COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social...

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social

Sciences

Fall 2014


About Me


Did you say computer science?!

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2a. Learn how information is stored on a computer.


2b. Learn basic programming concepts (variables, if statements, loops, and

functions) and write simple programs using these

concepts.


2c. Learn how to formulate searching and sorting problems in a way a

computer can solve them, and understand the efficiency

of the solutions.


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Policies

1. Come to class.

2.Participate.

3. Submit on time.

4. Take advantage of office hours.

5. Pay attention to required readings, and don’t rely only on the slides!


cuLearn

https://culearn.carleton.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=40951





Labs

3115 HP and 3341 HP

http://www.scs.carleton.ca/technical-support/computer-laboratories

All software available

TA Office Hours in 1170 HP








Resources

• First Year Experience Office

• Student Academic Success Centre

• Writing Tutorial Services

• Research Help at the Library

http://www2.carleton.ca/seo/

http://www2.carleton.ca/sasc/

http://www.carleton.ca/wts/

http://www.library.carleton.ca/help/askus.html


Poll Everywhere

Bring your devices! (Laptops, tablets, cell phones)

…let’s try it now!


SO WHAT EXACTLY IS COMPUTER SCIENCE ANYWAY?

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What is computer science?

The big fancy definition:

Computer science (or computing science) is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their

implementation and application in computer systems.

http://en.wikpedia.org/wiki/Computer_science

http://en.wikpedia.org/wiki/Computer_science


What is computer science?

It’s all about finding ways to solve problems on a computer.

What can be computed automatically?

How hard is it to compute?

What interesting applications are there? (Like video games, Facebook, and more)

What’s the best way to set up a computer so it can do all this stuff fast?


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Computer science goes well with…

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Pathways in Computer Science

Video from University of Washington Computer Science and Engineering

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq_EcstLlfE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq_EcstLlfE


COMPUTATIONAL THINKING http://www.isgtw.org/announcement/isgtw-announcement-call-applications-cyber-enabled-discovery-and-innovation-program


Computational Thinking

“Informally, computational thinking describes the mental activity in

formulating a problem to admit a computational solution. The solution can be carried out by a human or machine, or

more generally, by combinations of humans and machines."

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~CompThink/papers/TheLinkWing.pdf

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~CompThink/papers/TheLinkWing.pdf


Decomposition

"…break down a task into minute details so that we can clearly explain a process to another person or to a computer, or even to just write notes for

ourselves…"

http://www.google.com/edu/computational-thinking/what-is-ct.html

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Pattern Recognition

"…notice similarities or common differences that will help us make predictions or lead us to shortcuts…"


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle_of_abuse












Pattern Generalization, Abstraction

"…represent an idea or a process in general terms (e.g., variables) so that we can use it to solve other problems that are similar in nature…"


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Algorithm Design

"…develop a step-by-step strategy for solving a problem…often written abstractly, utilizing variables…"


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Benefits of Being Able to Think Computationally

“Confidence in dealing with complexity”

“Persistence in working with difficult problems”

“Tolerance for ambiguity”

“The ability to deal with open-ended problems”

“The ability to communicate and work with others to achieve a common goal or solution”


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http://www.code.org/

http://www.code.org/

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