C SC 150: The Scope of Computer Science
Spring 2009
Pete Sanderson

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Spring 2009 schedule with links to lecture notes

The following schedule is approximate.  Any schedule revisions will be posted on the course web page as the quarter progresses.

Week
Dates
Chapter
  Lecture Topics
Lab Projects
1
Mar 30-Apr 3
1, 2
  Definitions of CS and algorithms
 Algorithm discovery and design
2, 3  
2
Apr 6-10
3
  Algorithmic efficiency, incl. searching & sorting
4, 5  
3
Apr 13-17
4
  Hardware building blocks
6, 7  
4
Apr 20-24
5
  Computer systems organization
 Exam #1
8  
5
Apr 27-May 1
6
  assembly languages and system software
 
6
May 4-8
7
 May 4 : last day to drop without grade
 Computer networks
 
7
May 11-15
8, 9
 Java programming and programming paradigms
 Other languages
 
8
May 18-22
10
 May 18 : last day to drop with W grade
 Language translation and compilers
 Exam #2
 
9
May 25-29
11, 13.4
Class meets Tuesday instead of Monday
 Models of computation
 Security issues
 
10
Jun 1-5
15
  Social issues
 
Finals
June 8
   Comprehensive final exam.  6 p.m. Monday June 8.  
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