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CMPUT101: Purpose of the Course

CMPUT101: Purpose of the Course. Introduction to the field of computer science . No previous knowledge of computer science is assumed. Intended to give a: solid foundation for people going into computer science. thorough overview of the field to people outside the discipline.

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CMPUT101: Purpose of the Course

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  1. CMPUT101: Purpose of the Course • Introduction to the field of computer science. • No previous knowledge of computer science is assumed. • Intended to give a: • solid foundation for people going into computer science. • thorough overview of the field to people outside the discipline. • What is computer science? (c) Yngvi Bjornsson

  2. Contact Information • Instructor: Name: I. E. Leonard Web: http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~isaac Office: Athabasca 323, CAB 679 Email: isaac@cs.ualberta.ca Office hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 9:00-10:00 CAB 679 (or by appointment) (c) Yngvi Bjornsson

  3. Organization of the course • Lectures: Cover material in textbook. • Laboratory work (labs): On-hand experience. • Evaluation (grade is based on): • A final exam and two in-class quizzes. • Ten lab-assignments. • One lab exam. • WWW-pages (useful info and important announcements): • http://www-csfy.cs.ualberta.ca/~c101 • http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~isaac/cmput101/f03 (c) Yngvi Bjornsson

  4. Lectures • Lectures Mon, Wed, Fri : 8:00 – 8:50 (CAB 265) • Textbook: Schneider & Gersting: An Invitation to Computer Science” (2nd ed.) C++ version. Ch. 1: Intro to Computer Science Ch. 2: Algorithm Discovery and Design Ch. 3: The Efficiency of Algorithms Ch. 4: The Building Blocks: … Ch. 5: Computer Systems Organization Ch. 6: The Virtual Machine Ch. 7: High-Level language programming(C++) Ch.12: Computer Networks (c) Yngvi Bjornsson

  5. Labs • Labs : You have to attend! • Start Monday September 8th. • Bring CNS id with you in first lab. • Lab assignments are due in the lab. • Install lab-software and start on exercises at home. • Lab books: • Lab manual for Schneider & Gersting’s book. • K. Lambert and T. Whaley. (c) Yngvi Bjornsson

  6. Late / Missed Work Policy • Late lab: • Not accepted after lab session is over. • Missed labs or in-class quiz: • Contact instructor within 48 hours. • Excused absence may be possible: see course outline. • Weight transferred to quiz or final exam. • Missed final: • Deferred exam: Jan 12, 9:00, 328 Athabasca Hall (c) Yngvi Bjornsson

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