Spring Semester, 2010
Section 200: MW 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., Room E-0280
Section 202: MW 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., Room E-0280
Section 205: TTH 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., Room E-0280
Tentative Course Outline -- Tuesday/Thursday classes
Note: extra credit opportunities are listed in red.
| Date | Class Meeting | Topic | Readings and assignments | Work due today |
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| 01/12 | 1 | Introduction | none | none |
| 01/14 | 2 | Course Tools History of Computing |
Chapter 1, Computing History Timeline Lab 1 from Explorations in Computer Science, Activity and Exercise 1 History of Computing essay p. 31, questions 4 and 6 |
none |
| 01/21 | 3 | Numeric data |
Chapter 2 pp. 48-49, Exercises 28-34 (show your work) p. 51, questions 4 and 5 |
Lab 1 |
| 01/26 | 4 | Numeric data | Lab 2 from Explorations in Computer Science,
Activity and Exercise 1, plus Deeper Investigation |
History essay Chapter 1 exercises (extra credit) |
| 01/28 | 5 | Text data |
Chapter 3 (omit section 3.2) p. 89, question 4 |
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| 02/02 | 6 | Video/audio data |
Lab 3B from Explorations in Computer Science, Activity and Exercises
1-3, plus Deeper Investigation Video data lab |
Chapter 2 exercises |
| 02/04 | 7 | Boolean logic and gates | Chapter 4 p. 117, questions 2 & 4 Privacy essay |
Lab 2 Chapter 3 exercises (extra credit) |
| 02/09 | 8 | Boolean logic and gates | Chapter 4 pp. 114-115, Exercises 55-61 |
Lab 3B Video data lab |
| 02/11 | 9 | Computer hardware | Chapter 5 p. 147, Exercises 55-56 p. 149, question 5 Ergonomics essay |
Privacy essay |
| 02/16 | 10 | Computer hardware | Chapter 5 Computer comparison shopping project |
Chapter 4 exercises |
| 02/18 | 11 | Test #1 | Chapters 1-4 | none |
| 02/23 | 12 | Systems software -- operating systems | Chapter 10 pp. 358-361, exercises 49, 51, 54-56, 58, 59, 69-71 p. 361, question 5 |
Chapter 5 exercises Ergonomics essay |
| 02/25 | 13 | Systems software -- file systems |
Chapter 11 pp. 384, exercises 54-56 p. 385, questions 4 and 6 |
Computer comparison shopping project |
| 03/02 | 14 | Systems software -- labs | Lab 10 from Explorations in Computer Science, Activity and
all exercises, plus Deeper Investigation Lab 11 from Explorations in Computer Science, Activity and all exercises, plus Deeper Investigation |
Chapter 10 exercises |
| 03/04 | 15 | Applications software -- spreadsheets | Chapter 12, sections 12.1-12.2 Lab 12A from Explorations in Computer Science, Activity and all exercises Spreadsheet lab from class web site |
Chapter 11 exercises |
| 03/16 | Midpoint of the semester Last date to withdraw with a grade of 'W' |
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| 03/16 | 16 | Applications software -- databases | Chapter 12, sections 12.3-12.4 p. 421, exercises 63-68 Database lab Lab 12B from Explorations in Computer Science, Activity and all exercises, plus Deeper Investigation | Labs 10 and 11 |
| 03/18 | 17 | Computer Security |
Hacking essay |
Lab 12A Spreadsheet lab |
| 03/23 | 18 | Computer networks | Chapter 15 pp. 599-600, exercises 34, 51 Data encryption essay |
Database exercises and lab, Lab 12B |
| 03/25 | 19 | Test #2 | Chapters 5, 10-12 | none |
| 03/30 | 20 | Computer networks | Lab 15 from Explorations in Computer Science, Activity
and Exercises 1-5, plus Deeper Investigation |
Chapter 12 information security questions Hacking essay |
| 04/01 | 21 | The World Wide Web | Chapter 16 plus additional notes p. 547, questions 4 & 6 |
Chapter 15 exercises |
| 04/06 | 22 | The World Wide Web | Chapter 16 plus additional notes Web Design Project |
Data encryption essay |
| 04/08 | 23 | Algorithms |
Chapter 7. sections 7.1 and 7.7 p. 243, question 3 Professional Conduct essay |
Lab 15 |
| 04/13 | 24 | Algorithms -- in-class exercise | Chapter 7 | Chapter 16 exercises (extra credit) |
| 04/15 | 25 | Programming language concepts | Chapter 9, sections 9.2-9.4 pp. 328-330, exercises 50, 54 p. 331, exercise 5 |
Chapter 7 in-class exercise and extra credit Professional conduct essay |
| 04/20 | 26 | Programming with ALICE | ALICE tutorials (Alice Assignment #1) Viruses essay |
Web Design Project |
| 04/22 | 27 | Test #3 | Chapters 7, 9, 15, 16 | none |
| 04/27 | 28 | Programming with ALICE | Alice Assignment #2 | Alice Assignment #1 |
| 04/29 | 29 | Programming with ALICE | Final Alice Assignment | Viruses essay |
| 05/04 | 30 | Review and wrapup | Alice Assignment #2 any remaining late work. Alice final project is due at the beginning of the final exam. |
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