CSCI 101: Intro to Computer Science

Mon, Jun 1 - Fri, Jul 31, 2026

Course Outline

Topics		Reading		Assignments
Topic 1:   History of Computing Introduction Origins Handling the Information Exposition Generations Activities		Module 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4		Assignment 1 Solutions
Topic 2:   Computer Applications and the Internet Local Applications Introduction Familiar Microworlds The State of the Art Implications Global Applications Introduction History and Technology Applications I: E-mail Applications III: The World Wide Web Implications: An overview of Internet Issues Activities		Module 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Module 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6		Assignment 2 Solutions
Topic 3:   Introduction to HTML Programming Introduction People and Machines Anatomy of a Page Page structure HTML colors Essential HTML Text formatting Hyperlinks and images Information structures: lists Tables Web page design with tables Activities		Module 4 4.1 4.2 4.3       4.4     4.5		Assignment 3 Solutions
***** Midterm Exam I *****    Tue, Jun 23 - Wed, Jun 24 Study guide
Topic 4:   Introduction to JavaScript Programming Introduction HTML and JavaScript Forms Processing Form Data Control Structures Selection Iteration Functions Arrays Class Projects Activities		Module 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5     5.6 5.7		Assignment 4
Topic 5:   Program Translation Introduction What the Computer Does Binary Representation Encoding Instructions The PIPPIN Assembler What People Do Implementing a Language Scanning and Parsing Code Generation Class Projects		Module 6 6.1 6.2       6.3 6.4
Topic 6:   Hardware Introduction The Gate Level The Arithmetic Level Architecture		Module 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
***** Midterm Exam II *****    Tue, Jul 14 - Wed, Jul 15
Topic 7:   Theory of Computation Introduction The Turing Machine Impossible Programs		Module 8 8.1 8.2 8.3
Topic 8:   Artificial Intelligence Introduction Intelligent Automata People and Machines Artificial skills Artificial Attributes		Module 9 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5
***** Final Exam *****    Mon, Jul 27 - Wed, Jul 29