Available Problets

Currently, problets are available on the following topics. Before attempting to run these problets, please consult the instructions for running them on your machine. Also, take a moment to familiarize yourself with the user interface of problets.

Topic: Members and Encapsulation in C++ Classes
Developers: Rumen Kostadinov, Amruth Kumar (Design)
Date Developed: Spring 2003
Course where it can be used: CS II in C++
Link to the problet: Members and Encapsulation in C++

Topic: Counter-Controlled Loops in C++
Developers: Garrett Dancik, Amruth Kumar (Design)
Date Developed: Spring 2003
Course where it can be used: CS I in C++
Link to the problet: for Loop in C++

Topic: Scope, including static scope, static referencing environment, dynamic scope, dynamic referencing environment, and Pascal's rules for calling procedures.
Developers: Eric Fernandes, Amruth Kumar, Steve Obringer, Obadiah Schottenfeld
Date Developed: Fall 2001
Course where it can be used: Programming Languages course
Link to the problet: Static Scope, Static Referencing Environment, Dynamic Scope, Dynamic Referencing Environment, and Procedure Callability. Scope in Programming Languages
Publications on the problet:

ITiCSE 2000, Helsinki, Finland, 7/11-13/2000
ESCCC 2000, University of Scranton, PA, 10/27-28/2000

Topic: Parameter Passing in Programming Languages
Developers: Harsh Shah (v2), Geoffrey Talarico (v1), Amruth Kumar (Design)
Date Developed: Fall 2001 (v2), Spring 2001 (v1)
Course where it can be used: Programming Languages course
Link to the problet: Parameter Passing Mechanisms
Publications on the problet: ITiCSE 2002, Aarhus, Denmark, 6/24-26/2002

Topic: Pointers in C++
Developers: Amruth Kumar
Date Developed: Fall 2001 (Dynamic Memory Management - v2), Fall 2000 (Indirect Addressing - v1)
Course where it can be used: CS I/II or for review in Data Structures in C++
Link to the problet: Pointers in C++
Publications on the problet:

ITiCSE 2001, Canterbury, UK, 6/25-27/2001
FIE 2002, Boston, MA, 11/6-9/2002

Topic: Expression Evaluation in C++
Developers: Joshua Go (v2), Aravind Krishna (v1), Amruth Kumar (Design)
Date Developed: Fall 2001 (v2), Summer 2000 (v1)
Course where it can be used: CS I in C++
Link to the problet: Expression Evaluation in C++
Publications on the problet: CCSCNE 2000, Middlebury College, VT, 4/20-21/2001

Topic: Nested Selection Statements in C++
Developers: Neeraj Singhal, Amruth Kumar (Design)
Date Developed: Spring 2000
Course where it can be used: CS I in C++
Link to the problet: Nested Selection Statements in C++
Publications on the problet: FIE 2000, Kansas City, MO, 10/18-21/2000

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