Computer Science 202
Introduction to Programming
Fall 2012, The College of Saint Rose
Lecture 1: Introduction and Overview; Computer Structures
Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Agenda
- Welcome to Computer Science 202!
- Why take this course?
- Syllabus and administrative details
- Computer structures
Lecture Assignment 1
Due at the start of class, Thursday, August 30.
The readings for next class are Chapter 1 in Gaddis.
An important task: purchase your Visual Logic PIN!!
Please submit answers to these questions
in Blackboard by the start of class. We will discuss these questions at
the start of class, so no late submissions are accepted.
- I would like to get a better feel for everyone's backgrounds
coming in. Please answer each of the following. (4 points)
- What is your name, year, and major?
- If you are not already one, are you considering
a major or a minor in CS or IT?
- Have you taken any other computer science, both before and at Saint Rose?
- Do you have any programming experience? If so, which
programming languages have you used and how complex were the
programs you developed?
- What was your high school and home town?
- What is your favorite restaurant in your home town and what
should I order there?
- What types of computers (e.g., PC running Windows, Mac) have
you used?
- What type of computer do you plan to use to do work for this
course outside of class?
- In an effort to get to know you and to make sure you know how to
find me, please stop by my office (Albertus Hall 400-2) and introduce
yourself as a Computer Science 202 student (some time this week). (1 point)
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