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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
CS 111
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Computer Science 111
Introduction to Computer Science I
Announcements
- Welcome!
- The first lectures for the fall semester will be held on
Wednesday, September 4.
Labs will not meet that first week.
- Answers to frequently asked questions:
- The lab sections are completely interchangeable.
Students enrolled in the A lecture may enroll in a B lab,
and vice versa.
- Details about the textbook are available at the bottom of this
page.
Other key details of the course are given below.
Please check this page regularly throughout the semester for announcements
and course materials.
Course Information
- Description
- This first course in computer science develops foundational skills in
computer programming using the Java programming language. The course is
suitable for mathematics and physical science majors, and others interested
in a rigorous introduction. It is also the first course in the computer
science concentration. The course will teach the process of developing
algorithms to solve problems, and the corresponding process of developing
computer programs to express those algorithms.
- Prerequisites: none
- Instructor
- David G. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Lecturer on Computer Science
see the staff page for contact info. and
office hours
- Lectures:
- section A1: MWF, 10-11, SCI 113
- section B1: MWF, 12-1, CAS B12
- Labs
- section A2: Mon., 12-1
- section A3: Mon., 2-3
- section A4: Mon., 4-5
- section A5: Mon., 5-6
- section A6: Mon., 6-7
- section B2: Tues., 10-11
- section B3: Tues., 1-2
- section B4: Tues., 2-3
- section B5: Tues., 4-5
- section B6: Tues., 5-6
- All labs are in the
CS teaching lab, EMA 304.
- The lab sections are completely interchangeable.
Students enrolled in the A lecture may enroll in a B lab, and vice versa.
- Requirements
- Eleven problem sets
- Three quizzes
- Final exam
- Attendance at and participation in both lectures and labs
- Policies
- Policy on collaboration and academic honesty
- Lateness policy: Homework must be submitted
electronically using the gsubmit utility by the date and time
listed on the assignment. There will be a 10% deduction for
homework that is up to 24 hours late, and a 20% deduction
for homework that is 24-48 hours late. We will not accept any
homework that is more than 48 hours late.
Plan your time carefully, and don't wait until the last minute
to begin an assignment. Starting early will give you ample time to ask
questions and obtain assistance from members of the course staff.
- Determining the final grade:
- attendance and participation: 10%
- problem sets: 40%
- quizzes: 25%
- final exam: 25%
- Extensions and makeup quizzes/exams will only be given in
documented cases of serious illness or other emergencies.
- You cannot redo or complete extra work to improve your grade.
- Incompletes will not be given.
- Textbook
- Building Java Programs by Stuart Reges and
Marty Stepp (Addison Wesley, 2013). We will be using the third
edition of this textbook (ISBN 978-0133360905); copies are available
at the Barnes & Noble at BU. Older versions of the book are also
acceptable.
If you don't expect to need the book
after the semester is over, you can lease a much cheaper
electronic version of the book here:
http://www.coursesmart.com/978-0133360905.
If you think you might continue on to CS 112, you should purchase
a hardcopy of the book, because it is useful as a supplemental
reference for that course.
Note that you will not need the CD that comes with the textbook.
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