1. Course Information and Introductions
Intro to Computer Science
CS1510
Dr. Sarah Diesburg
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Instructor
Sarah Diesburg
Office: 311 ITTC
Office hours: Tue/Thur 9:00am–noon and by appt.
Class website: UNI eLearning
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Other Faces
Prof. Mark Jacobson
Lab Instructor
Office WRT 338a
Office Hours: TBD
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Class Schedule
Lecture in 328 ITTC on Mon/Wed/Fri
Lab
Three time periods (two sections each)
Hands-on work on projects for points
TA and lab instructor available for help
This class is quick-paced. Don’t skip!
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Today
Passing along attendance sheet
Class objectives
What is computer science?
Logistics
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6. What is computer science??
Computer science is a discipline that involves the understanding and design of computers and computational processes
And it’s a REALLY diverse discipline
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Graphics
Ubiquitous Computing
Wearable Computing
Robotics
Virtual Environments
Bioinformatics
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Digital Special Effects
High Performance Simulation
Databases
Information Security
Human Computer Interface Design
Game Development
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9. What do these things have in common?
They all treat the computer as only part of a bigger picture
They all treat the computer as a tool!
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Programming!
Programming is the process of writing, testing, and maintaining the source code of computer programs
Collection of instructions that describe a task, or set of tasks, to be carried out by a computer
While this course is an introduction to computer science, it focuses on how we can program the computer to be the tool we need!
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An Activity
Time to use sticky notes…
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