Computer Science 101 Lecture

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Computer Science 101Lecture
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• Spring Semester 2008
• Albert H. Carlson

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Attendance

• There will be attendance taken daily.
• This is the first day of class. Please sign the
  attendance sheet when it comes around

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Academic Honesty Agreements

• Sign and Return by the End of todays class
• We will talk about them later today
• No sign, no attend!

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Announcements

• We are using Blackboard this semester. The Class
  is CS101. Check there for assignments and submit
  assignments there.
• My web site is http//www2.cs.uidaho.edu/acarlson
  
• Assignments and syllabus are there! So are
  policies. You are responsible for keeping up
  with data there

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• Web Site
• www2.cs.uidaho.edu/acarlson
• Visit it often, it does change
• I put notes and other materials here
• The syllabus for the course will also be found at
  this page
• This has almost the same info as Blackboard, but
  is designed to be a SECOND source in case
  Blackboard goes down

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First Things First

• We will be working on a computer. I
  predominately use Windows type computers with the
  XP Operating System
• If you do NOT have a computer of this type at
  home, you can use the computers on Campus
• If you use ON CAMPUS computers, you will need a U
  of I username and password

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First Things Second

• This is a hands on course, as well as an in class
  course be prepared to work
• This is also a Math Core Class. Be prepared to
  do Math.
• Also, please turn OFF or silence your cell phones
  in class

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Policy

• Close all laptops and electronics that can
  receive pictures
• Laptops are banned in class
• This is due to the antics of some of your fellow
  students opening offensive materials in class
• Exceptions to this policy MUST have DSS approval

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Your Instructor

• BS Computer Engineering University of Illinois,
  Urbana, 1981
• MSCS University of Idaho, 2003
• Presently completing PhD, CS. Specialty in
  Cryptography and Network Security. Also work in
  Artificial Intelligence and Embedded Systems

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• Army work in Electronic Warfare
• Civilian Work for 21 years with jobs ranging from
  Engineer to Engineering Manager
• Worked in
• Communications Electronics
• Defense Electronics
• Chip Design

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• Automotive Electronics
• Rail
• Control Systems
• Medical Electronics
• TV and HDTV (Consumer Electronics)
• Computer Design
• Telephony
• Codes and Ciphers
• Firmware

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• Ralph
• I have my bear. His name is Ralph. He
  dispenses rewards for good comments or questions.

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Relevant Data

• Office JEB B24 (That is in the basement of
  Janssen)
• Teaching Schedule On my office door
• I am usually in my office. You can see me
  during these hours or make an appointment.

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My Schedule

• Office hours
• MWTH 830 1030 in CSAC (office hours) office
• You can usually catch me AFTER class as well
• Other days
• Usually not in
• Appointments
• I do make them and will keep them at other times
  of the week

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Where to Get Help

• Contact me
• Read the book
• The TAs
• Computer Science Assistance Center (CSAC) JEB
  211A

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Course Materials

• Technology in Action
• Electronic Additions
• HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS
  (Castro)
• Make sure you open them! I will NOT cover all of
  the material from the book and you are expected
  to know ALL of the assigned material in the class

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Attendance

• There are two things to remember about
  attendance
• Lectures, MWF. It is not a good idea to miss
  these. You attend to learn from me and the years
  of experience I have. I say a lot not in the
  books.
• I can drop you after three absences if I need to
• My policy is to let you have flexibility, but

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Attendance

• I take written rolls for attendance
• Past classes have featured REALLY LOW attendance.
  I do not think this is the way to learn
  computers. You will need to be here to catch all
  of the data needed for the exams and to use
  computers well.

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• We are NOT out to give you a hard time. But
• Valid excuses are
• Medical (with note from Student Health or doctor)
• Death (upon notification from department)
• Severe personal or family problem (contact me or
  your recitation instructor)

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Class Policies on Work

• Homework may not be turned in late.
• There will be no late assignments allowed unless
  pre-approved for medical or family reasons
• If you have a valid excuse (in my eyes), then you
  have 5 days from the day you return to classes.
  This is TOTAL days, we count weekends and every
  other kind of day.

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Quizzes and Homework

• All Quizzes will be pop quizzes.
• NO MAKEUPS. Period. Dont even ask.
• Quizzes will take place in Lecture and in Lab.
• Homework is due by 5pm of the Friday of the week
  indicated on the syllabus
• The TAs grade them, so questions go to them.

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Homework Instructions

• You will turn in Homework electronically on
  Blackboard, unless otherwise noted.
• The subject line of e-mail submissions will be of
  the form
• Name CS-101S-Section Assignment
• As in Carlson CS-101S-04 HW1
• Any other heading will be ignored and will not be
  graded. Using the wrong header does not allow
  me to sort the program correctly. There are NO
  exceptions

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Grading

• 2 Exams 100pts each
• Final 100pts
• Pop Quizzes 5 pts each
• 5 Homeworks 10 pts each
• Mid Term Essay 30 pts
• 4 Web Layouts 10 pts each
• Web Subject 5 pts
• Instructor 50 pts
• Labs 5 pts each
• Projects 50 pts each
• Total 700 quizzes

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Grading

• Use the CS Department Standards
• 100 - 90 A
• 80 - 90 B
• 70 - 80 C
• 60 - 70 D
• Below 60 F
• I reserve the right to change the grading scale,
  but it will only be made easier

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Grading

• Begging
• Dont
• Once I say it is decided, it is. Period.
• All changes must be done by Close of Business
  last day of the final week of the class (in
  Spring Session, May 2).

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Our Jobs

• Mine present material, run the class, teach
• Yours be in class, study, learn, show you have
  learned. If you do not show up, your grade WILL
  reflect it.
• So, listen, ask, and learn. Get more out of this
  class than just cramming.

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Class Conduct
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• I am lecturing, but I want to take questions
• I hear my voice all day long. Please save me
  from it by using yours
• I do not mind questions, but disruptions in class
  will not be tolerated. I can, and will, remove
  you from class if you make it difficult for
  others to learn and/or for me to lecture.
  Complaints about grades, grading, etc. are
  considered disruptions as is excessive talking,
  etc.

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• We only have 16 weeks to teach you to be
  proficient on a computer. Guess what that is a
  lot of information in a very SHORT time.

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What You Should Be Able to Do

• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication and Division
• Exponents
• Bases, including square roots
• Fractions
• Generally, basic algebra
• You should be able to do all math WITHOUT the use
  of a calculator

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Class Effort

• We expect you to put in 3 hours outside of class
  for each hour in class. That means 12 hours per
  week!
• Plan to spend at least 12 hours of study time for
  an average exam
• Plan to spend at least 2 hours on each homework
  assignment
• Plan for at least 15 hours on essays

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Expectations

• An equivalent of passing Math 108 (basic math
  with multiplication, division, and know how to do
  exponents)
• Attendance in labs and lectures at least 90 of
  the time
• You will study out of the books
• You are responsible for being on time with
  assignments and syllabus readings

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Our Expectations for the Course

• Attend all classes, including labs
• Be on time
• Turn in all assignments on time
• Study outside of class
• Participate and ask questions in class
• Take good notes
• Take advantage of office hours and Computer
  Science Assistance Center

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Excuses We Will NOT Accept

• I dont have a copy of the book (Get one!)
• I dont have MS Office (The School Labs have the
  programs you need)
• I dont have a computer at home (The School Labs
  have the computers you need)
• This is a once in a life-time chance! (So?)
• The alarm did go off (Get a better one)

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Course Expectations

• At the end of the course, you should be able to
• Do basic binary math
• Do basic base conversions
• Do basic, regular, maintenance on your computer
• Identify parts of a computer
• Know the difference between various types of
  memory

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Course Expectations

• Program a basic Excel Spreadsheet, including
  using formulae and inbuilt functions
• Create a basic Power Point presentation
• Do basic programming in HTML
• Transfer files using FTP or a related program
• Find a file using relative and absolute addressing

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Course Expectations

• Assign and read file permissions
• Identify the basic malware types
• Identify basic network types and compare each
• Identify the differences between different
  database types
• We expect that you will do your own work and learn

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Questions?