CPS 1.001: Computer Science Fundamentals

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Syllabus (Fall 2003)

Professor: Dietolf Ramm

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Schedule of Due dates for Assignments and Tests *

Additional Important Course Information *

* Required Reading!

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There will be a review session, Wednesday, 12/10, at 2:00pm in B101 LSRC. (This is our normal lecture hall.)

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Notes, Sample Programs, Diagrams

Lecture #1 (8/25/03) Administrivia, Overview
Lecture #2 (8/27/03) HTML
- HTML Primter
Lecture #3 (8/29/03) Starting Java
- HelloWorld.java, HelloWorld.html
- TrafficLight.java, TrafficLight.html
Lecture #4 (9/1/03) More Java
- DupThree.java, DupThree.html
- AboveBelow.java, AboveBelow.html
Lecture #5 (9/3/03) Implementing Decision Trees
- SimpBook.java, SimpBook.html
- BookPick.java, BookPick.html
Lecture #6 (9/5/03) More Formal Syntax Rules for Java
Lecture #7 (9/8/03) Numbers and Iteration
- Count.java, Count.html
- Tallies.java, Tallies.html
- Numbers.java, Numbers.html
- ButCompound.java, ButCompound.html
Lecture #8 (9/10/03) Looping
- CompInterest.java, CompInterest.html
Lecture #9 (9/12/03) Arrays
- Diamond.java, Diamond.html
Lecture #10 (9/15/03) Arrays, Functions
- Hotel.java, Hotel.html
- ArrayStats.java, ArrayStats.html
Lecture #11 (9/17/03) Functions
- DiaFuncts.java, DiaFuncts.html
- DiaParms.java, DiaParms.html
Lecture #12 (9/19/03) Information Retrieval
- LookUp.java, LookUp.html
- Search.java, Search.html
Guest Lecture (#13) (9/22/03) Professor Forbes
Lecture #14 (9/24/03) The Database Program
- UsedCars.java, UsedCars.html
Lecture #15 (9/26/03) Recursion
- recursion in dictionaries,
- RecFact.java, RecFact.html
- Recurse.java, Recurse.html
Review (lecture #16) (9/29/03)
Midterm Texam (#17) (10/1/03)
Lecture #18 (10/3/03) Graphics
- GDemo.java, GDemo.html
- GDemo2.java, GDemo2.html
- GDemo3.java, GDemo3.html
Lecture #19 (10/6/03) Recursive Graphics, Classes, Animation
- Serpinsky.java, Serpinsky.html
- SerpClass.java SerpClass.html
- SerpMove.java SerpMove.html
Lecture #20 (10/8/03) Computer Simulation
- Fence.java, Fence.html
- FenceT.java, FenceT.html
Lecture #21 (10/10/03) Software Engineering
Lecture #22 (10/15/03) The Case of the Killer Robot Ethics in Software Engineering
Lecture #23 (10/17/03) Computer Architecture
- number.as
- sum.as
Lecture #24 (10/20/03) Assembler programming
- largest.as
- summer.as
- fact.as (includes trace)
Lecture #25 (10/22/03) Language Translation: Refine Syntax Rules
Lecture #26 (10/24/03) Language Translation: Code Generation
Lecture #27 (10/27/03) Inheritance
Lecture #28 (10/29/03) Electric Circuits
- switch-logic.gif
- relay-logic.gif
Lecture #29 (10/31/03) Electric Circuits
- memory.gif, memory.ps
- add.gif, add.ps
- addblock.gif, addblock.ps
- simpadd.gif, simpadd.ps
- control.gif, control.ps
- adder.gif, adder.ps
Lecture #30 (11/3/03) Computer Communications
- ethernet.gif, ethernet.ps
- internet.gif, internet.ps
Lecture #31 (11/5/03) Computer Communications (last set of notes expanded)
- packets.gif, packets.ps
- nested.gif, nested.ps
Lecture #32 (11/3/03) Computer Security
Lecture #33 (11/10/03) Computer Security (continued)
Lecture #34 (11/12/03) Operating Systemes
Lecture #35 (11/14/03) Changing Technology
Lecture #36 (11/17/03) Changing Technology (continued)
Lecture #37 (11/19/03) Program Execution Time
Lecture #38 (11/21/03) Program Execution Time, Intractable
Lecture #39 (11/24/03) Parallel Computation
Lecture #40 (12/1/03) Noncomputability
Review (lecture #41) (12/3/03)

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Sample Lab Final

Start Monday, September 1.

Lab Schedule

Lab Assignments

Sample practice Wednesday Quizzes and Tests

Sample for Quiz #1 (9/3/03)
Sample for Quiz #2 (9/10/03)
Sample for Quiz #3 (9/17/03)
Sample for Quiz #4 (9/24/03), with answers
Test from a Previous Semester (re: 10/1/03)
Sample for Quiz #5 (10/8/03), with answers
Quiz #6 (10/15/03) The quiz will be a multiple choice reading comprehension quiz on The Case of the Killer Robot by Richard Epstein. No sample quiz is available (new material). The quiz will be at the beginning of class.
Sample for Quiz #7 (10/22/03), with answers
Sample for Quiz #8 (10/29/03)
Sample for Quiz #9 (11/5/03), simpadd.gif, with answers
Sample for Quiz #10 (11/12/03) with answers
Sample for Quiz #11 (11/19/03) with answers
Sample for Quiz #12 (12/??/03) There is no quiz 12. Just sample study material. with answers
Final Exam from a Previous Semester Note: some of the questions do not apply, because each semester is different. with answers

Help (Short-term-illness -- formerly Dean's Excuse)

The current policy on short-term illness is explained here.
The short-term illness form is here.

Help (Academic)

Special Review sessions for Midterm Exam:
- Sunday, 9/28, 3:00pm-4:30pm, D106 LSRC, Wai-Ping Chim
- Tuesday, 9/30, 6:30pm-8:00pm, D106 LSRC, Wai-Ping Chim
Special Review session for Final Exam:
- Wednesday, 12/10, 2:00pm-???, B101 LSRC, Wai-Ping Chim
Office Hours:
- Instructor: D. Ramm, Wed 10:00- , Thu 2:30-, D226 LSRC

Consultants (in Lab: 01 Old Chemistry)

Sunday	7:00pm - 9:00pm	Alex Papson
Monday	6:00pm - 8:00pm	Shannon Kunath
Tuesday	6:00pm - 8:00pm	Wai-Ping Chim
Wednesday	6:00pm - 8:00pm	Jason Walcott
Thursday	6:30pm - 8:30pm	Shiu-Kay Wong

Peer Tutoring Program (684-8832)
Academic Skills Center (684-5917)
Some Tips from the PreMajor Advising Center.
Some USEFUL HINTS from former head UTA Josh Seide
Private Tutoring: The following people have agreed to be contacted about tutoring. They are not endorsed by me or the Department just because I am making contact information available. You should not request tutoring from anyone who is also your lab TA or is involved with giving you a grade. You may, however, receive free help from them if they are willing to provide it or use their free consulting hours as shown above. (Fees for private tutoring are between you and the tutor.)
- Jam Jenkins
- Tutors: Send me mail if you would like to have your name listed here.

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OIT On-Line Help Page
Help Desk (684-2200)

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