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Title: CS 102


1
CS 102
  • Introduction to programming with Visual Basic
    .NET
  • Dr. Marty Sirkin

2
Overview
  • This class is designed for
  • Non-programmers
  • People interested in learning to program
  • Potential CS majors who want to get their feet
    wet
  • This class requires
  • No background in Computer Science
  • No previous programming experience

3
This Class Is
  • A programming class
  • You will program a LOT
  • You will learn by doing, not reading
  • A lot of fun
  • You will be amazed by how much you will be able
    to do (both quickly and easily)
  • Do-able
  • If something is difficult, please just ASK. I am
    more than happy to help as much as you need

4
This Class Is
  • Interactive. I expect people to
  • Ask questions
  • Ask more questions
  • Ask even more questions
  • Challenge my statements and assumptions
  • Potted plants are best suited for the lobby!!

5
About My Background
  • Been a programmer since 1969 (age 8)
  • Attended
  • Caltech (BS Physics)
  • University of Washington (MS, PhD Computer Sci)
  • Worked for
  • NASA (JPL)
  • IBM Research
  • Various startups
  • Started my own firm First Choice Software
  • Consulting and then product firm
  • CRM Software
  • CEO/CTO
  • Ran it for 12 years
  • Sold it in 2005

6
My Contact Info
  • The best way to reach me is email. I am always on
    email, and that is the quickest, best way to
    contact me. My email address is
  • marty_at_sirkin.net
  • I will make every attempt to get back to you very
    quickly, and almost always this will be within a
    couple of hours.

7
Overview of Topics
  • This class will cover
  • Computer Arithmetic
  • Basic computer architecture
  • What is a program/How to design and write
    programs
  • Basic flowcharts
  • History/Why Visual Basic .Net
  • Visual programming, and how it is different than
    imperative programming
  • Visual programming

8
Class Structure
  • Class Meetings
  • Wed/Fri 100 215
  • Office hours
  • Mon 1200 100
  • Duffy 012
  • Or email me to set up a time!

9
Expectations
  • What I expect from you in class is pretty simple
  • Respectful of each other and yourselves
  • Be prepared (reading assignments)
  • Try hard
  • What you can expect from me
  • My attention
  • My respect
  • My best effort, no matter how much effort it takes

10
Assignments
  • Homework
  • Reading each week
  • Written assignments
  • Help understand the concepts
  • Programming
  • Trying out what weve discussed in lecture
  • Project
  • Will be programming
  • Will build on weekly assignments
  • Goal is for you to feel pumped by what youve
    completed, in very little time
  • Details to be handed out early in semester

11
Exams
  • Midterm and Final
  • Insuring that youve learned the core concepts
  • If you are up on assignments/project, they should
    be EASY

12
Grading
Item Percent of Grade
Weekly Homework 40
Midterm Exam 10
Final Project 30
Final Exam 20
13
Extra Credit
  • My goal is to teach you
  • I want you to learn, get excited about
    programming, and continue with it past this class
  • Grades are far more important to students than
    they are to me
  • I will award liberal extra credit for students
    who go way above and beyond
  • It is trivial (in programming) to do more and
    better with your programs.

14
Turning In Homework
  • Written assignments handed in at class
  • If you wont be at class, email me in advance to
    make arrangements
  • Programming assignments can be emailed to me
  • Details to be explained when assignments are
    handed out

15
Getting Extra Help (2)
  • To repeat
  • I want to make sure that you succeed. I am more
    than happy to help you as much as you need until
    you do succeed. But the onus is on you you must
    ASK for help.

16
Overview of Topics
  • Object Oriented programming
  • Visual Studio
  • What it does for you
  • Tour/features
  • Data types
  • Debugging your programs
  • Event-driven programming
  • Controls overview
  • Input/output methods

17
Overview of Topics (contd)
  • Control structures (if/then, others)
  • Loops
  • User-defined procedures/functions
  • File input/output
  • Multiple forms, manipulating forms
  • More with arrays
  • Interacting with databases (time permitting)
  • Web programming (time permitting)
  • Graphics (time permitting)

18
Web Site
  • There is a class web site. It is located at
  • http//web.stonehill.edu/compsci/cs102
  • The site contains the .ppt files of class
    lectures, assignments, and useful links.
  • If you have any issues with the website, please
    let me know!

19
By The End
  • of this course you will be able to
  • Write sophisticated Visual Basic programs
  • Write fairly sophisticated graphical interfaces
  • Be able to debug programs you write in a
    scientific, efficient fashion
  • Move on to the next logical step of Visual Basic
    .NET programming
  • Services
  • Custom assemblies
  • Move on to other programming languages, including
    Java or C

20
Dont Believe Me?
  • Time for a demo of the class final project

21
Trivia
  • I live for trivia. I will typically ask trivia
    questions at the end of each homework assignment
  • Trivia is optional, and is intended for fun
  • From time to time, some of the trivia questions
    will be worth (small amounts) of extra credit
  • If youve got a great trivia question for me,
    please do send it in!
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