (Work sheet)
• Practical 19 (Cover sheet)
• Practical 20 (Work sheet)
• Practical 20 (Cover sheet)
• Practical 21 (Work sheet)
• Practical 21 (Cover sheet)
• Practical 22 (Work sheet)
• Practical 22 (Cover sheet)
• Practical 23 (Work sheet)
• Practical 23 (Cover sheet)
• Practical 24 (Work sheet)
• Practical 24 (Cover sheet)
• Practical 25 (Work sheet)
• Practical 25 (Cover sheet)
• Practical 26 (Work sheet)
• Practical 26 (Cover sheet)
• Practical 27 (Work sheet)
• Practical 27 (Cover sheet)
• Practical 28 (Work sheet)
• Practical 28 (Cover sheet)

Prac Solutions

Note that Pracs are numbered by the week of the year in which they fall

• Practical 19 - discussion
• Practical 20 - discussion
• Practical 21 - discussion
• Practical 22 - discussion
• Practical 23 - discussion
• Practical 24 - discussion
• Practical 25 - discussion
• Practical 26 - discussion
• Practical 27 - discussion
• Practical 28 - discussion

Tutorials

Note that Tutorials are numbered by the week of the year in which they are given

• Tutorial for week 19
• Tutorial for week 20
• Tutorial for week 21
• Tutorial for week 22
• Tutorial for week 23
• Tutorial for week 24
• Tutorial for week 25
• Tutorial for week 26
• Tutorial for week 27
• Tutorial for week 28

Tutorial Solutions

Note that Tutorials are numbered by the week of the year in which they are given

• Tutorial Solution for week 19
• Tutorial Solution for week 20
• Tutorial Solution for week 21
• Tutorial Solution for week 22
• Tutorial Solution for week 23
• Tutorial Solution for week 24
• Tutorial Solution for week 25
• Tutorial Solution for week 26
• Tutorial Solution for week 27
• Tutorial Solution for week 28

Prac Test Questions

Various test questions on the practical course can be found here.

Note that Tests are numbered by the week of the year in which the corresponding practical was held

• Test on Practical 19
• Test on Practical 20
• Test on Practical 21
• Test on Practical 22
• Test on Practical 23
• Test on Practical 24
• Test on Practical 25
• Test on Practical 26
• Test on Practical 27
• Test on Practical 28

Test questions and solutions

Formal tests set during this course can be found here.

• Test 1
• Test 2
• Test 3
• Test 4
• Test 5

Previous Examination papers and Solutions

• Information given at start of 24 hour examination | PDF version

• Further free informatiom

• 2003 Exam kit (Java version)

• 2003 Solution kit (Java version)

• 2003 Exam Questions | PDF version

• 2003 Exam Solutions | PDF version