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OTTERBEIN COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES C SC 150 The Scope of Computer Science Spring 2001 |
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| Class | MW 0600PM-0740PM Towers 115 MW 0750PM-0920PM Towers 127 (lab) |
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| Instructor | Dr. Duane Buck Associate Professor |
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| Office | Towers 132 | |
| Office Hours | TR 0930AM-1200PM, or by appointment | |
| DBuck@otterbein.edu | ||
| Phone | 823-1793 | |
| Home Phone | 263-3201 (After 9 a.m. and before 9 p.m., please) | |
| Description | A breadth-first overview of computer science, i.e., the study of algorithms, including their formal and mathematical properties, hardware realizations, linguistic realizations, and applications. The concept of levels of abstraction is presented through discussions of data representation (machine level representation through data types) and data manipulation (digital logic, assembly level machine organization, programming languages, formal grammars, and automata). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | C SC 100 and C SC 120, or admission to the PACE Information Management Program, and C- or better in Math 115 (or Math 120) or qualification through the department's placement exam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corequisite: | MATH 155, or admission to the PACE Information Management Program. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texts | An Invitation to Computer Science (Java Version),
G. Michael Schneider and Judith L. Gersting. PWS Publishing
2000. Lab Manual for Schneider and Judith L. Gersting's An Invitation to Computer Science (Java Version), Kenneth Lambert and Thomas Whaley. PWS Publishing 2000. |
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| Objectives | Students will explore a wide scope of topics that fall with the discipline of Computer Science. The student will come away an appreciation of the breath of the field to allow him or her to make informed choices regarding future studies. Specific chapters we will cover from our textbook are 1 through 10, and 13. Other readings may also be assigned. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labs | We will do lab exercises from our lab manual that will support the topics covered in our textbook. This will include Lab Experiences 1 through 13, 15, 16, 17, and 21. We may also do additional lab exercises. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Participation | We pose and solve problems in a social context. Therefore, we need each other. This need is the reason we have classroom sessions. Attendance is required. Each student is expected to participate in the class discussions throughout the quarter. To this end, all assigned readings for each week should be completed before the class period in which they are discussed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exams | Midterm exam dates will be announced in class. The final exam is scheduled for Monday, June 4, 0600PM-0800PM in our regular classroom. It will be comprehensive. If you can't make an exam, let me know in advance so we can make arrangements. Makeup's will be given only in exceptional circumstances. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grading |
The following table is representative of the method
used to determine grades.
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| Academic Misconduct Policy |
All members of the Otterbein College community of
learners are expected to follow the rules and customs of proper
academic conduct. Proper conduct includes avoiding academic
misconduct as defined in the Campus
Life Handbook (see Plagiarism, Cheating and Dishonesty, page
61). Students are encouraged to help each other learn the course
material. Unless specifically prohibited, you may discuss
homework problems and lab exercises with one another.
Participants in these discussions usually enjoy the benefit of
deeper and greater learning. However, all work submitted for
evaluation that is based on discussions with others must be your
own work; created with your own hands and fingers while thinking
it through.
Any work submitted for evaluation that includes work done by another, copying of another's work, or the result of following another's step-by-step keystrokes and mouse clicks, is a case of academic misconduct. When academic misconduct is found in any assignment or examination you submit, you will receive a zero grade for that assignment or exam. The misconduct will also be reported to the Office of the Academic Dean. If a previous academic misconduct offense is on your record, you will receive a grade of F for this course and a referral to the judicial system. |