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lectures and labs:

section:	MR12B
schedule:	M,TH 12:15PM-1:30PM
room:	3214 N
professor:	SKLAR, E

NOTE that some labs will be held in room 383 in the Library. See the syllabus page for specific dates.

computer account:
It will be helpful if you have access to a computer and the internet for this class, though it is not required. You can use the public machines in the library or the WEB building.

textbook:

A Balanced Introduction to Computer Science by David Reed publisher: Prentice-Hall (2004) ISBN: 013046709X Here it is on Amazon.

additional course materials:
Course lecture notes, additional readings and multi-media sources will be available on-line.

course description:
The nature, power and limits of the computer and computing. The components of the computer. Information representation. Computer networks, the Internet, and the World Wide Web.The nature of algorithms, problem-solving, and computer programming. Feasibility and computability. Computer and network security and privacy. (Not open to students who are enrolled in, or have completed, any course in Computer and Information Science, other than CIS 5.2, numbered 1. 0 or higher with a grade of C or higher, or who have completed Core Studies 5 or 5.1.)

schedule of topics:

unit	weeks	topic
A	1 & 2	Introduction to Computers and Networks
B	3 & 4	Algorithms and Computer Languages
C	5 & 6	Data Representation and Storage
D	7 & 8	Event-driven programming
E	9 & 10	Solvability and Feasibility
F	11 & 12	Programmer-defined functions
G	13 & 14	Security, Privacy, Encryption and Plagiarism

prerequisites:
none.

assessment:
The course grade will be made up of the following components, out of 100 points:

• 7 homeworks/labs (60 points total)
  
• midterm -- 10 points
  
• final exam -- 30 points