Catalog Description: Fundamental dynamic data structures, including linear lists, queues, trees, and other linked structures; arrays strings, and hash tables. Storage management. Elementary principles of software engineering. Abstract data types. Algorithms for sorting and searching. Introduction to the Java programming language.

Units: 4

Also Offered As: COMPSCI 61B

Related Areas:

• Programming Systems (PS)

Prerequisites: COMPSCI 61A, COMPSCI 88, or ENGIN 7.

Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for COMPSCI 61B after completing COMPSCI 61BL, or COMPSCI 47B.

Formats:
Fall: 3.0 hours of lecture, 1.0 hours of discussion, and 2.0 hours of laboratory per week
Summer: 6.0 hours of lecture, 2.0 hours of discussion, and 4.0 hours of laboratory per week
Spring: 3.0 hours of lecture, 1.0 hours of discussion, and 2.0 hours of laboratory per week

Grading Basis: Student Option

Final Exam Status: Yes

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Class Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 61B – MoWeFr 13:00-13:59, Wheeler 150 – Joshua A Hug, Kay Ousterhout

Class Notes
- Time conflicts are allowed

- Lectures will be recorded

- An alternate final exam will be offered

Class Schedule (Fall 2026):
CS 61B – MoWeFr 14:00-14:59, Wheeler 150 – Joshua A Hug, Manuel A Sabin

Class Notes
- Lectures will be recorded

- Time conflicts are allowed

- Seats reserved for students with enrollment permission are not open. They are reserved for students in internal programs. Please DO NOT ask faculty or staff for one of these seats.

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