1. Welcome CSCI 1100/1202 Intro to Computer Science Winter 2002

2. Instructor Kirstie Hawkey –Ph.D. Candidate –Email: hawkey@cs.dal.cahawkey@cs.dal.ca –Desk: Outside the GINI boardroom on the 3 rd floor. –Office hours will be held in room 222.

3. Who should be here? Those who want to learn how to program : –CSCI 1100 (Computer Science Students) –CSCI 1202 (Science Students) Biology students may take COMM 1501, Introduction to Computers in Business Management. BSc Kinesiology should register for CSCI 1204, Computer Science for Health Professionals. CSCI 1200 Microcomputer Application is a non-programming course for non-Science majors.

4. Text JAVA Software Solutions: Foundations of Program Design - 2nd edition (Update) John Lewis and William Loftus Addison Wesley. 2001. Available in the bookstore ($97.80). We will be following this text closely.

5. Learning Strategy 1.Read the material in the text. 2.Attend class. 3.Attend tutorials (will reinforce the material taught the previous week). 4.Do assignments (based on material taught the previous week). 5.If still having difficulty with a concept, come see me.

6. Marking Scheme Tutorials10% Assignments30% Midterm 115% Midterm 215% Final exam30%

7. Tutorials Teaching Lab 3 (1 st floor CS building) Mandatory Teaching Assistant: Bonnie MacKay Material review, hands-on exercises, quizzes, etc. Weekly submission will determine your participation and grade (10% total). This week is for setting up your accounts and familiarizing yourself with the tools you will need (telnet, ftp, email, editor, compiler, etc.)

8. Assignments Weekly – due at the beginning of class. Late policy: late assignments will not be accepted. 11 assignments, 30% grade based on top 10 marks your receive. Combination of programming questions and short answer.

9. Intellectual Honesty Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Students are encouraged to brainstorm solutions to the point of pseudo-code. As this is a programming course, code fragments from other sources (even if properly credited) are not acceptable. Original work only.

10. Help Desk Located on the 1 st floor of CS building. cshelp@cs.dal.ca For assistance with technical problems. Will be in tutorials this week only to assist with initial account setup.

11. Learning Center Located on 2 nd floor of CS building (to the left of elevators). Staffed by students to assist you in your coursework. If having difficulty with an assignment, see the learning center first!

12. Course Website http://borg.cs.dal.ca/~hawkey/csci1100/ Check often for: –Assignments. –Tutorial material. –Solutions. –Calendar. –Readings.

13. Week of January 7th For Wednesday, read 1.1-1.5. For Friday, read 2.1. Go to tutorials as scheduled: –Set up your account. –Get familiar with tools. –Write and submit your first small java program. First assignment will be available on Friday, due January 18 th at beginning of class.