CS 149 Course Syllabus

Fall 2009

Elements of Computer Science

Instructor:G. Hill Price
 
Office:Spong 101
Telephone:(757) 683-6001 ext 5069
Fax:(757) 683-4900
Email:price@cs.odu.edu
Class Meeting Time:12:00 MonWed
Classroom:Spong 108
Office Hours:3:00 - 4:00pm MonWed
 and by appointment
Texts:"Computer Science, an Overview"
 by Brookshear
 "C++ for Scientists and Engineers" by Etter

Goals

The primary goal of this class is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the history, development, and current state of computer technology. Students will be able to demonstrate basic functionality competency in the C++ programming language.

Topics

  1. History and Impact
  2. Data Storage
  3. Operating Systems
  4. Networks
  5. Algorithms and Programming Languages
  6. SE
  7. Abstractions
  8. Databases
  9. Graphics
  10. AI
  11. C++ Programming

Requirements

Midterm Exam --- ( 30%, open book and notes )
Final Exam --- ( 30%, open book and notes )
Projects/Assignments --- ( 40% )

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Updated 8/27/2009

G. Hill Price