Updated

- Tentative Course Plan Template
- Course Evaluation as per the new Circular 
- Dates and Deadlines
- Textbooks and Reference books

README.md

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 | CO3 | Implement ADT in static and dynamic object-oriented paradigm |
 | CO4 | Analyze the similarities, differences and code efficiency among object-oriented programming languages |
 | CO5 | Develop computer programs that implement suitable algorithms for given problem scenario and applications |
+
+### :watch: Course Plan and Status
+
+| Unit # | Lecture No. | Topic | No. of Hours |
+|:------:|:-----------:|-------|:------------:|
+|    1   |     1       |  Overview of Object-Oriented Paradigm |
+|    1   |     2       |  Programming in C++: Objects as a group of variables <br/> Classes as a named group of methods and data, <br/> morphing from structures to classes  |
+|    1   |     1       | Input and Output, Access Specifiers |
+|    1   |     2       |  Member functions: Accessor, Mutator, and Auxiliary, <br/> Constructors and Destructors, <br/> New and Delete Operators | 
+|    1   |     3       | Overloading, Inheritance: Handling Access and Specialization through Overriding |
+|    1   |     3       | Polymorphism: Virtual Functions, Abstract Class, and Virtual Function Tables |
+|    2   |     2       | Revisiting Pointers: Pointers to Pointers, Pointers and String Array, Void Pointers |
+|    2   |     1       | Function Pointers | 
+|    2   |     1       | Standard Template Library |
+|    2   |     3       | Implementation of Stack, Queue, Hash Table, and Linked Lists with STL. 
+|    2   |     2       | Basic Python: Multi-paradigm language, Data Types and Variables, <br/> Indentation, Input and Output statements | 
+|    2   |     2       | Lists and Strings, Deep and Shallow Copy, Tuples and Dictionaries, <br/> Set and Frozen Sets |
+|    2   |     2       | Control Statements and Loops, Iterators, and Iterable |
+|    2   |     2       | Functions, Recursion and Parameter Passing, Namespaces and <br/> Variable Scope, Exception Handling |
+|    3   |     2       | Object-Oriented Concepts in Python: Class, Instance Attributes, Getters, Setters |
+|    3   |     2       | Inheritance, Multiple Inheritance, Magic Methods, and Operator Overloading |
+|    3   |     2       | Class Creation, Slots, Meta Classes, and Abstract Classes |
+|    3   |     4       | Implementation of Stack, Queue, Hash Table, and Linked Lists |
+
+### Evaluation Criteria
+
+| Components | Marks |
+|:----------|:-----:|
+| **[Internal][CA]** Quiz/Assignments | 30 |
+| **[Internal]** Midterm | 30 |
+| **[External]** End-Semester Exam | 40 |
+
+### Dates and Deadlines
+
+| Course Start | 09 - Aug - 2023 |
+|--------------|-----------------|
+| Quiz 1 | TBD |
+| Quiz 2 | TBD |
+| Mid-Term Examination | Oct |
+| Quiz 3 | TBD |
+| Quiz 4 | TBD |
+| End-Semester Exam | Dec |
+
+### :green_book: Text and Reference Books
+ - **Text:** Stroustrup B. Programming: principles and practice using C++. Second edition, Addison Wesley; 2014
+ - **Text:** Charles R. Severance. Python for Everybody: Exploring Data Using Python 3, Charles Severance; 2016.
+ - **Reference:** Guttag J. Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python: With Application to Understanding Data. Second Edition.MIT Press; 2016.
+ - **Reference:** Gaddis T. Starting out with Python. Third Edition, Pearson; 2014.
+ - **Reference:** Lambert KA. Fundamentals of Python: first programs. Second Edition, Cengage Learning; 2018.
+ - **Reference:** Downey AB. Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist. O’Reilly Media; 2012.