Schedule for CS3251: 2026 Spring

Here is a rough outline of the course schedule (this is subject to change at any time). Note: All assignments are due by 8:00AM (Central) the day the assignments are due. Don’t be late!!!

* means there is probably a quiz that day.

January

5th (Mon): Introduction & Overview

7th (Wed): Introduction to C++ & Tools - Chapters 2, 3.5, 4 and 5

9th (Fri): More Introduction to C++ - Exercises and practice programs

12th (Mon): Classes Pt. 1 (Basics) - Chapter 7 - Big 3 - Public, Protected, Private, Friend - Sample quiz questions

14th (Wed): Tools - Introduction to Git & CI

16th (Fri*): Tools - More Git

19th (Mon): No Class - MLK Holiday

21st (Wed): Memory Model, Pointers

23rd (Fri): More Memory Model and Pointers

26th (Mon): Ice

28th (Wed): Ice

30th (Fri): Ice

February

2nd (Mon): References & Const

4th (Wed): Explicit, Exceptions & Stack Unwinding – HW #1 Due

6th (Fri*): Templates

9th (Mon): Tools - Templates & Compiler Overview

11th (Wed): Operator Overloading

13th (Fri*): Exam 1

16th (Mon): Class Inheritance

18th (Wed): Polymorphism – HW #2 Due

20th (Fri): Intro to Patterns

23rd (Mon): Iterator Pattern

25th (Wed): Strong Exception Safety 1

27th (Fri*): Strong Exception Safety 2

March

2nd (Mon): Singleton Pattern

4th (Wed): Smart Pointers & STL Container 1 – HW #3 Due

6th (Fri*): STL Containers 2

9th (Mon): No Class - Spring Break

11th (Wed): No Class - Spring Break

13th (Fri): No Class - Spring Break

16th (Mon): Debugging Exercise

18th (Wed): Functors

20th (Fri*): STL Algorithms 1

23rd (Mon): STL Algorithms 2

25th (Wed): STL Algorithms

27th (Fri*): Exam 2 – HW #4 Due

30th (Mon): Lambdas

April

1st (Wed): Expression Tree Sample Application

3rd (Fri): Composite Pattern

6th (Mon): Interpreter & Factory Patterns

8th (Wed): Visitor Pattern – HW #5 Due

10th (Fri*): Command Pattern

13th (Mon): Factory & Bridge Patterns

15th (Wed): Adapter Pattern

17th (Fri*): Observer Pattern – HW #6 Due

20th (Mon): Move Semantics

22nd (Wed): Final Exam Review - Last Day of Classes

Final Exams

Always refer to the official Vanderbilt Exam Schedule