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Computing: Its Nature, Power and Limits

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The nature, power and limits of the computer and computing. The components of the computer. Computer networks. Information representation. Introduction to algorithms, problem-solving, and computer programming. (Not open to students who are enrolled in, or have completed, and CIS course--other than CIS 5.2--with a C or higher, or who have completed CC 3.12 or Core Studies 5 or 5.1.)

Professor:

Samir Chopra

Email:

schopra@sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Textbooks

A Balanced Introduction to Computer Science , David Reed, Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2005 , ISBN : Unknown

Coursepack , available at Shakespeare & Co, Hillel Place , ISBN : Unknown

Lectures

Weeks

Topic

Notes

1

Computer Science, algorithms, programs

2

Networks & the Internet

3

Computer Languages

4

Information Representation

5

Exam 1

6

Intro to JavaScript; variables, expressions

7

Using predefined functions; event-driven programming

8

Machine architecture; stored-program concept

9 - 10

Cryptography

11

Exam II

12

Cryptography: Security and Privacy

13

Cryptography: Public Key Encryption

14

Unsolvability and infeasibility; Fianl TBA

Labs

Windows basics - View Lab

URLs, DNS, TCP/IP - View Lab

Algorithmic Thinking - View Lab

HTML I - View Lab

HTML II - View Lab

Searching, Plagiarism - View Lab

JavaScript I - View Lab

JavaScript II - View Lab

Architecture simulation - View Lab

History of CS - View Lab

Crypto Tutorial I - View Lab

Crypto Tutorial II - View Lab

E-commerce, cookies - View Lab

PGP - View Lab

Assignments

There is no assignment in this course - View Assignment