CPSC 110 — Introduction to Computer Systems and Programming— Winter 2019

This course is being taught by Dr Fan Jiang.

Course Description

(from calendar) The course provides an introduction to computer systems and programing, concepts in computer architecture including the central processing unit, buses, memory units, input/output and communication devices. The introduction to operating systems emphasizes the file system and program development utilities. Programing concepts and techniques include problem analysis, program design, coding, and testing, as well as language elements such as data types, variables and assignment statements, expressions, mixed-mode arithmetic, input/output operations, basic data structures and control structures, procedures and abstract data types. Basic database management concepts will also be introduced. Students will develop small applications programs. CPSC 110-3 is a first course in computer science and computer programing. CPSC 110-3 cannot be counted as a computer science course by computer science majors. Credit will not be awarded for both CPSC 110-3 & CPSC 100-4. Refer to major for required course.

Instructor

Fan Jiang is the instructor for CPSC 110 in Winter 2018. David Casperson will teach the first few lectures.

Tutorials will also be taught by Dr Jiang.

Lab instruction information is not currently up to date..

Course Outline

The course outline can be found here.

Text

Starting Out with Python, 4^th Edition. Tony Gaddis, Haywood Community College.

Rooms and Hours

Lectures are in 7-150. Labs are in 8-457. Tutorials are in 5-159.

Lecture Slides

can be found here

Lab Assignments

can be found here

Course Dates

First Lecture	2019-01-04 Friday.
Winter Break	2019-02-19 to 2019-02-19.
Midterm	2018-02-21 Wednesday
last Drop Date	2018-02-22 Thursday
Good Friday	2019-04-19
Easter Monday	2019-04-22
Final	2019-04-13 6pm