"Brother Maeser, I want you to remember that you ought not to teach even the alphabet or the multiplication

tables without the Spirit of God."

Brigham Young to Karl G. Maeser

“Let him that is ignorant learn wisdom by humbling himself and calling upon the Lord his God, that his eyes may be opened that he may see, and his ears

opened that he may hear;For my Spirit is sent forth into the world to enlighten the humble and contrite, …”

D&C 136: 32-33

Purpose of CS 100

• Prepare to live in an information world

• Prepare for more training in computing

• NOT - to learn to program (CS 142)

• NOT - to become an expert in any particular software package

How Computers Work

• Information is stored in a computer

How Computers Work

• Processing Cycle

Get Information

Modify It

Put it Back

Skills to Learn

• How to learn new programs• We will cover

– Internet - World Wide Web

– Word Processing

– Spreadsheets

– Sound

– Images

– Animation

– Video

Skills to Learn

• Structure of Information– Numbers– Characters– Words and Strings– Groups of named things– Arrays– Trees– Links

Instructors

• Angela Jones (Section 1)– angela@cs.byu.edu– 2260 TMCB

• Ken Rodham (Section 2)– rodham@cs.byu.edu– 3370 TMCB

Structure of the Course

• Lectures

• Text– Exploring the Digital Domain– Authors: Abernethy & Allen

Structure of the Course

• Computing Assignments• 1124 SFLC• Accounts• TAs

– Jeremy– Daniel– Rebekah– Dan– Jenny

Class Web Site

• http://icie.cs.byu.edu/cs100

Class Web Site

• Finding the handout

Class Web Site

• Finding assignments and help on lectures

Class Web Site

• Finding assignment deadlines

Exams

• Two midterms and a final

• Testing Center

• Multiple Choice

Weekly Quizzes

• Cover lectures and readings

• Help to prepare for exams and computing assignments

• Taken online using Blackboard

• Each quiz will be available for one week

Blackboard

Blackboard will be used for:

• Quizzes

• Email

• Discussion Forum

• Grades

Blackboard

Blackboard

Blackboard

YourGrades

Quizzes,Email, &Discussion

Blackboard

Quizzes

Email &Discussion

Blackboard: Quizzes

Blackboard: Email & Discussion

Getting Help

• Email (Blackboard)

• Discussion Forum (Blackboard)

• TAs (1124 SFLC)

• Instructors

Late Policy

• All assignments due by noon

• Any assignment after that loses 20%

• Each week an assignment goes unsubmitted it loses an additional 20%

• After 5 weeks the assignment has no value

Cheating

• Talk to anyone you want about how to do the assignment

• Actually do the work yourself

• Copying or having someone else do the work is considered cheating and a violation of the University Honor Code

You Need

• A 100 Megabyte Zip Disk (in Book Store)

• A pair of headphones (Walkman style)

Pornography

• Zero Tolerance

Structure of the Course

• Questions?