CPS420 References and Technical Information

CPS420	References and Technical Information

Printed References

Discrete Mathematics with Applications 5th Ed. by Susanna S. Epp. Nelson ISBN-13: 978-1-337-69419-3, ISBN-10: 1-337-69419-3

Note that the 5th Edition was released in 2020. Since used 4th editions are still available, we are still referencing both the 4th and 5th edition.

Electronic References

Electronic resources from Susanna Epp

Software

You will be asked to code in Java on the moons (see below) and using JFLAP. Spreadsheets may also be required for one of the assignment.

Getting started with the moons

This course uses the computer facilities provided by the Department of Computer Science. This includes a cluster of Linux servers called "the moons" because all the computers are named after the moons of jupiter. The department has set up a Google folder with information about the CS servers that you can access with your torontomu.ca account. You can also find fairly detailed information about the computer science facilities in the archived User Guide to DCS Facilities

Since you are registered in CPS420, you should already have Computer Science account/userid that will allow you to work in the Computer Science labs and also use the moons. Your computer science userid is your my.torontomu short ID, which is at most 8 characters long. It usually starts with the initial of your first name, ends with the beginning of your last name, and may have digits in between. You can find this Short ID in the "Personal Account" section of my.torontomu.

Here are a few things that you should learn to do with your Computer Science account:

If you have not already done so, using this account ID, you will need to login into one of the PCs in your lab and change your password
Later on in the course, when you have to submit programming assignments electronically, you will need to login to one of the unix servers to upload your assignments and submit them. You will need to an SSH Client program to do this.
If you want to work remotely and you do not already have an app to communicate with the moons, try MobaXterm for Windows. This app is already installed in the computer labs. It includes a file transfer window that you can use to upload your files to the moons, and a terminal window that you can use to type the commands above. There are similar ssh clients for macOS. You can also use the macOS Terminal app to do the same thing, and then use ssh on the command line to work on the moons, or sftp to transfer files to the moons. There are various web sites explaining this in more detail.
In all cases, the name of the server you will want to use is moon.cs.torontomu.ca
The first things you will want to do once you login to moon is to forward your scs email to your torontomu.ca email acount. To do this type the following line:
echo youremailaddress >.forward
where yourtorontomu.caemailaddress is the address that you want to forward your email to.
Then, before you actually need to submit your assignment, you should spend some time learning how to upload files and submit them. You can ask one of your computer science classmates or the course instructor during an office hour to show you how to do that. Just to summarize, though:
- The files are uploaded to the moons or downloaded to your computer using the File Transfer Window
- You can edit your files using MobaXterm's built in text editor that is invoked on a file by right clicking on it in the File Transfer Window and selecting "Open with default text editor".
- Using the terminal window, you can also manipulate your files in the UNIX shell or submit them.
This page is maintained by Sophie Quigley (cps420@cs.torontomu.ca)
Last modified Monday, 04-Mar-2024 04:13:34 EST