Software Development Fundamentals

Catalog description

The second course in computing, intended for majors and minors. Emphasis is on exploring encapsulation; polymorphism; composition; inheritance; finite state machines; linear data structures (including array lists, linked lists, stacks, queues, and the tradeoffs in implementation); and recursion (including recursive linked lists) in the context of the software development lifecycle including the processes and practices for designing, implementing, and testing high quality software.