Welcome

CSCI 1100/1202

Intro to Computer Science

Winter 2002

Instructor

• Kirstie Hawkey– Ph.D. Candidate– Email: hawkey@cs.dal.ca– Desk: Outside the GINI boardroom on the

3rd floor.– Office hours will be held in room 222.

Who should be here?

• Those who want to learn how to program:– CSCI 1100 (Computer Science Students)– CSCI 1202 (Science Students)

• Biology students may take COMM 1501, Introduction to Computers in Business Management.

• BSc Kinesiology should register for CSCI 1204, Computer Science for Health Professionals.

• CSCI 1200 Microcomputer Application is a non-programming course for non-Science majors.

Text

• JAVA Software Solutions: Foundations of Program Design - 2nd edition (Update)

• John Lewis and William Loftus

• Addison Wesley. 2001.

• Available in the bookstore ($97.80).

• We will be following this text closely.

Learning Strategy

1. Read the material in the text.

2. Attend class.

3. Attend tutorials (will reinforce the material taught the previous week).

4. Do assignments (based on material taught the previous week).

5. If still having difficulty with a concept, come see me.

Marking Scheme

Tutorials 10%

Assignments 30%

Midterm 1 15%

Midterm 2 15%

Final exam 30%

Tutorials

• Teaching Lab 3 (1st floor CS building)• Mandatory• Teaching Assistant: Bonnie MacKay• Material review, hands-on exercises,

quizzes, etc. • Weekly submission will determine your

participation and grade (10% total).• This week is for setting up your accounts

and familiarizing yourself with the tools you will need (telnet, ftp, email, editor, compiler, etc.)

Assignments

• Weekly – due at the beginning of class.• Late policy: late assignments will not be

accepted.• 11 assignments, 30% grade based on

top 10 marks your receive.• Combination of programming questions

and short answer.

Intellectual Honesty

• Plagiarism will not be tolerated.• Students are encouraged to brainstorm

solutions to the point of pseudo-code. • As this is a programming course, code

fragments from other sources (even if properly credited) are not acceptable. Original work only.

Help Desk

• Located on the 1st floor of CS building.

• cshelp@cs.dal.ca

• For assistance with technical problems.

• Will be in tutorials this week only to assist with initial account setup.

Learning Center

• Located on 2nd floor of CS building (to the left of elevators).

• Staffed by students to assist you in your coursework.

• If having difficulty with an assignment, see the learning center first!

Course Website

• http://borg.cs.dal.ca/~hawkey/csci1100/• Check often for:

– Assignments.– Tutorial material.– Solutions.– Calendar.– Readings.

Week of January 7th

• For Wednesday, read 1.1-1.5.• For Friday, read 2.1.• Go to tutorials as scheduled:

– Set up your account.– Get familiar with tools.– Write and submit your first small java program.

• First assignment will be available on Friday, due January 18th at beginning of class.