Tips on Module Taking

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Tips on Module Taking

• Khoo Siau Cheng

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Tips about

• Taking first programming courses
• Taking Mathematics courses

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First Programming Courses
CS1101
CS1101S
CS1102
CS1102S
CS2103
CS2261
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First Programming Courses
CS1101
CS1101S
Small Programs
CS1102
CS1102S
Mid-size Programs
Programming in the Large
CS2103
CS2261
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First Programming Courses
Lecture, Recitation, Discussion
CS1101
CS1101S
Lecture, Discussion
CS1102
CS1102S
CS2103
CS2261
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Interactive Learning

• Three-hour Lectures
• Small Class max 150 students per class
• CS1101X, CS1101Y, CS1101Z
• CS1102X, CS1102Y, CS1102Z
• One-hour Recitation
• Smaller class max 50 students per class
• Two-hour Discussion
• Very small class max 13 students per class
• Can be classroom-based or lab-based
• Discussion leader shows you the way

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First Programming Courses
CS1101
CS1101S
Object-oriented
CS1102S
CS1102
Object-oriented
Object-Oriented
CS2103
CS2261
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First Programming Courses
CS1101
CS1101S
Functional
CS1102
CS1102S
Functional ? Object-oriented
Object-Orientated
CS2103
CS2261
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CS1101S

• A course modeled after the first programming
  course in MIT
• Used widely in many US universities
• Programming as conceptual modeling
• Simple syntax (Scheme) allows more time on
  problem solving

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Who Should Read CS1101S?

• Confident in your mathematics
• Good grasp of concepts of functions and its
  compositions
• Good grade in your A-level mathematics
• Interested in exploring the field of computing
  early
• If you are exempted from taking CS1101, you can
  still study CS1101S.

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Caveat for Taking CS1101S

• You should not take CS1101S and CS1102 together.
• If you fail your CS1101S, you will be asked to
  repeat the first programming course by taking
  CS1101 (not CS1101S again.)

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Questions about CS1101S?

• Lecturer Dr. Terence Sim
• tsim_at_comp.nus.edu.sg
• S15, 04-06
• Recitation Instructor Mr Razvan Voicu
  razvan_at_comp.nus.edu.sg
• S15, 04-10

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First Programming Courses
CS1101
CS1101S
Scheme
Java
CS1102
CS1102S
Scheme ? Java
Java
CS2103
CS2261
But, where do I learn C or C?
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Learning C or C

• Learn it after completing CS1102/S
• What the school offers
• CS2281 (Programming in UNIX)
• Java ? C Conversion
• First three weeks of every semester
• Saturdays (13, 20, 27 Aug), LT 34
• C ? Java Conversion
• Same time, LT33
• Our belief
• You are able to learn a language like C, C, C
  yourselves after you have completed CS1102/S

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Tips about

• Taking first programming courses
• Taking Mathematics courses

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Overview of Mathematics Courses
Calculus
Discrete Structures
Statistics
Linear Algebra
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Overviews of Mathematics Courses
Calculus MA1505
Discrete Structures CS1231
Statistics
Linear Algebra MA1101R
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Calculus Linear Algebra
Computer Engineering MA1505 MA1506
Computer Science MA1505 (MA1101R or MA1506)
Communication Media MA1505 MA1101R
Information System Nil??
Double Major with Maths MA1101R and MA1102R
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Pre-requisites Preclusion
MA1506
pre-requisite
MA1505
MA1102R
MA1101R
X
precludes
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Pre-requisites Preclusion
MA1506
pre-requisite
precludes
MA1505
MA1102R
MA1101R
X
A-Lvl Maths
MA1301
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Statistics
Computer Engineering ST1232 or ST2131
Computer Science ST2131
Communication Media ST2131
Information System ST2334
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Pre-requisites Preclusion
ST2132
pre-requisite
ST2131
ST2334
X
Calculus
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Questions?

• Seek help from academic advisors