CSCI 101: Intro to Computer Science

Tentative Course Outline

Topics	Reading	Assignments
Getting started Uploading files to the server Resolving possible server problems	online notes
A History of Computing Introduction Origins Handling the Information Exposition Generations Internet resources	Module 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Computer Applications and the Internet Local Applications Introduction Familiar Microworlds The State of the Art Implications Introduction to TeX Global Applications Introduction History and Technology Applications I: E-mail Applications III: The World Wide Web Implications: An overview of Internet Issues Internet resources Labs and Quizzes	Module 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 class notes Module 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6
Introduction to HTML Programming Introduction People and Machines Anatomy of a Page Page structure W3C markup validator HTML colors Java Color Processor Essential HTML Text formatting Hyperlinks Multimedia effects: images, sounds Horizontal rules Special symbols and entities Information structures Lists Tables Web page design with tables Frames Web page design with frames XML: Tags of your own XSL: Processing XML Internet resources Labs and Quizzes	Module 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7
*** Midterm Exam I ***
Introduction to JavaScript Programming Introduction HTML and JavaScript Forms Processing Form Data Control Structures Selection Iteration Functions Arrays Class Projects Internet resources Labs and Quizzes	Module 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7
Program Translation Introduction What the Computer Does Binary Representation Encoding Instructions The PIPPIN Assembler What People Do Implementing a Language Scanning and Parsing Code Generation Class Projects Internet resources	Module 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4
Hardware Introduction The Gate Level The Arithmetic Level Architecture Internet resources	Module 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
*** Midterm Exam II ***
Theory of Computation Introduction The Turing Machine Impossible Programs TM's designed in class Internet resources	Module 8 8.1 8.2 8.3
*** Final Exam *** 8am - 10am in OM314

Optional Assignment for Extra Credit