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1 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.1 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 Owen Astrachan ola@cs.duke.edu http://www.cs.duke.edu/courses/spring2015/compsci92 http://bit.ly/duke92spring15 Overview, Logistics, Demands, Plans

2 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.2 What is this course about? l How does computer science and the innovations it engenders influence and affect the world? Impact l How does the Internet work, who governs it, what does it enable? Internet l What can be created using techniques from computing and computer science? Creativity

3 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.3 What (else) is this course about? l A flood of information is changing everything about science, policy, society, and the world: Data l Software, we simply can't function without it: Programming l Scaling, Automation: Algorithms “ Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. ” Carl Sagan http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan

4 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.4 What (else) is this course about? l Abstraction. presented… abstractly

5 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.5 Seven Big Ideas

6 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.6 Course logistics: accessing info l See Sakai and the course website for full details  http://www.cs.duke.edu/courses/spring15/compsci092/ https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/compsci92-spring15 http://www.cs.duke.edu/courses/spring15/compsci092/ https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/compsci92-spring15  http://bit.ly/duke92spring15 http://bit.ly/duke92spring15 l Sakai l Piazza l Website

7 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.7 Course logistics l Two week thematic cluster  Readings, labs, technical tools related to theme  Labs, homework, and assignment anchor cluster l Readings and homework each week  Online quizzes, in-lab questions related to topics/reading  Wednesday class related to readings/questions Lecture will be active and participatory  Friday will be similar, may lead into next lab

8 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.8 More course logistics l Midterm and Final, both inclass and online  Not memorization, about applying concepts  Final can be taken in any three-hour block l Performance tasks: related to national pilot  Origin, new AP course: CS Principles  Required collaborative and individual l Internet and computational projects  Individually and in groups

9 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.9 Class work l Forms, re-enactments, and more  http://bit.ly/92spring15-jan9-1 http://bit.ly/92spring15-jan9-1

10 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.10 Who are you?

11 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.11 Google/Apple Patent Smart Cars l Video http://1.usa.gov/1w5AExahttp://1.usa.gov/1w5AExa  What does this URL tell you? l What is a smart car, Duke Connection  Why are Google and Apple interested?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yd9Ij0INX0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yd9Ij0INX0 l Why are smart cars a good idea? Bad idea?:  Who drives a smart car? Why less accidents?  What are the downsides?  Ethical considerations?

12 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.12 Bitcoin: mining, use, security, … l Article: http://econ.st/1DG1ylg http://econ.st/1DG1ylg l Why is Bitcoin in the news?  What is a (virtual) currency?  Why do we need it?  How do you "make" or "mine" a bitcoin?  Duke connection: http://ti.me/1aljaH5http://ti.me/1aljaH5  Duke connection: http://onforb.es/1xPOOs0http://onforb.es/1xPOOs0

13 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG_B-IqD63E l What is a URL?  What comes after the ?  How many are there on YouTube?  How many could there be if all "like this"? l What is entailed in watching a YouTube video (on your desktop, phone, …)  How does your device know where the video is?  How does the video get to your device?  How did the video get on YouTube?  What if the video has a song by Prince in it?

14 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.14 Digital Copyright l Perfect 10 v Google and Amazon  Fair use? Transformative use?  DMCA safe harbor l Ethics and Legality of Shake it Off Parodies  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoHp2Rq8sMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoHp2Rq8sMI  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p483f5eBTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p483f5eBTs  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1wbhTXK1oQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1wbhTXK1oQ

15 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.15 Exploring Streaming Video and more… l http://bit.ly/92spring15-jan9-2 http://bit.ly/92spring15-jan9-2  Answer with a different partner/team

16 Compsci 92, Spring 2015 1.16 Internet Governance l Article: http://wapo.st/14CLuFmhttp://wapo.st/14CLuFm  When, where, how was Internet created?  What is the Internet?  What is the Internet of Things, … l Internet Standards: who and how?  IETF: Rough Consensus and running code  ICANN: who should get nanogoogle.com? l How is Internet different from telephony  Network, governance, standards, use?


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