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lectures and labs:
section: | MW1 |
schedule: | M,W 1:40PM-2:55PM |
room: | 4411 N |
professor: | SKLAR, E |
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 description:
schedule of topics:
prerequisites:
assessment:
Course lecture notes, additional readings and multi-media sources
will be available on-line.
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.)
unit weeks topic I 1 & 2 Introduction to Computers and Networks II 3 & 4 Algorithms and Computer Languages III 5 & 6 Data Representation and Storage IV 7 & 8 Event-driven Programming V 9 & 10 Control Structures VI 11 & 12 Solvability and Feasibility VII 13 & 14 Security, Privacy, Encryption and Plagiarism
none.
The course grade will be made up of
the following components, out of 100 points: