comp10 - exploring computer science

Number:	COMP0010B, Summer 2010
Time:	Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location:	Halligan 106 (lecture) and 116 (lab)
Instructor:	Sara Su (sarasucs.tufts.edu)
TA:	Mary Sullivan (mary_c.sullivantufts.edu)
Office hours:	By appointment

Everyday life is becoming more and more dependent upon computers. This class offers you an opportunity to discover how computers work and how they can be used to solve general problems. You will be introduced to basic computer problem solving techniques through lectures and labs using the C++ programming language. No prior computer experience is necessary, only a desire to learn. For students exploring career options, this class is applicable not only to computer science, but also to cognitive science, economics, medicine, and a host of other professions that depend highly on computers.

See the bottom of this page for textbooks, grading policy, and additional resources.

This class is offered in the Second Summer Session (July 6 - August 13).

schedule

date	topics	readings	labs		quizzes
06 Jul	Introduction
08 Jul	Variables, Types, and Programs	pp. 21-26, 34-44, 50-53		L1 out
13 Jul	Controlling Program Flow: Conditionals and Iteration	pp. 80-103, 109, 135-152	L1 due	L2 out
15 Jul	Abstraction: Functions and Constants	pp. 185-210	L2 due	L3 out
20 Jul	Variables and Functions Continued	pp. 211-213	L3 due	L4 out
22 Jul	Arrays	pp. 239-243, 266-271			Quiz 1
27 Jul	Human-Computer Interaction (Jordan Crouser)		L4 due	L5 out
29 Jul	Machine Learning (Noah Daniels)
03 Aug	Searching and Sorting	pp. 256-257	L5 due	L6 out	Quiz 2
05 Aug	Recursion, Merge Sort, and Binary Search	pp. 219-223	L6 due
10 Aug	Visualization
12 Aug	Object-Oriented Programming and Project Presentations	pp. 368-385

course policies

textbook

Unless otherwise noted, readings listed on the schedule are from: Cay Horstmann, C++ for Everyone, 1st edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

This book is available through the Tufts bookstore, the publisher, and online retailers such as Amazon. Wiley also offers an E-Book version at a discount.

grading

Approximately:

• 70% Lab assignments
• 10% Final project
• 10% Quizzes
• 10% Class participation

All lab assignments will be turned in electronically and are expected to be completed by their due dates. Late assignments will be penalized at 10% per day. Any assignment turned in more than one week after its due date will receive a zero grade. This course follows the Tufts policies on academic integrity.

accommodations

Tufts is committed to providing support services and reasonable accommodations to all students with documented disabilities. To request an accommodation, you must register with the Disability Services Office at the beginning of the semester. To do so, call the Student Services Desk at (617) 627-2000 to arrange an appointment with Sandra Baer, Program Director of Disability Services.