CIST 005B - Advanced Python

    Recent Professors
    Takyiu Liu, Andres Calle, An Lam, Mirsaeid Abolghasemi
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    32 students
    Difficulty
    4.4Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    None
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of CIST 005B
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course offers a continuation of CIST 5A and is intended for students majoring in CIS-Computer Science Option and/or planning to transfer to a 4-year college or university. CIST 5B introduces concepts of abstract data types, Python classes, modules, and information hiding. The course introduces sorting/searching algorithms and topics in data structures, including collection types, complexity analysis, big-O notation, arrays, linear linked structures, interfaces and implementations, information hiding, polymorphism, stacks, queues, lists, trees, binary search trees, heaps, expression trees, unordered collections, bags, sets, dictionaries, and graphs.
    Usually Held
    Mon 6:00pm–9:10pm, Mon Wed 6:00pm–7:25pm, Mon Wed 7:35pm–9:00pm, Tue Thu 10:15am–11:40am