Course Overview

"The Web is the largest human information construct in history. The Web is transforming society." Inspired by these words of Tim Berners-Lee (the originator of the World Wide Web), we invite students to engage with the Web in order to gain an advanced understanding of what it is, how to use it, and how to contribute to it.

Students learn

• to view the Web as a network, or a collection of objects connected to each other in some fashion
• to better use Web technologies such as search, which are fundamentally based on network principles
• to contribute to and engage with the Web, by learning basics of Web programming and by creating a full-blown original website as an independent semester-long project.

CS-103 has no prerequisites; it is intended both for non-technical students interested in the Internet and also for Internet-savvy students interested in mathematics and sociology.

 

This course counts towards the Math/CS divisional studies requirement.

For More Information

• Check out the course's Hall of Fame to see some of the best student projects from past semesters.
• Consult the syllabus from this semester.
• Explore the course website.
• Contact the instructor, Dr. Hoppe (behoppe @ bu . edu).