Core Studies 5.1: Syllabus
| Lecture | Lab | Readings |
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1) Intro - what is CS? algorithms, programs |
1) Intro to use of computers for subject matter to follow
Windows, Web, Email |
Reed, Chap. 1 and Appendix B |
| 2) networks, LANs, WANS, TCP/IP | 2) URLs, IP addresses, DNS names, tracert |
Reed, Chap. 3 CoursePak, Section 1 |
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3) machine architecture
bits and bytes, storage devices |
3) History of CS
online tour of "virtual museum" material |
Reed, Chap. 6,12 |
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4) Information representation;
data types; numeric computation vs. text based processing |
4) Searching on the web | Reed, Chap. 12 |
| 5) Algorithmic thinking |
5) HTML I
source file vs. browser display; basic tags |
Reed, Chap. 2,8 |
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6) Computer languages
compilation process (software view) |
6) HTML II lists, links, images |
Reed, Chap. 2,8 |
| 7) Review and Exam | ||
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8) stored program concept (hardware view) |
8) JavaScript I alert and prompt methods |
Reed, Chap. 14,4 |
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9) event-driven programming objects and methods |
9) JavaScript II properties and methods of window and document objects |
Reed, Chap. 4 |
| 10) unsolvability, halting problem |
10) JavaScript III responding to events |
CoursePak, Snyder, Chap. 23 Reed, Chap. 9 |
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11) running time, nonfeasability, loops |
11) JavaScript IV loops demos of linear vs quadratric vs exponential running times |
CoursePak, Snyder, Chap.23
Reed, Chap. 13 |
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12) copyright/plagiarism privacy |
12) security - encryption digital signatures |
CoursePak, Snyder, Chapter 17 |
| 13) Review and second exam | ||
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14) current and future trends
e.g. wearable computers, ubiquitous computing |
14) exposure to current and future trends in online computing
e.g. Java applets, e-commerce |
Reed, Chap. 18 |