INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE

Shieu-Hong LinMATH/CS Department Chapel

Outlines

What is computer science?

What is programming?

How do I learn in this course?

Who is Dr. Lin ?

What is computer science about?

The Science of Computation

Create automatic intelligent machinery for information processing

What is programming?

use a computer language,

to write down instructions (a program ) for the computer,

so that the computer hardware can behave in a way we want

How do I learn in this course?

The Read-Write-Try Cycle Exposure! Exposure! Exposure! Try on your own as hard as you can Seek help when you really get stuck

How do I learn in this course?

It often helps a lot if youmake friends in the class and learn together.

Use what you learn from the course

Geoffrey Knopf (Engineering Physics) May 2013 “… I used a numerical method called the

bisection method which is similar to the binary search algorithm presented in CSCI 105. This improved the performance of the algorithm exponentially. 

Fortunately, I was able to develop the entire software application using the tools I learned from CSCI 105 and 106.

Use what you learn from the course

Geoffrey Knopf (Engineering Physics) May 2013…In exchange for my work, Fabcon has issued me a handsome check. In addition, I am working towards getting the software licensed so that I can sell it to other manufacturing companies. It may help pay for college. All that being said, I have found Biola's computer science classes very applicable.”

Teaching Assistants (TAs)

Section 1: 10:30-11:45am Frank Navarro-Velasco and Thomas Stewart

Teaching Assistants (TAs)

Section 2: 1:30-2:45pm; Alvin Suh and William Tan