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COMP 200 Elements of Computer Science COMP 130 Elements of Algorithms & Computation

COMP 200 Elements of Computer Science COMP 130 Elements of Algorithms & Computation. John Greiner Stephen Wong. Our Goals for You. Become a better problem solver . Solve problems using Python programming. Have a broad understanding of what computer science is.

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COMP 200 Elements of Computer Science COMP 130 Elements of Algorithms & Computation

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  1. COMP 200 Elements of Computer ScienceCOMP 130 Elements of Algorithms & Computation John Greiner Stephen Wong

  2. Our Goals for You • Become a better problem solver. • Solve problems using Python programming. • Have a broad understanding of what computer science is. A person well-trained in computer science knows how to deal with algorithms: how to construct them, manipulate them, understand them, analyze them. This knowledge prepares him for much more than writing good computer programs; it is a general purpose mental tool which will be a definite aid to his understanding of other subjects, whether they be chemistry, linguistics, or music, etc. The reason for this may be understood in the following way: It has often been said that a person does not really understand something until he can teach it to a computer, i.e., express it as an algorithm. – Donald Knuth

  3. Courses’ Structure Organized into modules – motivating examples • Emphasize examples related to social science & humanities or of current popular interest • Introduce programming ideas as needed.

  4. Expected Background Programming: None Math: High school; calculus helpful, but not req’d

  5. Courses’ Materials Textbook: • None • Required & recommended readings online Web: • Schedule, notes, assignments, policies, … • www.clear.rice.edu/comp200/ • www.clear.rice.edu/comp130/ OWL-Space: • Turn in assignments, get grades • Separate areas for each course

  6. Class time COMP 200: • MWF @ 10 in Symonds II COMP 130: • MWF @ 10 in Symonds II or Sewall 207 • Pay attention to schedule on web! • Plus, one extra time slot TBD Interleave “class” / lecture+discussionwith “lab” / programming. Attendance expected.

  7. Next Class – Wednesday 1/11 Bring laptop to class to install Python software.

  8. “Finger Exercises” • Simple programming & math exercises to do on your own • Background for class exercises • Part of the required readings

  9. Graded Work ~8-10 Assignments, not including #0 due Friday 3 Exams 1 Project (COMP 130) ? COMP 130 work = COMP 200 work, plus more

  10. Computational Thinking Relevant input Problem description Computational goal Information extraction Algorithm design Algorithm implementation Abstraction Recipe (Algorithm) Automation Al-Khwārizmī (c. 780-850) Answer

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