From: General Student Ememo (memofrom@Colorado.EDU)
Date: Wed Apr 25 2007 - 23:45:10 MDT
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:45:10 -0600 (MDT) From: General Student Ememo <memofrom@Colorado.EDU> Subject: A New Introductory Course Sequence in Computer Science
TO: Select CU Students
FROM: Department of Computer Science
SENDER: lesley.mcdowell@colorado.edu
DATE: 4/25/07
SUBJECT: A New Introductory Course Sequence in Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science will offer a new introductory course
sequence beginning in Fall 2007. It will replace CSCI 1200 Introduction to
Computing. Course descriptions follow.
---- Course to be offered Fall 2007 CSCI 1220 Virtual Worlds: An Introduction to Computer Science Professor: John Bennett Time: MWF 12:00-12:50 Place: Engineering Center ECCR 245 This course introduces the fundamental principles of computer science using an on-line virtual world called Second Life as the "laboratory" for the course. Second Life is distinguished from other MMPOG (massively multiplayer online games) in that everything about the virtual environment is entirely programmable. That is, a desired object is created in Second Life by learning how to program the appearance and behavior of that object as opposed to learning some trick or gimmick envisioned by game creators. Students in CSCI 1220 will learn how to program by creating objects of interest in Second Life. In-class and in-world discussions and readings will introduce the student to important ideas and concepts that shape the field of computer science. The course is open to all undergraduates and assumes no prerequisites. CSCI 1220 will be available for new freshmen and transfer student registration on July 25th. Continuing students can register for the course beginning August 6th through August 17th and then again during individual time assignments which begin August 24th. ---- Course to be offered Spring 2008 CSCI 1240 The Computational World Professor: Mike Eisenberg Time, Place: TBA This course will be an introduction to computational ideas -- to the ways that computers have revolutionized thinking in the natural sciences, engineering, and the arts in the past half century. The course will not include a programming prerequisite or a programming lab, but it will stress the types of mathematical and algorithmic thinking that are essential to programming and to computer science more generally. The course is open to all undergraduates and assumes no prerequisites. Topics and themes that will be discussed in CSCI 1240 include: Algorithms and their design Recursion and self-similarity Computability Emergent behavior Intelligence: natural and artificial Experimental mathematics Physical computation: robotics, "smart" materials, and ubiquitous computing Introduction to information theory Introduction to quantum computing For more information about these courses or registering for CSCI 1220, email lesley.mcdowell@colorado.edu.
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