CSE 111 Spring 2009 Great Ideas in Computer Science Helene G Kershner Assistant Chair CSE Office 209 Bell Hall Phone 645 3180 x 118 Email kershner cse buffalo edu Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science Office Hours Tuesdays 2 00 3 00 pm Wednesdays 2 00 3 00 pm By appointment Class Time CSE111A MWF 3 00 3 50 pm Knox 104 CSE111B MWF 1 00 1 50 pm Knox 104 Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science Textbooks Karel the Robot A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Programming 2nd Ed Richard E Pattis Classnotes Class notes will be posted for all lectures Additional supporting material will be posted You are expected to read this material in detail Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science Do I really want this course If you want to learn about computers without programming take CSE 101 Computers A General Introduction If you want to learn how to program take either CSE 113 Intro To Programming for Non Majors I CSE 115 Intro To Computer Science I Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science So what is CSE 111 If you want to learn about the Great Ideas of Computer Science in the context the basic mathematics that make computers work OR You just want to satisfy the math requirements without taking a math course or a departmental requirement Then you are in the right place Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science Grading 3 Exams 60 2 Quizzes 10 3 Projects 20 2 programming projects 12 1 team project 8 Class Participation 10 NO Final Exam Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science Academic Integrity Short version You cheat we catch you You get an F in the course Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science Academic Integrity I feel very strongly about this When programming your work must be your own On the group project if you let the other members of the team do the work and you float this is another form of academic dishonesty Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science We were raised in different generations Some things are the same sort of Television and Movies Trains Planes and Automobiles Telephones Politics and War Sex Love and Hate Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science Books have been banned or they tried to Huckleberry Finn Catcher in the Rye Catch 22 Harry Potter This only made the books all that much more interesting Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science From your perspective the Computer may be the new textbook The computer is where we now go for information of all kinds from solved problems in physics to maps and directions to recipes Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science But Computers are The Machines that Changed the World TV Show titled The Machine That Changed the World which was produced by WGBH Television in Boston MA in cooperation with the British Broadcasting Corp with support from ACM NSF and UNISYS 1992 Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science Today Computers are Ubiquitous TV Movies Cars Airplanes Telephones Driving Directions Interpersonal Communication Commerce Books Kindle Amazon s wireless reading device Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner CSE 111 Great Ideas in Computer Science Understanding the Great Ideas in Computer Science Improve critical thinking skills Understand the mathematics that underlie computers Make more effective more competent computer users http www youtube com watch v QAUyaELfwBo Copyright 2009 by Helene G Kershner
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