CS 10051 - Introduction to Computer Science - Spring 2009
Section 007 (# 11785) & Section 008 (# 11786 )

Lectures Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:15 AM to 10:30 AM Room 228 MSB
Labs Sec. 007 - Wednesday 9:55 AM to 11:50 AM Room 139 MSB
Sec. 008 - Friday

Lecturer: Kenneth E. Batcher - Office 266 MSB - phone (330) 672-9064 - email: batcher@cs.kent.edu

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays - 1:30 PM to 3 PM or by e-mail appointment.

Text: Schneider & Gersting, Invitation to Computer Science, Fourth Edition, C++ Version, Thomson Course Technology, 2007.

Class Web Site:
http://www.cs.kent.edu/~batcher/CS10051/

Course Notes: The course notes correspond to chapters in the text and are available on the Web. Click on any clickable entry in this table to retrieve the course notes for that chapter.

1: An Introduction to Computer Science 2: Algorithm Discovery and Design
3: The Efficiency of Algorithms 4: The Building Blocks
5: Computer Systems Organization 6: System Software and Virtual Machines
7: Networks, the Internet, & the World Wide Web 8: High-Level Language Programming
9: The Tower of Babel 10: Compilers & Language Translation
11: Models of Computation 12: Simulation & Modeling
13: E-commerce & Information Security 14: Artificial Intelligence
Bubblesort and Selection Sort

Pop Quizzes: Instead of checking attendance, short pop quizzes will be given at the end of many of the lectures. Note that students may be given slightly different quizzes so it's not a good idea to copy your neighbor's answers.

Final Exam: Monday, May 11, 7:45 AM to 10:00 AM in Room 228. An open-book exam so bring textbook, notes, calculator, and blank paper.

Grading: Pop Quizzes (40 %), Final Exam (30 %), and Laboratory Work (30 %).

Students with Disabilities: University policy 3342-3-01.3 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these through Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sas http://www.registrars.kent.edu/disability/ for more information on registration procedures).

Cheating and Plagiarism: See the reverse side of this syllabus for the university policy and procedures regarding student cheating and plagiarism.


Kenneth E. Batcher - 2/16/2009