CSC 130

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CSC 130

• Introduction to Computer Science

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Course Catalog Description

• This introduction to programming and problem
  solving emphasizes applications from quantitative
  disciplines and incorporates weekly group lab
  experiences.

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Course Topics (ACM)

• PF1 Fundamental programming constructs
•             Basic syntax and semantics of a
  higher-level language            Variables,
  types, expressions, and assignment           
  Simple I/O            Conditional and iterative
  control structures            Functions and
  parameter passing
• PF2 Algorithms and problem-solving           
  Problem-solving strategies            The role
  of algorithms in the problem-solving
  process            The concept and properties of
  algorithms
• PF3  Fundamental data structures           
  Primitive Types            Arrays           
  Strings and String processing
• PL4 Declarations and Types            The
  conception of types as a set of values together
  with a set of operations

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Course Topics (ACM) contd

• PL6 Object-oriented Programming           
  Object-oriented design            Separation of
  behavior and implementation
• SP1 History of Computing            Prehistory
  - the world before 1946            History of
  computer hardware, software, networking      
        Pioneers of computing 
• SE2 Using APIs             API
  programming            Class browsers and
  related tools
• SE3 Software tools and environments           
  Programming environments 

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Course Administration

• Prerequisites Math 100
• Class requirements
• Weekly labs (at least half of which include
  programming Lego robots). These may be done
  individually or in small groups (2).
• No final project or oral presentation required

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Course Material

• Course textbook Absolute Java by Savitch
• Software used Eclipse, Java, Lejos
• Hardware used Lego Mindstorms

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Course Assessment

• Individual weights are assigned by professor
• All CSC 130 assessment criteria include lab
  grades, exams, final exam, and various
  mid-semester assessment tools
• We are still experimenting with having lab final
  separate from written final.