CS 0007 Spring 2006-2007 Lory Al Moakar

Outline Introduction What is CS 0007 Textbook Required to attend Course policies Why Program? What is a program ??? Example of a program What is a program made of ? What’s next ??

Staff Instructor: Lory Al Moakar Office: SENSQ 6803 Office Phone: 412- 624-8453 Email: lorym@cs.pitt.edu Website: www.cs.pitt.edu\~lorym

What is CS 0007 ??? A course intended to: Goals: Introduce you to computing basics Introduce you to programming Goals: You would be able to write simple effective programs in JAVA You would be able to design a simple application

Textbook Java 5 from control structures to objects By Tony Gaddis ISBN: 1-57676-171-1

Required to attend Lecture: MWF 01:00 PM – 01:50 PM

Course policies Grading Exams Programming assignments Quizzes:15% Exam One:15% Exam Two:15% Final:15% Programming Projects:40% Exams Programming assignments

Why Program? A computer is hardware and software Software is a set of programs A program is a set of instructions that a computer can understand A program is designed to accomplish a certain task or tasks

What is a program ??? A precise set of instructions that are used to define a task Examples: Steps to build a piece of furniture A recipe Directions to use a machine

Example of a program Calculating the average of two numbers: Input first number Input Second number Add the two numbers = sum Divide the sum by 2 = average Output average

What is a program made of ? Key words: words in Java that have a special meaning or function Operators: like +, -, *, / Punctuation: like ; , : Programmer defined names: Syntax: rules that you must follow while writing the program