Intro to Computer Science
2006-2007

Syllabus

Information Representation

Readings:

• The Most Complex Machine by David J. Eck, chapter 1.1
• Code by Charles Petzold, Chapters 1-3

Exercises:

• Basics of Computer Science, animated: Numbers
• Basics of Computer Science, animated: Text
• Basics of Computer Science, animated: Images and Sound

Reading:

• Fluency with information Technology, pages 311-322

Hands-on Exercises: Photoshop Tutorials from Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Classroom in a Book

• Lesson 3: Basic Photo Corrections
• Lesson 4: Working with Selections
• Lesson 5: Layer Basics
• Lesson 8: Painting and Editing
• Lesson 9: Basic Pen Tool Techniques
• Optional: Lesson 6: Masks and Channels
• Optional: Lesson 7: Retouching and Repairing
• Optional: Lesson 10: Vector Masks, Paths, and Shapes
• Optional: Lesson 11: Advanced Layer Techniques
• Optional: Lesson 12: Creating Special Effects

Circuits

Readings:

• Code by Charles Petzold, Chapter 10: Logic and Switches
• Code by Charles Petzold, Chapter 6: Telegraphs and Relays
• Code by Charles Petzold, Chapter 11: Gates (Not Bill)

In-class Exercise on Logic: A Usual Day at Unusual School

Readings:

• The Most Complex Machine by David J. Eck, chapter 2: Teaching Silicon to Compute

Exercise: Logic Circuits Lab 1
Exercise: Logic Circuits Lab 2

Midterm Exam: Tuesday, October 17: Study Guide

In-class reading & exercise: Converting truth tables into Boolean expressions

Readings: Karnaugh Mapping

• Introduction
• Venn Diagrams
• Karnaugh Maps

Computer Architecture: The Fetch-Execute Cycle

Readings:

• Fluency with information Technology, pages 245-265

Exercises:

• Basics of Computer Science, animated: Computer Architecture
• The Little Man Computer (doesn't work well with Firefox; set speed to slowest)

Programming I : Karel J Robot

Readings:

• Karel J Robot: A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Object-Oriented Programming In Java, Chapters 1-2

Downloads:

• BlueJ information
• BlueJ download
• Karel J Robot (download the simulator)
• Help for using the Karel J Robot Simulator

Homework 1

• assignment: ArrangeBot
• VertBeeperLine.kwld (download this to your BlueJ project folder)

Homework 2

• assignment: StairSweeper
• stairs.kwld (download this to your BlueJ project folder)

Harvester

• BeeperField.kwld (download this to your BlueJ project folder)
• BeeperField2.kwld

Homework 3

• assignment: Diamond Harvester
• DiamondBeeperField.kwld

Homework 4

• assignment: Digital Clock part 1

Homework 5: more harvesting

• assignment
• BeeperFieldSparse.kwld (part 1)
• Replanting.kwld (part 2)

Homework 6: Steeplechase

• assignment
• Steeplechase.kwld

Homework 7: Carpeting

• assignment
• Carpet.kwld

Homework 8: Robot Arithmetic

• assignment
• add1.kwld
• add2.kwld
  
  

Web Design & Implementation

Assignments:

• learn some HTML
• learn some more HTML
• WYSIWYG Editors
• Redesigning Web Pages
  • Part 1: (download one of these and redesign it)
    • The Judge's House by Bram Stoker
    • The Body-Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson
    • Uncle Cornelius His Story by George MacDonald
    • The Captain of the 'Pole-star' by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Part 2: (download this and redesign it)
    • J.K. Rowling interview
• CSS
  • poems.html
• Site Design
  • example 1: From Grandma's Kitchen
  • example 2: Recipes for Today's Kitchen
  • recipes.sit

Javascript

Assignments:

• Add a javascript clock to the navigation bar of your recipe web site
• Complete all 5 lessons of Thau's JavaScript Tutorial from webmonkey
• Extra credit: go through Thau's Advanced JavaScript Tutorial

HUMOROUS PICTURE (now that you know HTML, you should get the joke)

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Javascript Quiz 1:

• Quiz Questions (pdf)
• fontSize.html
• Zoom Movie and picture.jpg