CS 10051

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CS 10051600Introduction to Computer Science

• Dr. Angela Guercio
• Spring 2010

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Class Instructor

• Angela Guercio
• Office 424, Main Hall
• Phone [phone] (KSU ext 53424)
• Best way to contact me aguercio_at_kent.edu
• Office Hours
• MW 1100am - 1200pm  400pm 600pm
• other times are available by appointment

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Lab Instructor

• Prof. Judith Edwards
• Office 310, Main Hall
• Phone [phone] (KSU ext. 53319)
• Best way to contact me
• jedwar9_at_kent.edu
• Office Hours
• F 200 300pm until Mar. Other times are
  available by appointment

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The Syllabus the Webpage

• Class web page
• http//www.personal.kent.edu/aguercio/Spring10/CS
  10051Sp10.html
• or simply reach
• http//www.personal.kent.edu/aguercio
• and select your course
• Check the class webpage regularly!
• All important
• class information will be posted there.

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The Syllabus The Textbook

• Nell Dale and John Lewis Computer Science
  Illuminated Jones and Bartlett, 4th Ed, 2010,
  ISBN-13 978-0-7637-7646-6 with attached bundle
  in C.
• Online resources http//csilluminated.jbpub.com/3
  e/
• R. Mark Meyer - Explorations in Computer Science
  - Jones and Bartlett, 2nd Ed., 2006, ISBN-13
  978-0-7637-3832-7
• If you buy a used manual, be sure the pages are
  clean and never written before.

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The Syllabus Grading

• Part I
• Lab Attendance and Reports 25
• Part II
• Homework 10
• Exam 1 15
• Exam 2 15
• Exam 3 15
• Final Exam 20
• HW and Lab Late Penalty 3 points a day

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Passing Grade

• TO PASS THE COURSE, YOU MUST PASS PART I and PART
  II INDEPENDENTLY!
• i.e. an A in PART II and an F in PART I, is NOT a
  passing grade.

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The Syllabus Grading Scale
Total percentage earned Grade Total percentage earned Grade
92.5 100 A 77.5 79.9 C
89.5 92.4 A- 72 77.4 C
87 89.4 B 68.5 71.9 C-
82.5 86.9 B 62.1 68.4 D
80 82.4 B- 62 and below F
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Exams

• Pop Quizzes might be given.
• 3 Exams (100 points each)
• Final Exam (100 points) - comprehensive
• No Make-up exams
• Except in extreme case and only if I have been
  notified prior the exam has been issued

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Homework and Labs

• No late assignment accepted after the assignment
  is graded and returned.
• You may discuss the interpretation of the
  assignment/lab with your classmates, however you
  may not discuss possible solutions.
• Copied solution of an individual assignment will
  receive a zero grade
• NO HAND WRITTEN HW ACCEPTED.
• e-mail HW accepted WITH printed copy for grading.

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The Syllabus Requirements

• Class and Lab attendance is MANDATORY.
• If you miss a class/lab, let me know ahead of
  time
• if you miss more than 4 classes/labs without a
  documented reason or without making prior
  arrangements with me, your final grade will be
  dropped one grade (A to B, B to C and so on).
• You are responsible for bringing yourself
  up-to-date on class material and assignments
• Reading material before class is required

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The Syllabus Important Dates

• Last day to drop the class
• without W grade Jan 31
• with W grade April 4
• Exam 1 Mon., Feb 15
• Exam 2 Mon., March 8
• Exam 3 Mon, Apr 12
• Final Exam Wed., May 12 (100pm-300pm)
• Spring Recess March 29 - April 4
• Classes End May 8, 2010

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The Syllabus Other Information

• Academic Honesty Policy
• Cheating or plagiarism is considered a serious
  academic offense and will result in receiving a
  failing grade for the work of the course.
  Repeated offenses result in dismissal from the
  University.
• Code of Conduct
• As indicated in The Digest of Rules and
  Regulations that you can find in the University
  Telephone directory.

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The Syllabus Other Information

• Students with Disabilities
• for accommodations contact the disability
  coordinator on campus, Kelly Kulick in Student
  Accessibility Services, located in the Student
  Success Center, lower level of the Campus Center,
  phone [phone], or kkulick_at_kent.edu.
• Emergency
• In case of an emergency please contact the
  security on campus.
• Security phone on campus  53123
• Security cell phone [phone] or, of
  course, 911.
• I recommend that you program into your cell phone
  the previous numbers.

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Overview of the course

• What is Computer Science?
• Binary Numbers and Number Systems
• Data Representation
• Gates and Circuits  
• Computing Components
• Low-Level Programming
• Problem Solving and Algorithm Design
• Abstract Data Types and Subprograms
• High-Level Programming Languages C 
• Operating Systems
• Simulation, Graphics, Gaming
• Networks
• The World Wide Web
• Limitation of Computing